Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL Pediatrics: Pulmonology Rankings

Shands at the University of Florida Rankings

Adult Specialties: Cancer; Cardiology & Heart Surgery; Diabetes & Endocrinology; Ear, Nose & Throat; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; Geriatrics; Gynecology; Nephrology; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Psychiatry; Pulmonology; Rheumatology; Urology

Children's Specialties: Cancer; Cardiology & Heart Surgery; Diabetes & Endocrinology; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; Nephrology; Pulmonology

Pediatrics: Pulmonology

	Rank in this specialty	#40
	Overall Score in this Specialty	53.5 / 100

Reputation with specialists	Modest 25 Score: 0.7% Modest: 0.1%-2.9%
Success with asthma inpatients Limiting deaths, readmissions, and length of stay	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8
Asthma-management success	Very good 75 Score: 7 Very good: 7 or 8 out of 10
Management of cystic fibrosis patients Improving lung function and nutrition	Significant 50 Score: 7 Significant: 5 to 8 out of 12
Management of lung disease of prematurity Providing appropriate care and immunizations	Modest 25 Score: 2 Modest: 1 or 2 out of 7
Management of neuromuscular weakness disorder Checking lung function regularly	Superior 100 Score: 6 Superior: 6 out of 6
Ventilator patient survival	Very high 100 Score: 6 Very high 6 out of 6
Prevention of ICU infections	Significant 50 Score: 4 Significant: 4 out of 6
Use of infection-preventing measures	Superior 100 Score: 36 Superior: 36 to 40 out of 40
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
Pulmonology patient volume	Low 5 Score: 7 Low: 1 to 11 out of 21
Nonsurgical procedure volume	Average 50 Score: 8 Average: 7, 8, or 9 out of 15
Nurse-patient ratio	Average 50 Score: 2.3 Average: 2.3-2.5
Nurse Magnet recognition Certified for high nursing standards	Score: √
Commitment to best practices Such as a formal protocol for cystic fibrosis patients	Superior 100 Score: 23 Superior: 22 to 24 out of 24
Lung transplant program	Basic 50 Score: 2 Basic: 1 to 4 out of 6
Advanced clinical services Such as accredited sleep center	Many 50 Score: 8 Many: 7 or 8 out of 10
Clinical support services Such as pediatric infectious-disease program	All 100 Score: 9 All: 9 out of 9
Advanced technologies	Score: √
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 pulmonologists and sleep medicine specialists	Very good 75 Score: 9 Very good: 9 out of 10
Fellowship program	Score: √
Commitment to clinical research	Score: √

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