Children's Healthcare of Atlanta 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 Orthopedics
Nationally ranked Pulmonology
Nationally ranked Urology

Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery Score Card

Hospital Ranking #6
U.S. News Hospital Score 80.4/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
23.90

Strong

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
20.00

Very good

Committing to best practices
Such as postsurgical debriefings
20

Superior

Survival after surgery
Following complex surgery
16

Very high

Survival after heart transplant
One- and three-year survival
4

Average

Survival after Norwood surgery
Following surgery
15

High

Success in reducing ICU infections
6.00

Very good

Surgical volume
27

Very high

Catheter procedure volume
25

High

Norwood surgery volume
9

Very high

Nurse-patient ratio
3.50

Superior

Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
No
Congenital heart program
18

Superior

Adult congenital heart program
10

Superior

Heart transplant program
Accreditation and volume
4

Superior

Advanced clinical services
Such as remote monitoring
18.00

All

Clinical support services
Such as heart-surgery ICU
9

All

Advanced technologies
5.00

All

Specialized clinics and programs
Such as for stenting
11.00

All

Patient and family services
Such as interpreters and child life specialists
8

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
10

Superior

Subspecialist availability
14

Superior

Fellowship programs
2

2 of 2

Committing to clinical research
10

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: Cardiology & Heart Surgery Hospitals:
#1 Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
#2 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
#3 Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Wesley Woods Geriatric Hospital of Emory University
Atlanta GA 30329
Atlanta VA Medical Center
Decatur GA 30033
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta GA 30322
Wesley Woods Long Term Care Hospital
Atlanta GA 30329
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