U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals: Nephrology

U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals

Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Nephrology

Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology

The top 50 centers for children with serious kidney disorders are ranked below. Survival following kidney transplant, biopsy complications, and overall infection prevention are among the factors that made up 75 percent of a hospital's score. Most of the data came from a U.S. News survey of children's hospitals. The other 25 percent reflects how many of 450 pediatric kidney specialists surveyed in 2009, 2010, and 2011 recommended the hospital.

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Top Doctors: Pediatric Nephrology

Showing 1–10 of 50

#1
Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, MA

Reputation with specialists
54.60

Very strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.70

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
396

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Cancer

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

#2
Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, WA

Reputation with specialists
44.50

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.50

Average

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
250

Ranked #2 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

Ranked #7 in Pediatrics: Urology

Ranked #8 in Pediatrics: Cancer

#3
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH

Reputation with specialists
46.70

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
4.80

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
512

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

Ranked #2 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

Ranked #3 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

#4
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Reputation with specialists
32.60

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.60

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
459

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Diabetes & Endocrinology

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

#5
Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX

Reputation with specialists
28.40

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.90

Good

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
469

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Cancer

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

#6
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA

Los Angeles, CA

Reputation with specialists
18.20

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.60

Good

Hospital type:
General medical and surgical
Number of beds:
456
Parent system:
University of California-Systemwide Administration

Ranked #2 in Geriatrics

Ranked #4 in Urology

Ranked #5 in Ophthalmology

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#7
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford

Palo Alto, CA

Reputation with specialists
25.10

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.80

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
302
Parent system:
Stanford Health Care

Ranked #5 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #6 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

Ranked #7 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

#8
Children's Hospital at Montefiore

Bronx, NY

Reputation with specialists
8.10

Significant

Nurse-patient ratio
2.80

Good

Hospital type:
General medical and surgical
Number of beds:
1491

Ranked #8 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

Ranked #18 in Pediatrics: Neurology & Neurosurgery

Ranked #22 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

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#9
Children's Medical Center Dallas

Dallas, TX

Reputation with specialists
6.60

Significant

Nurse-patient ratio
3.20

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
408

Ranked #3 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

Ranked #9 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

Ranked #10 in Pediatrics: Urology

#10
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics

Kansas City, MO

Reputation with specialists
8.80

Significant

Nurse-patient ratio
3.80

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
263

Ranked #10 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

Ranked #20 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

Ranked #21 in Pediatrics: Urology

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