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

U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals

Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals for Urology

Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology

The top 50 centers for children with serious urological conditions are ranked below. Ability to prevent surgical complications, nurse staffing, and patient volume 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 urologists surveyed in 2009, 2010, and 2011 recommended the hospital.

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Top Doctors: Pediatric Urology

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#1
Children's Hospital Boston

Boston, MA

Reputation with specialists
81.80

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
78.90

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
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health

Indianapolis, IN

Reputation with specialists
56.40

Very strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.10

Superior

Hospital type:
General medical and surgical
Number of beds:
1597
Parent system:
Indiana University Health

Ranked #3 in Pediatrics: Urology

Ranked #12 in Pediatrics: Diabetes & Endocrinology

Ranked #12 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

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#4
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, OH

Reputation with specialists
33.30

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
4.80

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
512

Ranked #1 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

Ranked #2 in Pediatrics: Pulmonology

Ranked #3 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

#5
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

Nashville, TN

Reputation with specialists
29.80

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.00

Good

Hospital type:
General medical and surgical
Number of beds:
906
Parent system:
Vanderbilt Healthcare

Ranked #5 in Pediatrics: Urology

Ranked #9 in Urology

Ranked #11 in Pediatrics: Neonatology

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#6
Children's Memorial Hospital

Chicago, IL

Reputation with specialists
20.00

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.30

Average

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
245

Ranked #6 in Pediatrics: Urology

Ranked #8 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

Ranked #9 in Pediatrics: Neurology & Neurosurgery

#7
Seattle Children's Hospital

Seattle, WA

Reputation with specialists
20.00

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.50

Average

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
250

Ranked #2 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

Ranked #7 in Pediatrics: Urology

Ranked #8 in Pediatrics: Cancer

#8
Texas Children's Hospital

Houston, TX

Reputation with specialists
18.50

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
2.90

Good

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
469

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Cancer

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

Ranked #4 in Pediatrics: Gastroenterology

#9
Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Baltimore, MD

Reputation with specialists
26.40

Strong

Nurse-patient ratio
3.40

Superior

Hospital type:
General medical and surgical
Number of beds:
913
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
Children's Medical Center Dallas

Dallas, TX

Reputation with specialists
6.50

Significant

Nurse-patient ratio
3.20

Superior

Hospital type:
Children's general
Number of beds:
408

Ranked #3 in Pediatrics: Orthopedics

Ranked #9 in Pediatrics: Nephrology

Ranked #10 in Pediatrics: Urology

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