U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals Data: Orthopedics
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.
| Rank | Hospital | U.S. News Score | Reputation with specialists | Preventing surgical complications | Overall infection prevention | Patient volume | Nurse-patient ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Children's Hospital Boston Boston, MA |
100.0/100 |
66.90
Very strong |
6
Very good |
18.00
Very good |
26
Very high |
3.70
Superior |
| #2 |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA |
99.1/100 |
60.30
Very strong |
8
Superior |
14.00
Very good |
23
Very high |
3.60
Superior |
| #3 |
Children's Medical Center-Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children Dallas, TX |
98.3/100 |
61.80
Very strong |
6
Very good |
17.00
Very good |
24
Very high |
3.20
Superior |
| #4 |
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, CA |
89.1/100 |
44.60
Strong |
6
Very good |
18.00
Very good |
20
Very high |
3.60
Superior |
| #5 |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH |
77.8/100 |
20.10
Strong |
9
Superior |
17.00
Very good |
14
High |
4.80
Superior |
| #6 |
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
75.2/100 |
21.60
Strong |
7
Very good |
13.00
Significant |
16
Very high |
2.90
Good |
| #7 |
Nemours-Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Wilmington, DE |
72.4/100 |
19.20
Strong |
7
Very good |
17.00
Very good |
18
Very high |
2.80
Good |
| #8 |
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA |
71.2/100 |
13.80
Significant |
5
Significant |
13.00
Significant |
25
Very high |
3.20
Superior |
| #9 |
Children's Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO |
68.9/100 |
9.50
Significant |
8
Superior |
13.00
Significant |
24
Very high |
2.40
Average |
| #10 |
St. Louis Children's-Washington Univ.-Shriner's Hosp. Saint Louis, MO |
66.6/100 |
12.10
Significant |
6
Very good |
16.00
Very good |
16
Very high |
2.80
Good |
| #11 |
Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD |
59.0/100 |
6.90
Significant |
7
Very good |
14.00
Very good |
19
Very high |
3.40
Superior |
| #12 |
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Cleveland, OH |
58.2/100 |
5.40
Significant |
6
Very good |
15.00
Very good |
16
Very high |
2.50
Average |
| #13 |
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Ann Arbor, MI |
57.2/100 |
4.30
Significant |
8
Superior |
21.00
Superior |
17
Very high |
2.40
Average |
| #14 |
Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL |
57.0/100 |
5.00
Significant |
9
Superior |
16.00
Very good |
14
High |
2.30
Average |
| #15 |
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley-Komansky Children's Hospital New York, NY |
56.9/100 |
4.20
Significant |
7
Very good |
17.00
Very good |
13
High |
2.90
Good |
| #16 |
Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX |
56.8/100 |
4.90
Significant |
5
Significant |
16.00
Very good |
14
High |
2.90
Good |
| #17 |
Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA |
56.1/100 |
4.10
Significant |
9
Superior |
19.00
Superior |
17
Very high |
2.50
Average |
| #18 |
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA Los Angeles, CA |
53.9/100 |
3.00
Significant |
6
Very good |
14.00
Very good |
24
Very high |
2.60
Good |
| #18 |
Mayo Eugenio Litta Children's Hospital Rochester, MN |
53.9/100 |
2.70
Modest |
8
Superior |
18.00
Very good |
14
High |
3.70
Superior |
| #20 |
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Kansas City, MO |
53.3/100 |
1.40
Modest |
7
Very good |
19.00
Superior |
19
Very high |
3.80
Superior |
| #20 |
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH |
53.3/100 |
1.60
Modest |
8
Superior |
15.00
Very good |
24
Very high |
2.60
Good |
| #22 |
Children's Hospital at Montefiore Bronx, NY |
53.0/100 |
0.30
Modest |
6
Very good |
21.00
Superior |
23
Very high |
2.80
Good |
| #23 |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh, PA |
52.7/100 |
2.20
Modest |
6
Very good |
15.00
Very good |
21
Very high |
2.80
Good |
| #24 |
University of Iowa Children's Hospital Iowa City, IA |
51.7/100 |
2.40
Modest |
7
Very good |
14.00
Very good |
11
High |
2.80
Good |
| #25 |
Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare Saint Paul, MN |
51.3/100 |
2.90
Modest |
7
Very good |
15.00
Very good |
23
Very high |
5.80
Superior |
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.