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Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Neonatology

These are the 50 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 2011, 2012 and 2013 recommended the hospital.

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Rank	Hospital	U.S. News Score	Reputation with specialists	Prevention of ICU infections	Use of infection-preventing measures	Neonatal patient volume	Nurse-patient ratio	Advanced clinical services
#11	Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA See Neonatology scorecard	77.9 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 17.2% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior: 3 out of 3	Very good 75 Score: 17 Very good: 15 to 17 out of 19	High 75 Score: 15 High: 14 to 17 out of 21	Superior 100 Score: 3.8 Superior: 3.1 and above	All 100 Score: 4 All: 4 or 5 out of 5
#12	Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD See Neonatology scorecard Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland	75.9 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 18.5% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior: 3 out of 3	Very good 75 Score: 17 Very good: 15 to 17 out of 19	Average 50 Score: 10 Average: 10 to 13 out of 21	Good 75 Score: 2.9 Good: 2.6-3.0	All 100 Score: 5 All: 4 or 5 out of 5
#13	Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh, PA See Neonatology scorecard	75.5 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 12.3% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior: 3 out of 3	Significant 50 Score: 14 Significant: 8 to 14 out of 19	High 75 Score: 15 High: 14 to 17 out of 21	Superior 100 Score: 3.2 Superior: 3.1 and above	All 100 Score: 5 All: 4 or 5 out of 5
#14	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH See Neonatology scorecard	74.1 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 44.6% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Very good 75 Score: 2 Very good: 2 out of 3	Very good 75 Score: 17 Very good: 15 to 17 out of 19	Very high 100 Score: 19 Very high: 18 to 21 out of 21	Superior 100 Score: 3.5 Superior: 3.1 and above	All 100 Score: 5 All: 4 or 5 out of 5
#15	Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL See Neonatology scorecard	72.9 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 11.1% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior: 3 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 19 Superior: 18 or 19 out of 19	Average 50 Score: 13 Average: 10 to 13 out of 21	Good 75 Score: 2.9 Good: 2.6-3.0	All 100 Score: 5 All: 4 or 5 out of 5
#16	Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN See Neonatology scorecard Ranked in Nashville metro area and Tennessee	72.6 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 9.1% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior: 3 out of 3	Significant 50 Score: 13 Significant: 8 to 14 out of 19	Very high 100 Score: 19 Very high: 18 to 21 out of 21	Superior 100 Score: 3.5 Superior: 3.1 and above	All 100 Score: 5 All: 4 or 5 out of 5
#17	Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX See Neonatology scorecard	71.1 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 36.2% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Very good 75 Score: 2 Very good: 2 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 19 Superior: 18 or 19 out of 19	Very high 100 Score: 18 Very high: 18 to 21 out of 21	Superior 100 Score: 3.1 Superior: 3.1 and above	All 100 Score: 5 All: 4 or 5 out of 5
#18	Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center Durham, NC See Neonatology scorecard Ranked in Raleigh-Durham metro area and North Carolina	67.8 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 6.1% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior: 3 out of 3	Very good 75 Score: 17 Very good: 15 to 17 out of 19	Average 50 Score: 13 Average: 10 to 13 out of 21	Good 75 Score: 2.8 Good: 2.6-3.0	All 100 Score: 5 All: 4 or 5 out of 5
#19	Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI See Neonatology scorecard	65.1 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 4.2% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior: 3 out of 3	Very good 75 Score: 15 Very good: 15 to 17 out of 19	Very high 100 Score: 18 Very high: 18 to 21 out of 21	Good 75 Score: 2.8 Good: 2.6-3.0	All 100 Score: 5 All: 4 or 5 out of 5
#20	Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, CA See Neonatology scorecard	63.0 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 3.3% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior: 3 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 18 Superior: 18 or 19 out of 19	High 75 Score: 17 High: 14 to 17 out of 21	Superior 100 Score: 4.4 Superior: 3.1 and above	All 100 Score: 5 All: 4 or 5 out of 5

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