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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
#7	Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	82.9 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 18.1% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Very high 100 Score: 11 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	Good 75 Score: 3.0 Good: 2.6-3.0
#5	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	85.8 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 39.5% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.7 Superior: 3.1 and above
#9	Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	81.8 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 44.4% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	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: 23 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	High 75 Score: 9 High: 9 or 10 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.5 Superior: 3.1 and above
#24	Mayo Clinic Children's Center Rochester, MN See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Minnesota	66.1 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 9.9% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 3 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.6 Superior: 3.1 and above
#27	Miami Children's Hospital Miami, FL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	62.5 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 7.4% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 36 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Superior 100 Score: 6 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 24 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.3 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
#14	St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University Saint Louis, MO See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	72.2 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 14.2% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	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: 22 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 7 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.6 Superior: 3.1 and above
#38	All Children's Hospital Saint Petersburg, FL See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard	51.5 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.3% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 35 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: 6 Average: 5 to 8 out of 12	Good 75 Score: 3.0 Good: 2.6-3.0
#29	Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital Cleveland, OH See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Cleveland metro area and Ohio	60.2 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 3.1% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 35 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 22 Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24	Low 5 Score: 4 Low: 1 to 4 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 3.1 Superior: 3.1 and above
#17	Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center Durham, NC See Cardiology & Heart Surgery scorecard Ranked in Raleigh-Durham metro area and North Carolina	68.7 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 5.9% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 35 Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40	Very good 75 Score: 4 Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 22 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

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