Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Neurology & Neurosurgery
These are the 50 top-ranked centers for children with serious neurological problems. Surgical survival, parent and family involvement, and clinical research 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 neurologists and neurosurgeons surveyed in 2010, 2011, and 2012 recommended the hospital. How We Rank Children's Hospitals
Showing 41–50 of 50
| Rank | Hospital | U.S. News Score | Reputation with specialists | Surgical survival | Preventing surgical complications | Epilepsy management | Infection-prevention program | Clinic volume | Surgical volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #41 |
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Nashville metro area and Tennessee |
58.4/100 |
0.50
Modest |
12
Very high |
2
Low |
4
Average |
19.00
Significant |
33
High |
15
Low |
| #42 |
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Kansas City, MO |
57.5/100 |
0.00
None |
11
Very high |
4
Average |
5
High |
25.00
Very good |
14
Low |
14
Low |
| #43 |
Children's Hospital of Orange County Orange, CA |
57.1/100 |
2.30
Modest |
10
High |
5
High |
4
Average |
25.00
Very good |
20
Average |
18
Average |
| #44 |
University of Rochester-Golisano Children's Hospital Rochester, NY See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Rochester metro area and New York |
56.2/100 |
2.80
Modest |
12
Very high |
5
High |
4
Average |
14.00
Modest |
19
Average |
10
Low |
| #45 |
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Wilmington, DE |
54.2/100 |
0.20
Modest |
12
Very high |
7
Very high |
4
Average |
29.00
Superior |
21
Average |
12
Low |
| #46 |
Doernbecher Children's Hospital at Oregon Health and Science University Portland, OR See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Portland OR metro area and Oregon |
52.7/100 |
2.10
Modest |
11
Very high |
3
Average |
5
High |
22.00
Very good |
19
Average |
17
Average |
| #47 |
North Carolina Children's Hospital at UNC Chapel Hill, NC See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Raleigh-Durham metro area and North Carolina |
51.9/100 |
1.30
Modest |
9
High |
5
High |
2
Low |
17.00
Significant |
25
Average |
17
Average |
| #48 |
Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York |
49.8/100 |
2.50
Modest |
6
Low |
5
High |
4
Average |
23.00
Very good |
15
Low |
24
High |
| #49 |
Massachusetts General Hospital for Children Boston, MA See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Boston metro area and Massachusetts |
48.8/100 |
5.20
Significant |
9
High |
2
Low |
2
Low |
24.00
Very good |
14
Low |
13
Low |
| #49 |
Shands Hospital for Children at the University of Florida Gainesville, FL See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Florida |
48.8/100 |
0.50
Modest |
12
Very high |
3
Average |
3
Average |
21.00
Significant |
11
Low |
13
Low |
