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Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Pulmonology

These are the 50 top-ranked centers for children with serious respiratory problems are ranked below. Management of asthma, cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy 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 pulmonologists surveyed in 2011, 2012 and 2013 recommended the hospital.

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Rank	Hospital	U.S. News Score	Reputation with specialists	Success with asthma inpatients	Management of cystic fibrosis patients	Prevention of ICU infections	Use of infection-preventing measures	Pulmonology patient volume
#2	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH See Pulmonology scorecard	96.8 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 66.8% Very strong: 50.0% and above	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Very good 75 Score: 10 Very good: 9 to 10 out of 12	Very good 75 Score: 5 Very good: 5 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 36 Superior: 36 to 40 out of 40	Very high 100 Score: 19 Very high: 18 to 21 out of 21
#29	Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital Cleveland, OH See Pulmonology scorecard Ranked in Cleveland metro area and Ohio	56.7 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.7% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Significant 50 Score: 5 Significant: 5 to 8 out of 12	Very good 75 Score: 5 Very good: 5 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 38 Superior: 36 to 40 out of 40	Low 5 Score: 11 Low: 1 to 11 out of 21
#39	Connecticut Children's Medical Center Hartford, CT See Pulmonology scorecard	53.6 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.9% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Superior 100 Score: 11 Superior: 11 to 12 out of 12	Very good 75 Score: 5 Very good: 5 out of 6	Significant 50 Score: 24 Significant: 16 to 25 out of 40	Low 5 Score: 6 Low: 1 to 11 out of 21
#42	Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Grand Rapids, MI See Pulmonology scorecard Ranked in Grand Rapids-Wyoming metro area and Michigan	52.9 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.6% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Very good 75 Score: 9 Very good: 9 to 10 out of 12	Very good 75 Score: 5 Very good: 5 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 33 Very good: 26 to 35 out of 40	Low 5 Score: 10 Low: 1 to 11 out of 21
#9	Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD See Pulmonology scorecard Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland	82.0 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 34.3% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Significant 50 Score: 8 Significant: 5 to 8 out of 12	Very good 75 Score: 5 Very good: 5 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 37 Superior: 36 to 40 out of 40	Average 50 Score: 13 Average: 12, 13, or 14 out of 21
#28	Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Memphis, TN See Pulmonology scorecard Ranked in Memphis metro area and Tennessee	56.8 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.3% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Very good 75 Score: 9 Very good: 9 to 10 out of 12	Very good 75 Score: 5 Very good: 5 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 35 Very good: 26 to 35 out of 40	Average 50 Score: 12 Average: 12, 13, or 14 out of 21
#31	Massachusetts General Hospital for Children Boston, MA See Pulmonology scorecard Ranked in Boston metro area and Massachusetts	56.4 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 1.4% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Very good 75 Score: 7 Very good: 7 out of 8	Very good 75 Score: 9 Very good: 9 to 10 out of 12	Very good 75 Score: 5 Very good: 5 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 38 Superior: 36 to 40 out of 40	Low 5 Score: 9 Low: 1 to 11 out of 21
#19	Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN See Pulmonology scorecard Ranked in Nashville metro area and Tennessee	64.6 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 3.0% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Superior 100 Score: 11 Superior: 11 to 12 out of 12	Very good 75 Score: 5 Very good: 5 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 27 Very good: 26 to 35 out of 40	Average 50 Score: 12 Average: 12, 13, or 14 out of 21
#10	Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH See Pulmonology scorecard	81.6 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 12.1% Significant: 3.0%-14.9%	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Superior 100 Score: 11 Superior: 11 to 12 out of 12	Very good 75 Score: 5 Very good: 5 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 40 Superior: 36 to 40 out of 40	Very high 100 Score: 21 Very high: 18 to 21 out of 21
#7	Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital Cleveland, OH See Pulmonology scorecard Ranked in Cleveland metro area and Ohio	82.5 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 27.4% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Very good 75 Score: 9 Very good: 9 to 10 out of 12	Very good 75 Score: 5 Very good: 5 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 35 Very good: 26 to 35 out of 40	High 75 Score: 15 High: 15, 16, or 17 out of 21

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