Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA Rankings

Adult Specialties
Nationally ranked Cancer
Nationally ranked Cardiology & Heart Surgery
Nationally ranked Diabetes & Endocrinology
Nationally ranked Ear, Nose & Throat
Nationally ranked Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
Nationally ranked Geriatrics
Nationally ranked Gynecology
Nationally ranked Nephrology
Nationally ranked Neurology & Neurosurgery
Nationally ranked Ophthalmology
High performing Orthopedics
Nationally ranked Psychiatry
Nationally ranked Pulmonology
Rehabilitation
Nationally ranked Rheumatology
Nationally ranked Urology
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

Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery Score Card

Hospital Ranking #26
U.S. News Hospital Score 61.8/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
6.40

Significant

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
20.00

Very good

Committing to best practices
Such as postsurgical debriefings
19

Superior

Survival after surgery
Following complex surgery
14

High

Survival after heart transplant
One- and three-year survival
4

Average

Survival after Norwood surgery
Following surgery
14

High

Success in reducing ICU infections
4.00

Very good

Surgical volume
11

Low

Catheter procedure volume
21

High

Norwood surgery volume
4

Average

Nurse-patient ratio
2.40

Average

Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
Yes
Congenital heart program
15

Very good

Adult congenital heart program
10

Superior

Heart transplant program
Accreditation and volume
4

Superior

Advanced clinical services
Such as remote monitoring
15.00

Most

Clinical support services
Such as heart-surgery ICU
9

All

Advanced technologies
5.00

All

Specialized clinics and programs
Such as for stenting
11.00

All

Patient and family services
Such as interpreters and child life specialists
8

All

Engaging parents and family
Engagement with parents and family
6

Superior

Committing to quality improvement
Such as tracking patient data
9

Superior

Use of health information technology
6

Significant

Subspecialist availability
12

Significant

Fellowship programs
2

2 of 2

Committing to clinical research
8

Significant

Editor's Note, 7/17/2012: Some children's hospitals were initially misranked in one or more specialties due to a programming error that affected their scores. The website now displays correct rankings. To see if this hospital was one of the affected hospitals, get details here.

Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery Hospitals:
#1 Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
#2 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
#3 Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA
Los Angeles CA 90095
Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Los Angeles CA 90073
St. John's Health Center
Santa Monica CA 90404
UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Santa Monica CA 90404
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