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Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Nephrology

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

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Rank	Hospital	U.S. News Score	Reputation with specialists	Kidney transplant survival	Preventing biopsy complications	Use of infection-preventing measures	Prevention of ICU infections	Prevention of dialysis-related infections
#37	Akron Children's Hospital Akron, OH See Nephrology scorecard	52.3 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.4% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 24 Very high: 23 or 24 out of 24	High 100 Score: 3 High: 3 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 43 Superior: 41 to 44 out of 44	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	High 75 Score: 10 High: 8 to 10 out of 12
#48	American Family Children's Hospital Madison, WI See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in Madison metro area and Wisconsin	44.9 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.9% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 24 Very high: 23 or 24 out of 24	High 100 Score: 3 High: 3 out of 3	Very good 75 Score: 36 Very good: 35 to 40 out of 44	Significant 50 Score: 4 Significant: 3 or 4 out of 6	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 7 out of 12
#9	Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL See Nephrology scorecard	77.8 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 15.5% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	High 75 Score: 22 High: 21 or 22 out of 24	High 100 Score: 3 High: 3 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 44 Superior: 41 to 44 out of 44	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Average 50 Score: 7 Average: 5 to 7 out of 12
#1	Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA See Nephrology scorecard	100.0 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 72.0% Very strong: 50.0% and above	High 75 Score: 21 High: 21 or 22 out of 24	High 100 Score: 3 High: 3 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 41 Superior: 41 to 44 out of 44	Significant 50 Score: 4 Significant: 3 or 4 out of 6	Very high 100 Score: 11 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12
#12	Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA See Nephrology scorecard	71.9 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 17.3% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	High 75 Score: 21 High: 21 or 22 out of 24	High 100 Score: 3 High: 3 out of 3	Very good 75 Score: 36 Very good: 35 to 40 out of 44	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	High 75 Score: 8 High: 8 to 10 out of 12
#23	Children's Hospital at Montefiore Bronx, NY See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	58.5 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 14.8% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Average 50 Score: 20 Average: 19 or 20 out of 24	High 100 Score: 3 High: 3 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 41 Superior: 41 to 44 out of 44	Significant 50 Score: 4 Significant: 3 or 4 out of 6	Average 50 Score: 6 Average: 5 to 7 out of 12
#46	Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO See Nephrology scorecard	46.3 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.5% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	High 75 Score: 22 High: 21 or 22 out of 24	Average 50 Score: 2 Average: 1 or 2 out of 3	Significant 50 Score: 33 Significant: 30 to 34 out of 44	Superior 100 Score: 6 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Average 50 Score: 5 Average: 5 to 7 out of 12
#18	Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA See Nephrology scorecard	62.0 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 7.8% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 23 Very high: 23 or 24 out of 24	High 100 Score: 3 High: 3 out of 3	Very good 75 Score: 36 Very good: 35 to 40 out of 44	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	High 75 Score: 10 High: 8 to 10 out of 12
#35	Children's Hospital of Alabama at UAB Birmingham, AL See Nephrology scorecard	52.9 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.8% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	High 75 Score: 22 High: 21 or 22 out of 24	High 100 Score: 3 High: 3 out of 3	Very good 75 Score: 36 Very good: 35 to 40 out of 44	Significant 50 Score: 3 Significant: 3 or 4 out of 6	Average 50 Score: 5 Average: 5 to 7 out of 12
#41	Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI See Nephrology scorecard	50.7 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 3.4% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Low 5 Score: 16 Low: 1 to 18 out of 24	High 100 Score: 3 High: 3 out of 3	Superior 100 Score: 41 Superior: 41 to 44 out of 44	Superior 100 Score: 5 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6	Low 5 Score: 3 Low: 1 to 4 out of 12

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