5. Texas Children’s Hospital of Houston, Texas 

Texas Children’s pride in family-centered care brought them to “highest” category for parent and family involvement. They also ranked amongst the highest in clinical research, availability of pediatric specialists, and specialized clinics and programs. Texas Children’s got a high mark for nurse-patient ratio as well as bone marrow transplant services, and surgical volume.

6621 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
832-824-1000
www.texaschildrens.org

4. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has a high rate for all patient survival after treatment and was among the highest for preventing infections, advanced clinical services, and parent and family involvement. They ranked a medium for stem cell transplant survival and the number of patient intake but have a good ranking in the number of nurses to assist those patients.

3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
513-636-4200
www.cincinnatichildrens.org

Children’s Hospital Boston is the No. 3-ranked pediatric cancer hospital, according to the 2010 U.S. News and World Report rankings. Children’s Hospital Boston also has the distinction of being the only pediatric cancer hospital that shares resources with a leading cancer center, the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
617-355-6000
www.childrenshospital.org

2. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is another well-known and highly ranked medical research hospital with specialties in many areas, including cancer. The hospital as a whole has ranked No. 1 on several lists, including U.S. News and World Report as well as Parents magazine. The cancer treatment department is associated Ronald McDonald House for patients’ families, and its research facility operates under the oversight of the National Institutes of Health.

34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
215-590-1000
www.chop.edu

1. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee

 

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is one of the best children’s cancer hospitals in the world. It ranked No. 1 in the pediatric cancer category in the 2010 U.S. News and World Report hospital rankings. No child is ever turned away from treatment because of inability to pay.

262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105
901-595-3300
www.stjude.org