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

U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals

Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Pulmonology

Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology

The top 50 centers for children with serious respiratory problems are ranked below. Management of asthma, cystic fibrosis, and muscular dystrophy 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 pulmonologists surveyed in 2009, 2010, and 2011 recommended the hospital.

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Top Doctors: Pediatric Pulmonology

Showing 1–10 of 50

#1
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA

Reputation with specialists
53.60

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

#2
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH

Reputation with specialists
58.00

Very 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

#3
Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, MA

Reputation with specialists
41.20

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

#4
Children's Hospital Colorado

Aurora, CO

Reputation with specialists
44.90

Strong

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

#5
Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX

Reputation with specialists
42.90

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.90

Good

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
474

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Cancer

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

#6
St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University

Saint Louis, MO

Reputation with specialists
25.60

Strong

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

#7
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Pittsburgh, PA

Reputation with specialists
18.70

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.80

Good

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
296
Parent system:
UPMC

Ranked #3 in Pediatrics: Diabetes & Endocrinology

Ranked #6 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

Ranked #7 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

#8
Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

Cleveland, OH

Reputation with specialists
21.60

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.50

Average

Hospital type:
General medical and surgical
Number of beds:
769
Parent system:
University Hospitals

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

Ranked #8 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

Ranked #12 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

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#9
Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Baltimore, MD

Reputation with specialists
26.10

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.40

Superior

Hospital type:
General medical and surgical
Number of beds:
918
Parent system:
Johns Hopkins Health System

Ranked #1 in Ear, Nose & Throat

Ranked #1 in Neurology & Neurosurgery

Ranked #1 in Psychiatry

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#10
North Carolina Children's Hospital at UNC

Chapel Hill, NC

Reputation with specialists
19.50

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.70

Good

Hospital type:
General medical and surgical
Number of beds:
738

Ranked #10 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

Ranked #20 in Ear, Nose & Throat

Ranked #30 in Gynecology

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