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Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery

These are the 50 top-ranked pediatric heart centers. Clinical research, surgical survival and ability to prevent bloodstream infections were among the factors making up 75 percent of the score, based mostly on data from a U.S. News survey of children's hospitals. The other 25 percent reflects how many of 450 pediatric cardiologists and heart surgeons surveyed in 2011, 2012 and 2013 recommended the hospital.

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Rank	Hospital	U.S. News Score	Reputation with specialists	Survival after complex surgery	Prevention of ICU infections	Use of infection-preventing measures	Surgery volume	Nurse-patient ratio
#41	Children's Hospital at Montefiore Bronx, NY See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	50.7 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.0% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 4 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 21 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Low 5 Score: 4 Low: 1 to 4 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.3 Superior: 3.1 and above
#42	Doernbecher Children's Hospital at Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Portland OR metro area and Oregon	50.2 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.6% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	High 75 Score: 29 High: 21 to 30 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 4 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 23 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Low 5 Score: 4 Low: 1 to 4 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.6 Superior: 3.1 and above
#43	Arkansas Children's Hospital Little Rock, AR See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	50.1 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 5.8% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	High 75 Score: 30 High: 21 to 30 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 4 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 21 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.4 Superior: 3.1 and above
#44	Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital Hershey, PA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Harrisburg-Carlisle metro area and Pennsylvania	49.3 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.2% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 4 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Significant 50 Score: 14 Significant: 11 to 15 out of 24	Low 5 Score: 4 Low: 1 to 4 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.1 Superior: 3.1 and above
#45	Children's Hospital and Medical Center Omaha, NE See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	47.2 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.8% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Significant 50 Score: 2 Significant: 1 or 2 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 20 Very good: 16 to 20 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.7 Superior: 3.1 and above
#46	Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	46.1 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.1% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 40 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Significant 50 Score: 2 Significant: 1 or 2 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 17 Very good: 16 to 20 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 7 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.6 Superior: 3.1 and above
#46	SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center Saint Louis, MO See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	46.1 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.8% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 35 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 3 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 19 Very good: 16 to 20 out of 24	Low 5 Score: 4 Low: 1 to 4 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.2 Superior: 3.1 and above
#48	Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Memphis, TN See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Memphis metro area and Tennessee	46.0 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.1% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 34 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 20 Very good: 16 to 20 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Good 75 Score: 2.6 Good: 2.6-3.0
#49	Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	44.8 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.1% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 33 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 4 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 23 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 5 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Average 50 Score: 2.5 Average: 2.3-2.5
#50	Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital New York, NY See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	44.1 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.1% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	High 75 Score: 28 High: 21 to 30 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 4 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 23 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Low 5 Score: 4 Low: 1 to 4 out of 12	Below average 25 Score: 2.2 Below average: 2.0-2.2

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