Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery Score Card
| Hospital Ranking | #33 |
|---|---|
| U.S. News Hospital Score | 53.9/100 |
| Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology » | |
| Reputation with specialists |
0.00
None |
|
Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
|
23.00
Very good |
|
Committing to best practices
Such as postsurgical debriefings
|
19
Superior |
|
Survival after surgery
Following complex surgery
|
13
High |
|
Survival after heart transplant
One- and three-year survival
|
6
Very high |
|
Survival after Norwood surgery
Following surgery
|
11
High |
| Success in reducing ICU infections |
7.00
Superior |
| Surgical volume |
12
Average |
| Catheter procedure volume |
12
Average |
| Norwood surgery volume |
7
Average |
| Nurse-patient ratio |
2.70
Good |
|
Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
|
No
|
| Congenital heart program |
16
Superior |
| Adult congenital heart program |
10
Superior |
|
Heart transplant program
Accreditation and volume
|
3
Good |
|
Advanced clinical services
Such as remote monitoring
|
15.00
Most |
|
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 |
9
Very good |
| Subspecialist availability |
11
Significant |
| Fellowship programs |
0
0 of 2 |
| Committing to clinical research |
6
Significant |
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.
