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.
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| Rank | Hospital | U.S. News Score | Reputation with specialists | Surgical survival | Success in reducing ICU infections | Infection-prevention program | Surgical volume | Nurse-patient ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #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 |
| #15 |
Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital Charleston, SC See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metro area and South Carolina |
68.3/100 |
8.10
Significant |
18
Very high |
6.00
Very good |
25.00
Superior |
18
Average |
2.90
Good |
| #9 |
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
78.3/100 |
13.50
Significant |
17
Very high |
6.00
Very good |
22.00
Very good |
27
Very high |
3.00
|
| #43 |
Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
43.4/100 |
1.10
Modest |
17
Very high |
2.00
Significant |
19.00
Very good |
19
High |
3.80
Superior |
| #31 |
Miami, FL |
56.2/100 |
7.60
Significant |
17
Very high |
4.00
Very good |
18.00
Significant |
15
Average |
3.10
Superior |
| #28 |
San Diego, CA |
58.6/100 |
2.50
Modest |
17
Very high |
9.00
Superior |
23.00
Very good |
18
Average |
3.00
|
| #27 |
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, CA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in San Francisco metro area and California |
59.3/100 |
8.80
Significant |
17
Very high |
7.00
Superior |
22.00
Very good |
20
High |
3.50
Superior |
| #47 |
Orlando, FL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Orlando metro area and Florida |
42.4/100 |
1.00
Modest |
16
Very high |
6.00
Very good |
19.00
Very good |
10
Low |
1.70
Inadequate |
| #6 |
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA |
80.4/100 |
23.90
Strong |
16
Very high |
6.00
Very good |
20.00
Very good |
27
Very high |
3.50
Superior |
| #25 |
Shands Hospital for Children at the University of Florida Gainesville, FL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Florida |
62.1/100 |
0.50
Modest |
16
Very high |
7.00
Superior |
19.00
Very good |
10
Low |
2.20
|