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Top-Ranked Hospitals for Nephrology

More than 1,600 hospitals are listed in Nephrology. All are experienced in treating difficult cases—a hospital is listed only if at least 171 inpatients who needed a high level of expertise in this specialty were treated there in 2008, 2009, and 2010 or if enough specialists recommended the hospital for such patients. The top 50 hospitals are ranked, based on score. The rest are listed alphabetically.

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Rank	Hospital	U.S. News Score	Reputation with specialists	Survival	Success in keeping patients safe	Patient volume	Nurse staffing	Nurse Magnet hospital
#2	Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in Minnesota	94.6 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 31.8% Strong=15.0%-49.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 8 Better than expected=7-8	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 2,238 discharges Highest=700 or above	Highest 100 Score: 3.1 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#7	Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in Boston metro area and Massachusetts	87.4 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 27.3% Strong=15.0%-49.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 7 Better than expected=7-8	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 1,413 discharges Highest=700 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.1 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#1	Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, OH See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in Cleveland metro area and Ohio	100.0 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 26.1% Strong=15.0%-49.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 10 Much better than expected=9-10	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior=3 out of 3	Highest 100 2,583 discharges Highest=700 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.4 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#6	Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in Boston metro area and Massachusetts	87.6 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 25.1% Strong=15.0%-49.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 7 Better than expected=7-8	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 1,193 discharges Highest=700 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.2 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#3	New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell New York, NY See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	90.7 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 23.7% Strong=15.0%-49.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 9 Much better than expected=9-10	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 3,766 discharges Highest=700 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.1 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: x
#4	Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore, MD See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in Baltimore metro area and Maryland	90.4 / 100	Strong 75 Score: 21.3% Strong=15.0%-49.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 10 Much better than expected=9-10	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 1,496 discharges Highest=700 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.2 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#5	Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Los Angeles, CA See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in Los Angeles metro area and California	89.0 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 14.9% Significant=3.0%-14.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 10 Much better than expected=9-10	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 1,226 discharges Highest=700 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.9 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#17	Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in Philadelphia metro area and Pennsylvania	76.2 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 10.9% Significant=3.0%-14.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 8 Better than expected=7-8	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 1,183 discharges Highest=700 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.5 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
#19	UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in San Francisco metro area and California	74.9 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 10.3% Significant=3.0%-14.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 9 Much better than expected=9-10	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 1,427 discharges Highest=700 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.5 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: x
#8	Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University Saint Louis, MO See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in St. Louis metro area and Missouri	82.4 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 9.9% Significant=3.0%-14.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 8 Better than expected=7-8	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 2,890 discharges Highest=700 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.2 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √

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