Nationally Ranked in 9 Specialties
Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Overview
Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE is ranked nationally in 9 pediatric specialties. Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is a 194-bed children's general facility with 9,169 admissions in the most recent year reported. It performed 2,884 annual inpatient and 9,797 outpatient surgeries. Its emergency room had 54,034 visits. It is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Rankings and Recognitions
The U.S. News analysis of hospitals includes data from nearly 5,000 centers across multiple clinical specialties, procedures and conditions. Scores are based on a variety of patient outcome and care-related factors, such as patient safety and nurse staffing. Hospitals are ranked nationally in specialties and regionally in states and major metro areas. U.S. News assigns a rating to hospitals in a handful of common procedures and conditions, including hip replacement and COPD. Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children is ranked nationally in 9 children's specialties. Read more about how we rank best hospitals.
Nationally Ranked Hospital in
9
Children's Specialties
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This Hospital's Performance
Children's Specialties Rankings
U.S. News gathers clinical data directly from children's hospitals through a detailed survey spanning 10 pediatric specialties.
| Specialty | National Rank | Overall Score | |
| Neonatology |
#41
|
69.7/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Cancer |
#25
|
75.2/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery |
#33
|
73.5/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology |
#30
|
73.8/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery |
#14
|
83.0/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Nephrology |
#38
|
75.1/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Orthopedics |
#7
|
86.1/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Pulmonology |
#31
|
71.8/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Urology |
#42
|
65.3/100 | Scorecard |
| Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery | Not Ranked | NA | Scorecard |
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