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: Nephrology Score Card

Hospital Ranking #32
U.S. News Hospital Score 54.2/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
1.90

Modest

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
40.00

Very good

Committing to best practices
Such as nurses formally trained in pediatric dialysis
19

Very good

Survival after kidney transplant
One- and three-year survival
24.00

Very high

Managing dialysis patients
Lab tests and survival
20

Superior

Preventing biopsy complications
3

High

Success in reducing ICU infections
4.00

Significant

Success in preventing dialysis-related infections
9.00

Very high

Patient volume
15

Low

Catheter procedure volume
6

Average

Dialysis volume
6

Low

Kidney biopsy volume
2

Low

Kidney transplant volume
2

Average

Nurse-patient ratio
2.40

Average

Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
Yes
Dialysis patients receiving transplants
Percentage transplanted in last two years
1

Low

Advanced clinical services
Specialized resources such as different dialysis options
5.00

Some

Clinical support services
Such as pediatric ICU
9

All

Advanced technologies
1 out of 1
Patient and family services
Such as interpreters and child life specialists
12

All

Engaging parents and family
Engagement with parents and family
6

Superior

Committing to quality improvement
Such as tracking patient data
6

Significant

Use of health information technology
10

Superior

Subspecialist availability
8

Superior

Fellowship program
0 out of 1
Committing to clinical research
2 out of 10

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.

Pediatrics: Nephrology Hospitals:
#1 Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
#2 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
#3 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Durham NC 27705
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham NC 27704
Select Specialty Hospital-Durham
Durham NC 27704
Durham Regional Hospital
Durham NC 27704
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