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: Nephrology Score Card

Hospital Ranking #23
U.S. News Hospital Score 59.2/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
5.20

Significant

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
36.00

Very good

Committing to best practices
Such as nurses formally trained in pediatric dialysis
24

Superior

Survival after kidney transplant
One- and three-year survival
24.00

Very high

Managing dialysis patients
Lab tests and survival
15

Significant

Preventing biopsy complications
3

High

Success in reducing ICU infections
3.00

Significant

Success in preventing dialysis-related infections
6.00

High

Patient volume
27

High

Catheter procedure volume
6

Average

Dialysis volume
13

High

Kidney biopsy volume
7

High

Kidney transplant volume
5

Very high

Nurse-patient ratio
3.50

Superior

Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
No
Dialysis patients receiving transplants
Percentage transplanted in last two years
8

High

Advanced clinical services
Specialized resources such as different dialysis options
5.00

Some

Clinical support services
Such as pediatric ICU
9

All

Advanced technologies
1 out of 1
Patient and family services
Such as interpreters and child life specialists
12

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
8

Superior

Fellowship program
1 out of 1
Committing to clinical research
4 out of 10

Modest

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: Nephrology Hospitals:
#1 Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
#2 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
#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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