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 11–20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #11 |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh, PA |
71.8/100 |
12.90
Significant |
20.00
Average |
3
High |
5.00
Superior |
8.00
Very high |
41.00
Superior |
19
Average |
| #12 |
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA |
71.6/100 |
11.10
Significant |
21.00
High |
3
High |
4.00
Significant |
8.00
Very high |
30.00
Significant |
33
Very high |
| #12 |
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA |
71.6/100 |
34.10
Strong |
24.00
Very high |
2
Average |
3.00
Significant |
7.00
High |
29.00
Modest |
18
Average |
| #14 |
Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC |
67.9/100 |
7.40
Significant |
21.00
High |
3
High |
3.00
Significant |
8.00
Very high |
36.00
Very good |
18
Average |
| #15 |
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Cleveland, OH Ranked in Cleveland metro area and Ohio |
65.6/100 |
5.90
Significant |
22.00
High |
3
High |
5.00
Superior |
5.00
Average |
36.00
Very good |
15
Low |
| #16 |
Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland |
65.1/100 |
20.10
Strong |
21.00
High |
3
High |
NR
NR |
7.00
High |
37.00
Very good |
14
Low |
| #17 |
San Diego, CA |
63.5/100 |
2.20
Modest |
22.00
High |
3
High |
6.00
Superior |
7.00
High |
43.00
Superior |
19
Average |
| #18 |
Riley Hospital for Children Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN Ranked in Indianapolis metro area and Indiana |
62.3/100 |
4.00
Significant |
22.00
High |
3
High |
4.00
Significant |
6.00
High |
43.00
Superior |
24
Average |
| #19 |
University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital Minneapolis, MN Ranked in Minneapolis metro area and Minnesota |
62.2/100 |
10.60
Significant |
22.00
High |
1
Average |
3.00
Significant |
9.00
Very high |
26.00
Modest |
20
Average |
| #20 |
University of Iowa Children's Hospital Iowa City, IA Ranked in Iowa |
60.4/100 |
3.60
Significant |
22.00
High |
3
High |
1.00
Modest |
6.00
High |
43.00
Superior |
21
Average |