Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Nephrology
These are the 51 top-ranked centers for children with serious kidney disorders. Survival following kidney transplant, biopsy complications, and overall infection prevention 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 nephrologists surveyed in 2010, 2011, and 2012 recommended the hospital. How We Rank Children's Hospitals
Editor's Note, 7/17/2012: 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.
Showing 41–50 of 51
| Rank | Hospital | U.S. News Score | Reputation with specialists | Kidney transplant survival | Preventing biopsy complications | Success in reducing ICU infections | Success in preventing dialysis-related infections | Infection-prevention program | Patient volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #41 |
Charlotte, NC Ranked in Charlotte metro area and North Carolina |
49.6/100 |
0.90
Modest |
19.00
Average |
3
High |
4.00
Significant |
8.00
Very high |
41.00
Superior |
17
Low |
| #42 |
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI |
49.2/100 |
1.60
Modest |
16.00
Low |
3
High |
3.00
Significant |
3.00
Low |
37.00
Very good |
22
Average |
| #43 |
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Grand Rapids, MI Ranked in Grand Rapids-Wyoming metro area and Michigan |
48.0/100 |
1.50
Modest |
24.00
Very high |
3
High |
4.00
Significant |
5.00
Average |
35.00
Very good |
18
Average |
| #44 |
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN Ranked in Nashville metro area and Tennessee |
47.2/100 |
1.80
Modest |
21.00
High |
2
Average |
3.00
Significant |
6.00
High |
31.00
Significant |
21
Average |
| #45 |
Primary Children's Medical Center Salt Lake City, UT |
46.7/100 |
2.70
Modest |
16.00
Low |
3
High |
2.00
Modest |
7.00
High |
33.00
Significant |
24
Average |
| #46 |
Aurora, CO |
44.4/100 |
1.30
Modest |
22.00
High |
3
High |
NR
NR |
6.00
High |
36.00
Very good |
30
Very high |
| #46 |
University of California Davis Children's Hospital Sacramento, CA Ranked in Sacramento metro area and California |
44.4/100 |
1.20
Modest |
18.00
Low |
3
High |
3.00
Significant |
9.00
Very high |
22.00
Modest |
21
Average |
| #48 |
Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY Ranked in New York metro area and New York |
42.3/100 |
2.40
Modest |
NR
NR |
3
High |
3.00
Significant |
8.00
Very high |
41.00
Superior |
17
Low |
| #49 |
Miami, FL |
42.1/100 |
0.40
Modest |
12.00
Low |
3
High |
4.00
Significant |
5.00
Average |
36.00
Very good |
15
Low |
| #50 |
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Wilmington, DE |
40.7/100 |
0.40
Modest |
24.00
Very high |
3
High |
NR
NR |
4.00
Average |
47.00
Superior |
17
Low |














