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
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| Rank | Hospital | U.S. News Score | Reputation with specialists | Surgical survival | Preventing surgical complications | Epilepsy management | Infection-prevention program | Clinic volume | Surgical volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #34 |
Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center Durham, NC See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Raleigh-Durham metro area and North Carolina |
61.4/100 |
1.20
Modest |
12
Very high |
6
High |
5
High |
21.00
Significant |
18
Average |
23
High |
| #35 |
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA |
60.8/100 |
5.80
Significant |
11
Very high |
6
High |
5
High |
21.00
Significant |
13
Low |
16
Average |
| #33 |
Primary Children's Medical Center Salt Lake City, UT |
61.5/100 |
16.30
Strong |
10
High |
0
Very low |
5
High |
22.00
Very good |
19
Average |
22
Average |
| #25 |
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Cleveland, OH See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Cleveland metro area and Ohio |
66.7/100 |
10.10
Significant |
10
High |
4
Average |
5
High |
20.00
Significant |
22
Average |
17
Average |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #5 |
Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland |
88.3/100 |
47.90
Strong |
12
Very high |
5
High |
4
Average |
20.00
Significant |
21
Average |
22
Average |
| #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 |
