Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, CA Pediatrics: Nephrology Rankings

Rady Children's Hospital Rankings

Pediatrics: Nephrology

	Rank in this specialty	#24
	Overall Score in this Specialty	58.0 / 100

Reputation with specialists	Modest 25 Score: 2.3% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%
Survival after kidney transplant At one and three years	Average 50 Score: 19 Average: 19 or 20 out of 24
Managing dialysis patients Lab tests and survival	Very good 75 Score: 17 Very good: 17 or 18 out of 20
Preventing biopsy complications	High 100 Score: 3 High: 3 out of 3
Use of infection-preventing measures	Superior 100 Score: 42 Superior: 41 to 44 out of 44
Prevention of ICU infections	Superior 100 Score: 6 Superior: 5 or 6 out of 6
Prevention of dialysis-related infections	High 75 Score: 8 High: 8 to 10 out of 12
Prevention of pressure ulcers Pressure over a bone or from central lines, masks and other devices can cause the skin to break down	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior: 3 out of 3
Nephrology patient volume	Average 50 Score: 24 Average: 19 to 26 out of 36
Catheter procedure volume	Average 50 Score: 9 Average: 6 to 10 out of 15
Dialysis volume	High 75 Score: 12 High: 12, 13, or 14 out of 18
Kidney biopsy volume	Average 50 Score: 5 Average: 4 or 5 out of 9
Kidney transplant volume	High 75 Score: 3 High: 3 or 4 out of 6
Nurse-patient ratio	Superior 100 Score: 3.3 Superior: 3.1 and above
Nurse Magnet recognition Certified for high nursing standards	Score: x
Commitment to best practices Such as nurses formally trained in pediatric dialysis	Superior 100 Score: 27 Superior: 25 to 27 out of 27
Transplants to dialysis patients Percent getting a kidney in last two years	Average 50 Score: 5 Average: 4 to 6 out of 12
Advanced clinical services Such as different dialysis options	All 100 Score: 8 All: 8 out of 8
Clinical support services Such as pediatric ICU	All 100 Score: 9 All: 9 out of 9
Advanced technologies Such as different dialysis options	Score: √
Patient and family services Such as interpreters and child life specialists	All 100 Score: 12 All: 12 out of 12
Efforts to involve families	Superior 100 Score: 7 Superior: 7 out of 7
Commitment to quality improvement	Superior 100 Score: 9 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 nephrologists	Very good 75 Score: 7 Very good: 7 out of 8
Fellowship program	Score: √
Commitment to clinical research	Modest 25 Score: 4 Modest: 1 to 5 out of 10

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