Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center 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: Diabetes & Endocrinology

best Rank in this specialty
#26
Overall Score in this Specialty
65.6 / 100

Reputation with specialists

Significant

50

Score: 6.0%

Significant: 3.0%-​14.9%

Diabetic patient management

Very good

75

Score: 17

Very good: 15 to 18 out of 20

Hypothyroid patient management

Very good

75

Score: 3

Very good: 3 out of 4

Use of infection-preventing measures

Very good

75

Score: 19

Very good: 16 to 20 out of 23

Diabetes & endocrinology patient volume

Average

50

Score: 24

Average: 16 to 26 out of 36

Procedure volume

Average

50

Score: 16

Average: 9 to 16 out of 30

Nurse-patient ratio

Average

50

Score: 2.5

Average: 2.3-​2.5

Nurse Magnet recognition

Certified for high nursing standards

Score: √

Commitment to best practices

Such as using database to evaluate program quality

Very good

75

Score: 52

Very good: 46 to 55 out of 63

Diabetes care options

Availability of treatment alternatives such as insulin pump

All

100

Score: 4

All: 4 out of 4

Advanced clinical services

Such as certified diabetes educators

Most

75

Score: 18

Most: 16 to 18 out of 19

Clinical support services

Such as genetic testing and counseling

All

100

Score: 9

All: 9 out of 9

Advanced technologies

All

100

Score: 10

All: 10 out of 10

Specialized clinics and programs

Such as for lipid disorders and weight management

All

100

Score: 8

All: 7 or 8 out of 8

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 endocrinologists

Superior

100

Score: 12

Superior: 12 out of 12

Fellowship program

Score: √

Commitment to clinical research

Score: √

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