U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals Data: Neurology & Neurosurgery
Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Neurology & Neurosurgery
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology
The top 50 centers for children with serious neurological problems are ranked below. Surgical survival, parent and family involvement, and new-patient volume 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 neurology specialists surveyed in 2009, 2010, and 2011 recommended the hospital.
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| Rank | Hospital | U.S. News Score | Reputation with specialists | Surgical survival | Epilepsy management | Overall infection prevention | Volume of new patients | Surgical volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Children's Hospital Boston Boston, MA |
100.0/100 |
66.70
Very strong |
14
Very high |
6
High |
20.00
Very good |
27
High |
28
High |
| #2 |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA |
87.8/100 |
48.20
Strong |
11
High |
6
High |
17.00
Significant |
22
High |
27
Average |
| #3 |
Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD |
82.9/100 |
38.00
Strong |
9
Average |
6
High |
20.00
Very good |
21
Average |
27
Average |
| #4 |
Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX |
75.6/100 |
23.00
Strong |
13
Very high |
5
High |
18.00
Significant |
32
Very high |
25
Average |
| #5 |
St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University Saint Louis, MO |
72.2/100 |
20.10
Strong |
10
Average |
8
Very high |
18.00
Significant |
22
High |
26
Average |
| #6 |
Primary Children's Medical Center Salt Lake City, UT |
70.7/100 |
22.60
Strong |
11
High |
5
High |
17.00
Significant |
21
Average |
28
High |
| #7 |
Children's Hospital Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH |
70.2/100 |
17.40
Strong |
14
Very high |
6
High |
19.00
Significant |
22
High |
28
High |
| #8 |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH |
68.0/100 |
16.10
Strong |
14
Very high |
5
High |
20.00
Very good |
18
Average |
17
Low |
| #9 |
Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL |
63.4/100 |
13.00
Significant |
14
Very high |
3
Average |
19.00
Significant |
19
Average |
27
Average |
| #10 |
Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA |
62.9/100 |
11.40
Significant |
12
High |
4
Average |
23.00
Superior |
22
High |
32
Very high |
| #11 |
Children's Hospital of Alabama at UAB Birmingham, AL |
61.5/100 |
13.40
Significant |
11
High |
7
Very high |
14.00
Modest |
12
Low |
25
Average |
| #11 |
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley-Komansky Children's Hospital New York, NY |
61.5/100 |
12.50
Significant |
13
Very high |
7
Very high |
18.00
Significant |
18
Average |
23
Average |
| #13 |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh, PA |
60.5/100 |
9.40
Significant |
12
High |
7
Very high |
18.00
Significant |
20
Average |
30
High |
| #14 |
Miami Children's Hospital Miami, FL |
60.4/100 |
8.80
Significant |
14
Very high |
6
High |
19.00
Significant |
29
Very high |
32
Very high |
| #15 |
Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC |
59.2/100 |
8.70
Significant |
14
Very high |
5
High |
18.00
Significant |
22
High |
24
Average |
| #16 |
Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital Rochester, MN |
56.7/100 |
8.30
Significant |
14
Very high |
6
High |
21.00
Very good |
31
Very high |
17
Low |
| #17 |
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
54.0/100 |
10.60
Significant |
11
High |
0
Very low |
14.00
Modest |
23
High |
17
Low |
| #18 |
Children's Hospital at Montefiore Bronx, NY |
53.8/100 |
3.50
Significant |
14
Very high |
6
High |
26.00
Superior |
24
High |
28
High |
| #19 |
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Cleveland, OH |
52.6/100 |
7.70
Significant |
14
Very high |
5
High |
19.00
Significant |
25
High |
13
Low |
| #20 |
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO |
50.7/100 |
4.90
Significant |
13
Very high |
5
High |
16.00
Significant |
21
Average |
16
Low |
| #21 |
Children's Medical Center Dallas Dallas, TX |
50.5/100 |
2.80
Modest |
12
High |
7
Very high |
21.00
Very good |
29
Very high |
33
Very high |
| #22 |
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, CA |
49.8/100 |
9.30
Significant |
12
High |
7
Very high |
17.00
Significant |
19
Average |
10
Low |
| #23 |
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA Los Angeles, CA |
49.0/100 |
7.00
Significant |
12
High |
2
Low |
13.00
Modest |
22
High |
22
Average |
| #24 |
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA |
48.7/100 |
3.60
Significant |
12
High |
5
High |
15.00
Modest |
33
Very high |
35
Very high |
| #25 |
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Memphis, TN |
46.9/100 |
3.80
Significant |
12
High |
8
Very high |
15.00
Modest |
14
Low |
24
Average |