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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #17 |
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley-Komansky Children's Hospital New York, NY See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York |
71.9/100 |
18.10
Strong |
10
High |
6
High |
4
Average |
21.00
Significant |
23
Average |
22
Average |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #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 |
| #25 |
Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New Jersey |
66.7/100 |
0.60
Modest |
12
Very high |
5
High |
8
Very high |
19.00
Significant |
16
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 |
| #38 |
Jacksonville, FL See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in Jacksonville metro area and Florida |
59.4/100 |
0.00
None |
12
Very high |
4
Average |
6
High |
19.00
Significant |
17
Average |
11
Low |
| #30 |
Children's Hospital of Alabama at UAB Birmingham, AL |
65.3/100 |
12.00
Significant |
12
Very high |
1
Low |
5
High |
17.00
Significant |
20
Average |
20
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 |
| #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 |














