Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC Pulmonology Rankings

Duke University Medical Center 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; Neonatology; Nephrology; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Orthopedics; Pulmonology; Urology

Pulmonology

	Rank in this specialty	#5
	Overall Score in this Specialty	87.9 / 100

Reputation with specialists

Strong

Score: 18.8%

Strong=15.0%-49.9%

Survival

Better than expected

Score: 8

Better than expected=7-8

Success in keeping patients safe

Moderate

Score: 2

Moderate=2 out of 3

Preventing deaths from treatable complications	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3
Preventing collapsed lung after surgery	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3
Preventing major bleeding after surgery	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3
Preventing respiratory failure after surgery	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3
Preventing incisions from reopening after surgery	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3
Preventing accidental injuries during surgery	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior=3 out of 3

Patient volume

Highest

100

4,605 discharges

Highest=2,500 or above

Nurse staffing

Highest

100

Score: 2.0

Highest=2.0 or above

Nurse Magnet hospital

Score: √

Advanced technologies

Highest

100

Score: 6

Highest=6 out of 6

Patient services

Number of important patient services available in this specialty

Highest

100

Score: 8

Highest=8 out of 8

Trauma center

Score: √

Intensivists

Score: √

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