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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 2011, 2012 and 2013 recommended the hospital.

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Rank	Hospital	U.S. News Score	Reputation with specialists	Surgical survival	Prevention of surgical complications	Management of epilepsy patients	Use of infection-preventing measures	Surgery volume
#28	Akron Children's Hospital Akron, OH See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	66.3 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.9% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 12 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	Very high 100 Score: 8 Very high: 7 or 8 out of 8	Superior 100 Score: 25 Superior: 25 to 26 out of 26	Average 50 Score: 17 Average: 16 to 22 out of 33
#5	Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	89.6 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 18.2% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	Very high 100 Score: 16 Very high: 15 or 16 out of 16	Very high 100 Score: 8 Very high: 7 or 8 out of 8	Superior 100 Score: 26 Superior: 25 to 26 out of 26	Very high 100 Score: 31 Very high: 30 to 33 out of 33
#1	Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	100.0 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 78.9% Very strong: 50.0% and above	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 13 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	High 75 Score: 6 High: 5 or 6 out 8	Superior 100 Score: 26 Superior: 25 to 26 out of 26	Very high 100 Score: 30 Very high: 30 to 33 out of 33
#34	Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	62.3 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 3.4% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 13 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	High 75 Score: 5 High: 5 or 6 out 8	Superior 100 Score: 25 Superior: 25 to 26 out of 26	Very high 100 Score: 30 Very high: 30 to 33 out of 33
#45	Children's Hospital at Montefiore Bronx, NY See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	56.5 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 3.4% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 13 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	Average 50 Score: 3 Average: 3 or 4 out of 8	Very good 75 Score: 21 Very good: 21 to 24 out of 26	Low 5 Score: 12 Low: 0 to 15 out of 33
#18	Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	74.5 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 13.0% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 12 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	High 75 Score: 5 High: 5 or 6 out 8	Very good 75 Score: 21 Very good: 21 to 24 out of 26	High 75 Score: 24 High: 23 to 29 out of 33
#15	Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	76.9 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 12.7% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	Very high 100 Score: 16 Very high: 15 or 16 out of 16	High 75 Score: 5 High: 5 or 6 out 8	Very good 75 Score: 24 Very good: 21 to 24 out of 26	Very high 100 Score: 30 Very high: 30 to 33 out of 33
#23	Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	68.6 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.8% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	Very high 100 Score: 15 Very high: 15 or 16 out of 16	Very high 100 Score: 7 Very high: 7 or 8 out of 8	Superior 100 Score: 25 Superior: 25 to 26 out of 26	High 75 Score: 23 High: 23 to 29 out of 33
#3	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	91.7 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 60.8% Very strong: 50.0% and above	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 12 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	High 75 Score: 5 High: 5 or 6 out 8	Superior 100 Score: 26 Superior: 25 to 26 out of 26	Very high 100 Score: 30 Very high: 30 to 33 out of 33
#11	Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh, PA See Neurology & Neurosurgery scorecard	80.7 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 19.0% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Very high 100 Score: 12 Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12	High 75 Score: 13 High: 11 to 14 out of 16	High 75 Score: 6 High: 5 or 6 out 8	Very good 75 Score: 21 Very good: 21 to 24 out of 26	High 75 Score: 26 High: 23 to 29 out of 33

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