U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals: Orthopedics

U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals

Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Orthopedics

Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology

The top 50 orthopedic centers for children are ranked below. Clinical research, ability to prevent surgical complications, and overall infection prevention 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 orthopedists surveyed in 2009, 2010, and 2011 recommended the hospital.

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Top Doctors: Pediatric Orthopedics

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#1
Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, MA

Reputation with specialists
66.90

Very strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.70

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
396

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Cancer

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

#2
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Reputation with specialists
60.30

Very strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.60

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
459

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Diabetes & Endocrinology

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

#3
Children's Medical Center-Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Dallas, TX

Reputation with specialists
61.80

Very strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.20

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
400

Ranked #3 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

Ranked #9 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

Ranked #10 in Pediatrics: Urology

#4
Rady Children's Hospital

San Diego, CA

Reputation with specialists
44.60

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.60

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
318

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

Ranked #13 in Pediatrics: Urology

Ranked #21 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

#5
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH

Reputation with specialists
20.10

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
4.80

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
478

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

Ranked #2 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

Ranked #3 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

#6
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Reputation with specialists
21.60

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.90

Good

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
286

Ranked #5 in Pediatrics: Diabetes & Endocrinology

Ranked #6 in Pediatrics: Cancer

Ranked #6 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

#7
Nemours-Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Wilmington, DE

Reputation with specialists
19.20

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.80

Good

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
192

Ranked #7 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

Ranked #17 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

Ranked #24 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

#8
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Reputation with specialists
13.80

Significant

Nurse-patient ratio
3.20

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
496

Ranked #7 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #8 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

Ranked #11 in Pediatrics: Urology

#9
Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, CO

Reputation with specialists
9.50

Significant

Nurse-patient ratio
2.40

Average

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
314

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Diabetes & Endocrinology

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

Ranked #5 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

#10
St. Louis Children's-Washington Univ.-Shriner's Hosp.

Saint Louis, MO

Reputation with specialists
12.10

Significant

Nurse-patient ratio
2.80

Good

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
250
Parent system:
BJC HealthCare

Ranked #5 in Pediatrics: Neurology & Neurosurgery

Ranked #6 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

Ranked #9 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

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Corrected 7/1/2011: Some hospitals in this specialty were previously assigned an incorrect rank because of a programming error that affected their scores. No hospitals were mistakenly included or omitted from the rankings, and none of the top 10 hospitals were affected.

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