Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Neonatology
These are the 51 top-ranked neonatal centers. Nurse staffing in neonatal intensive care units, ability to prevent bloodstream infections, and patient volume 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 neonatologists 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 | Success in reducing ICU infections | Infection-prevention program | Patient volume | Nurse-patient ratio | Advanced clinical services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #42 |
Doernbecher Children's Hospital at Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR Ranked in Portland OR metro area and Oregon |
57.3/100 |
0.70
Modest |
13.00
Very good |
17.00
Very good |
9
Low |
2.30
Average |
5.00
All |
| #11 |
Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center Durham, NC Ranked in Raleigh-Durham metro area and North Carolina |
79.9/100 |
5.60
Significant |
15.00
Superior |
16.00
Very good |
12
Average |
2.60
Good |
5.00
All |
| #10 |
Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland |
80.9/100 |
18.00
Strong |
13.00
Very good |
14.00
Significant |
10
Average |
2.80
Good |
5.00
All |
| #16 |
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA |
76.9/100 |
23.20
Strong |
12.00
Very good |
15.00
Significant |
13
Average |
1.80
Inadequate |
5.00
All |
| #31 |
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA Los Angeles, CA Ranked in Los Angeles metro area and California |
61.0/100 |
8.90
Significant |
9.00
Significant |
16.00
Very good |
11
Average |
3.40
Superior |
5.00
All |
| #33 |
Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital Rochester, MN Ranked in Minnesota |
60.2/100 |
1.20
Modest |
12.00
Very good |
19.00
Very good |
7
Low |
3.20
Superior |
5.00
All |
| #24 |
Miami, FL |
69.3/100 |
6.20
Significant |
14.00
Superior |
15.00
Significant |
7
Low |
3.90
Superior |
5.00
All |
| #8 |
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN Ranked in Nashville metro area and Tennessee |
84.7/100 |
8.30
Significant |
14.00
Superior |
14.00
Significant |
20
Very high |
4.10
Superior |
5.00
All |
| #13 |
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH |
79.0/100 |
9.40
Significant |
12.00
Very good |
19.00
Very good |
20
Very high |
2.50
|
5.00
All |
| #12 |
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley-Komansky Children's Hospital New York, NY Ranked in New York metro area and New York |
79.7/100 |
24.80
Strong |
12.00
Very good |
15.00
Significant |
15
High |
2.40
Average |
5.00
All |