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 2010, 2011, and 2012 recommended the hospital. How We Rank Children's Hospitals
Editor's Note, 6/14/2012: Some children's hospitals in this specialty were initially misranked due to a programming error that affected their scores. The website now displays correct rankings. For more information including how the rankings changed, get details here.
Showing 21–30 of 50
| Rank | Hospital | U.S. News Score | Reputation with specialists | Surgical survival | Success in reducing ICU infections | Infection-prevention program | Surgical volume | Nurse-patient ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #30 |
Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC |
57.2/100 |
8.90
Significant |
12
High |
6.00
Very good |
23.00
Very good |
18
Average |
3.20
Superior |
| #8 |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH |
79.0/100 |
30.00
Strong |
15
High |
6.00
Very good |
22.00
Very good |
15
Average |
3.40
Superior |
| #50 |
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 |
40.6/100 |
1.70
Modest |
9
Average |
5.00
Very good |
21.00
Very good |
10
Low |
3.40
Superior |
| #24 |
Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center Durham, NC See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Raleigh-Durham metro area and North Carolina |
62.8/100 |
5.00
Significant |
13
High |
6.00
Very good |
20.00
Very good |
15
Average |
2.40
Average |
| #45 |
Holtz Children's Hospital at UM-Jackson Memorial Hospital Miami, FL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Miami metro area and Florida |
42.8/100 |
0.00
None |
10
Average |
7.00
Superior |
17.00
Significant |
9
Low |
2.20
|
| #16 |
Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland |
68.2/100 |
4.10
Significant |
18
Very high |
4.00
Very good |
18.00
Significant |
15
Average |
3.50
Superior |
| #40 |
Louisville, KY |
44.8/100 |
0.50
Modest |
13
High |
6.00
Very good |
24.00
Very good |
12
Average |
2.90
Good |
| #48 |
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Memphis, TN See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Memphis metro area and Tennessee |
41.7/100 |
0.00
None |
13
High |
7.00
Superior |
20.00
Very good |
9
Low |
2.60
Good |
| #33 |
Charlotte, NC See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Charlotte metro area and North Carolina |
53.9/100 |
0.00
None |
13
High |
7.00
Superior |
23.00
Very good |
12
Average |
2.70
Good |
| #10 |
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA |
76.8/100 |
39.60
Strong |
13
High |
6.00
Very good |
19.00
Very good |
24
High |
3.10
Superior |