University of Iowa Children's Hospital Rankings

Adult Specialties
Nationally ranked Cancer
High performing Cardiology & Heart Surgery
High performing Diabetes & Endocrinology
Nationally ranked Ear, Nose & Throat
High performing Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
High performing Geriatrics
Nationally ranked Gynecology
Nationally ranked Nephrology
Nationally ranked Neurology & Neurosurgery
Nationally ranked Ophthalmology
Nationally ranked Orthopedics
High performing Psychiatry
Nationally ranked Pulmonology
Rehabilitation
Nationally ranked Urology
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 #29
U.S. News Hospital Score 58.0/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
0.70

Modest

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
23.00

Very good

Committing to best practices
Such as postsurgical debriefings
18

Very good

Survival after surgery
Following complex surgery
16

Very high

Survival after heart transplant
One- and three-year survival
6

Very high

Survival after Norwood surgery
Following surgery
16

Very high

Success in reducing ICU infections
2.00

Significant

Surgical volume
9

Low

Catheter procedure volume
16

Average

Norwood surgery volume
3

Low

Nurse-patient ratio
2.50
Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
Yes
Congenital heart program
11

Very good

Adult congenital heart program
9

Very good

Heart transplant program
Accreditation and volume
3

Good

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
11

Significant

Fellowship programs
2

2 of 2

Committing to clinical research
5

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.

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