Children's Hospital Los Angeles Rankings

Children's Specialties
Nationally ranked Cancer
Nationally ranked Cardiology & Heart Surgery
Nationally ranked Diabetes & Endocrinology
Nationally ranked Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
Nationally ranked Neonatology
Nationally ranked Nephrology
Nationally ranked Neurology & Neurosurgery
Nationally ranked Orthopedics
Nationally ranked Pulmonology
Nationally ranked Urology

Pediatrics: Urology

best Rank in this specialty
#18
Overall Score in this Specialty
69.0 / 100

Reputation with specialists

Significant

50

Score: 6.5%

Significant: 3.0%-​14.9%

Prevention of surgical complications

Significant

50

Score: 12

Significant: 11 to 14 out of 18

Prevention of urinary tract infections

Significant

50

Score: 2

Significant: 2 out of 3

Use of infection-preventing measures

Very good

75

Score: 17

Very good: 15 to 17 out of 19

Urology patient volume

Very high

100

Score: 15

Very high: 14 or 24 out of 24

Surgery volume

High

75

Score: 18

High: 16 to 18 out of 20

Minimally invasive procedure volume

Very high

100

Score: 11

Very high: 11 or 12 out of 12

Nurse-patient ratio

Good

75

Score: 3.0

Good: 2.6-​3.0

Nurse Magnet recognition

Certified for high nursing standards

Score: √

Commitment to best practices

Such as tracking surgical infections

Superior

100

Score: 9

Superior: 8 or 9 out of 9

Advanced clinical services

Such as shock-wave lithotripsy

All

100

Score: 5

All: 5 out of 5

Clinical support services

Such as dedicated surgical ICU

All

100

Score: 9

All: 9 out of 9

Advanced technologies

All

100

Score: 3

All: 3 out of 3

Specialized clinics and programs

Such as for abnormal urination

All

100

Score: 6

All: 6 out of 6

Patient and family services

Such as interpreters and child life specialists

Most

75

Score: 7

Most: 7 out of 8

Efforts to involve families

Superior

100

Score: 7

Superior: 7 out of 7

Commitment to quality improvement

Superior

100

Score: 10

Superior: 9 or 10 out of 10

Adoption of health information technology

Such as computerized medical records

Superior

100

Score: 10

Superior: 10 out of 10

Availability of subspecialists

Such as pediatric urologists

Very good

75

Score: 11

Very good: 10 or 11 out of 12

Fellowship program

Score: √

Commitment to clinical research

High

100

Score: 3

High 3 out of 3

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