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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
#20	Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA See Pulmonology scorecard	64.2 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 3.1% 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: 36 Superior: 36 to 40 out of 40	Very high 100 Score: 19 Very high: 18 to 21 out of 21
#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
#21	Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, CA See Pulmonology scorecard	62.8 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.9% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Very good 75 Score: 10 Very good: 9 to 10 out of 12	Superior 100 Score: 6 Superior: 6 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 36 Superior: 36 to 40 out of 40	Average 50 Score: 13 Average: 12, 13, or 14 out of 21
#40	Shands Hospital for Children at the University of Florida Gainesville, FL See Pulmonology scorecard Ranked in Florida	53.5 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 0.7% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Significant 50 Score: 7 Significant: 5 to 8 out of 12	Significant 50 Score: 4 Significant: 4 out of 6	Superior 100 Score: 36 Superior: 36 to 40 out of 40	Low 5 Score: 7 Low: 1 to 11 out of 21
#29	Akron Children's Hospital Akron, OH See Pulmonology scorecard	56.7 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.0% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%	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	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
#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
#11	North Carolina Children's Hospital at UNC Chapel Hill, NC See Pulmonology scorecard Ranked in Raleigh-Durham metro area and North Carolina	78.8 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 26.8% 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	Significant 50 Score: 4 Significant: 4 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 35 Very good: 26 to 35 out of 40	Low 5 Score: 9 Low: 1 to 11 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
#8	St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University Saint Louis, MO See Pulmonology scorecard	82.2 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 36.3% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8	Significant 50 Score: 7 Significant: 5 to 8 out of 12	Significant 50 Score: 4 Significant: 4 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 35 Very good: 26 to 35 out of 40	Average 50 Score: 14 Average: 12, 13, or 14 out of 21
#4	Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA See Pulmonology scorecard	89.7 / 100	Very strong 100 Score: 58.7% Very strong: 50.0% and above	Very good 75 Score: 7 Very good: 7 out of 8	Significant 50 Score: 8 Significant: 5 to 8 out of 12	Significant 50 Score: 4 Significant: 4 out of 6	Very good 75 Score: 34 Very good: 26 to 35 out of 40	Very high 100 Score: 19 Very high: 18 to 21 out of 21

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