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: Cardiology & Heart Surgery

best Rank in this specialty
#18
Overall Score in this Specialty
67.9 / 100

Reputation with specialists

Significant

50

Score: 10.6%

Significant: 3.0%-​14.9%

Survival after complex surgery

Very high

100

Score: 38

Very high: 31 to 40 out of 40

Survival after heart transplant

At one and three years

Average

50

Score: 3

Average: 3 or 4 out of 6

Survival after Norwood surgery

Very high

100

Score: 22

Very high: 21 to 24 out of 24

Prevention of ICU infections

Very good

75

Score: 3

Very good: 3 or 4 out of 6

Use of infection-preventing measures

Superior

100

Score: 22

Superior: 21 to 24 out of 24

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

Surgery volume

Average

50

Score: 6

Average: 5 to 8 out of 12

Catheter-procedure volume

High

75

Score: 18

High: 18 to 25 out of 30

Norwood surgery volume

To correct major defects

High

75

Score: 9

High: 8 to 10 out of 12

Nurse-patient ratio

Superior

100

Score: 3.5

Superior: 3.1 and above

Nurse Magnet recognition

Certified for high nursing standards

Score: √

Commitment to best practices

Such as postsurgical debriefings

Very good

75

Score: 22

Very good: 17 to 23 out of 27

Congenital heart program

Very good

75

Score: 20

Very good: 17 to 21 out of 24

Adult congenital heart program

Superior

100

Score: 10

Superior: 10 out of 10

Heart transplant program

Accreditation and volume

Limited

5

Score: 1

Limited: 1 out of 4

Advanced clinical services

Such as remote monitoring

Most

75

Score: 16

Most: 14 to 16 out of 17

Clinical support services

Such as heart-surgery ICU

All

100

Score: 9

All: 9 out of 9

Advanced technologies

All

100

Score: 5

All: 5 out of 5

Specialized clinics and programs

Such as for stenting

All

100

Score: 11

All: 11 out of 11

Patient and family services

Such as interpreters and child life specialists

All

100

Score: 8

All: 8 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: 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 cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons

Very good

75

Score: 11

Very good: 10 or 11 out of 12

Fellowship programs

3 of 3

Score: 3

Superior

Commitment to clinical research

Superior

100

Score: 12

Superior: 11 or 12 out of 12

Advertisement

HOSPITALS HELPING LOCAL KIDS

Learn More

Follow us:

This Hospital is a Partner with:

When Hospitals Sponsor ‘Lifesaving’ Tests
Hospitals Charge a Lot. What Else Is New?
Dates Set for Hospital Rankings