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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
#25	Florida Hospital Orlando, FL See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in Orlando metro area and Florida	73.6 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 3.1% Significant=3.0%-14.9%	Better than expected 75 Score: 7 Better than expected=7-8	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 4,677 discharges Highest=700 or above	High 75 Score: 1.9 High=1.7-1.9	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
–	Baptist Medical Center San Antonio, TX See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in San Antonio metro area and Texas	50.9 / 100	None 0.1 Score: 0.0%	Better than expected 75 Score: 7 Better than expected=7-8	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 3,115 discharges Highest=700 or above	Average 50 Score: 1.4 Average=1.3-1.6	Score: x
–	Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital San Antonio, TX See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in San Antonio metro area and Texas	49.7 / 100	None 0.1 Score: 0.0%	Better than expected 75 Score: 7 Better than expected=7-8	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 3,069 discharges Highest=700 or above	Average 50 Score: 1.5 Average=1.3-1.6	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: √
–	Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, NY See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	56.1 / 100	None 0.1 Score: 0.0%	Better than expected 75 Score: 7 Better than expected=7-8	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 2,697 discharges Highest=700 or above	Low 5 Score: 1.2 Low=1.0-1.2	Score: x
#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: √
#29	Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Columbus, OH See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in Columbus metro area and Ohio	72.5 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.6% Modest=0.1%-2.9%	Much better than expected 100 Score: 9 Much better than expected=9-10	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3	Highest 100 2,505 discharges Highest=700 or above	Highest 100 Score: 2.2 Highest=2.0 or above	Score: √
–	North Shore University Hospital Manhasset, NY See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in New York metro area and New York	56.1 / 100	Modest 25 Score: 2.2% Modest=0.1%-2.9%	As expected 50 Score: 5 As expected=5-6	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3	Highest 100 2,454 discharges Highest=700 or above	High 75 Score: 1.7 High=1.7-1.9	Score: x
#10	UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA See Nephrology scorecard Ranked in Pittsburgh metro area and Pennsylvania	80.7 / 100	Significant 50 Score: 7.9% 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 2,441 discharges Highest=700 or above	High 75 Score: 1.8 High=1.7-1.9	Score: √

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