U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals Data: Urology
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.
| Rank | Hospital | U.S. News Score | Reputation with specialists | Success in preventing surgical complications | Overall infection prevention | Patient volume | Surgical volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 |
Children's Hospital Boston Boston, MA |
100.0/100 |
81.80
Very strong |
17
Very good |
14.00
Very good |
21
Very high |
21
Very high |
| #2 |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA |
98.7/100 |
78.90
Very strong |
16
Very good |
10.00
Significant |
23
Very high |
21
Very high |
| #3 |
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health Indianapolis, IN |
87.8/100 |
56.40
Very strong |
17
Very good |
13.00
Very good |
20
Very high |
20
High |
| #4 |
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH |
77.6/100 |
33.30
Strong |
15
Significant |
13.00
Very good |
19
Very high |
18
High |
| #5 |
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN |
71.6/100 |
29.80
Strong |
15
Significant |
9.00
Significant |
17
Very high |
17
High |
| #6 |
Children's Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL |
68.6/100 |
20.00
Strong |
20
Superior |
12.00
Very good |
17
Very high |
19
High |
| #7 |
Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA |
63.1/100 |
20.00
Strong |
13
Significant |
15.00
Superior |
12
High |
20
High |
| #8 |
Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX |
59.6/100 |
18.50
Strong |
13
Significant |
12.00
Very good |
15
Very high |
20
High |
| #9 |
Johns Hopkins Children's Center Baltimore, MD |
58.3/100 |
26.40
Strong |
15
Significant |
10.00
Significant |
12
High |
13
Average |
| #10 |
Children's Medical Center Dallas Dallas, TX |
54.4/100 |
6.50
Significant |
15
Significant |
13.00
Very good |
20
Very high |
20
High |
| #11 |
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA |
54.2/100 |
7.40
Significant |
17
Very good |
9.00
Significant |
18
Very high |
24
Very high |
| #12 |
Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Medical Center New Hyde Park, NY |
47.6/100 |
3.90
Significant |
21
Superior |
15.00
Superior |
13
High |
20
High |
| #13 |
Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, CA |
46.8/100 |
5.30
Significant |
16
Very good |
14.00
Very good |
20
Very high |
17
High |
| #14 |
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH |
46.7/100 |
3.40
Significant |
19
Superior |
12.00
Very good |
22
Very high |
14
Average |
| #15 |
Children's National Medical Center Washington, DC |
45.4/100 |
5.60
Significant |
17
Very good |
11.00
Significant |
16
Very high |
17
High |
| #16 |
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pittsburgh, PA |
45.3/100 |
4.90
Significant |
14
Significant |
11.00
Significant |
13
High |
19
High |
| #16 |
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley-Komansky Children's Hospital New York, NY |
45.3/100 |
4.90
Significant |
12
Modest |
13.00
Very good |
15
Very high |
22
Very high |
| #18 |
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA |
40.9/100 |
3.20
Significant |
14
Significant |
9.00
Significant |
15
Very high |
19
High |
| #19 |
St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University Saint Louis, MO |
39.9/100 |
3.60
Significant |
11
Modest |
13.00
Very good |
14
Very high |
16
Average |
| #20 |
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Ann Arbor, MI |
39.8/100 |
3.20
Significant |
17
Very good |
17.00
Superior |
12
High |
17
High |
| #21 |
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics Kansas City, MO |
39.2/100 |
1.70
Modest |
16
Very good |
15.00
Superior |
18
Very high |
18
High |
| #22 |
Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center Oklahoma City, OK |
38.9/100 |
3.40
Significant |
19
Superior |
8.00
Modest |
19
Very high |
19
High |
| #23 |
Children's Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI |
38.0/100 |
1.90
Modest |
18
Very good |
7.00
Modest |
12
High |
15
Average |
| #24 |
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto, CA |
37.8/100 |
2.90
Modest |
16
Very good |
13.00
Very good |
13
High |
15
Average |
| #25 |
Children's Hospital of Alabama at UAB Birmingham, AL |
36.8/100 |
1.80
Modest |
12
Modest |
8.00
Modest |
15
Very high |
14
Average |