UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital 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 Pulmonology
Nationally ranked Urology

Pediatrics: Cancer Score Card

Hospital Ranking #39
U.S. News Hospital Score 55.8/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
7.80

Significant

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
21.00

Very good

Committing to best practices
Such as tumor boards that meet quarterly
20

Superior

Five-year cancer survival
After treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and neuroblastoma
2

Low

100-day BMT survival
After bone marrow transplant
7

Very High

Success in reducing ICU infections
7.00

Very good

Patient volume
3

Low

New-patient volume
1

Average

Surgical volume
2

Low

Nurse-patient ratio
3.50

Superior

Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
No
Bone marrow transplant services
15

Superior

Accredited transplant program
For bone marrow and tissue transplantation
Yes
Palliative care program
Program for children with end-of-life or life-limiting conditions
3.00

Enhanced

Advanced clinical services
Such as a care coordinators
17.00

All

Clinical support services
Such as a pain-management program
10

All

Advanced technologies
14.00

All

Specialized clinics and programs
Such as a brain tumor program
9.00

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
1

Modest

Subspecialist availability
13

Superior

Fellowship programs
1

1 of 2

Committing to clinical research
12

Superior

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: Cancer Hospitals:
#1 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
#2 Dana-Farber Cancer Center/Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
#3 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
San Francisco CA 94117
Laguna Honda Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
San Francisco CA 94116
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco
San Francisco CA 94115
St. Luke's Hospital
San Francisco CA 94110
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