U.S. News & World Report released its 2020-21 Best Children's Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery June 15.
U.S. News & World Report scored 50 centers based on survival after complex heart surgery, such as heart transplants and corrective surgery for congenital heart defects, specialized staff, services and technologies, commitment to best practices and ability to prevent infections.
Here are U.S. News' 20 Best Children's Hospitals for Cardiology and Heart Surgery, ranked in order, including ties:
1. Texas Children's Hospital (Houston)
2. UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
3. Children's Hospital Los Angeles
4. Boston Children's Hospital
5. Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health (Indianapolis)
6. Children's Hospital Colorado (Aurora)
7. UF Health Shands Children's Hospital (Gainesville, Fla.)
8. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
9. Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
10. Children's Medical Center Dallas
11. New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell
12. MUSC Children's Heart Network of South Carolina (Charleston)
13. Le Bonheur Children's Hospital (Memphis, Tenn.)
14. Seattle Children's Hospital
15. Cincinnati Children's and Kentucky Children's Hospital Joint Heart Program
16. Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital
17. Penn State Children's Hospital (Hershey, Pa.)
17. St. Louis Children's Hospital-Washington University
19. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
20. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (Milwaukee)
To view the full list, click here.