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: Neonatology Score Card

Hospital Ranking #40
U.S. News Hospital Score 57.9/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
13.80

Significant

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
18.00

Very good

Committing to best practices
Such as an average of 20 or fewer patients per physician
31

Superior

Success in reducing ICU infections
9.00

Significant

Patient volume
16

High

Nurse-patient ratio
3.10

Superior

Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
No
ECMO (heart-lung machine)
Availability of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation services
4

Superior

Advanced clinical services
Such as a neonatal nutritionist
4.00

All

Clinical support services
Such as genetic testing and counseling
7

All

Advanced technologies
5.00

All

Specialized clinics and programs
Such as a craniofacial or spina bifida team
12.00

All

Patient and family services
Such as interpreters and child life specialists
15

Most

Engaging parents and family
Engagement with parents and family
6

Very good

Committing to quality improvement
Such as tracking patient data
9

Superior

Use of health information technology
1

Modest

Subspecialist availability
15

Superior

Fellowship programs
12

Many

Committing to clinical research
4

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: Neonatology Hospitals:
#1 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
#2 Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
#3 Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
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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