North Carolina Children's Hospital at UNC 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
High performing Nephrology
High performing Neurology & Neurosurgery
Orthopedics
Psychiatry
High performing Pulmonology
Rheumatology
High performing 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 #46
U.S. News Hospital Score 42.7/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
0.20

Modest

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
18.00

Significant

Committing to best practices
Such as postsurgical debriefings
21

Superior

Survival after surgery
Following complex surgery
9

Average

Survival after heart transplant
One- and three-year survival
5

High

Survival after Norwood surgery
Following surgery
5

Low

Success in reducing ICU infections
6.00

Very good

Surgical volume
9

Low

Catheter procedure volume
9

Low

Norwood surgery volume
3

Low

Nurse-patient ratio
2.70

Good

Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
Yes
Congenital heart program
13

Very good

Adult congenital heart program
7

Significant

Heart transplant program
Accreditation and volume
2

Adequate

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
10.00

Most

Patient and family services
Such as interpreters and child life specialists
7

Most

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
12

Significant

Fellowship programs
0

0 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.

Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery Hospitals:
#1 Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA
#2 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
#3 Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
Duke University Medical Center
Durham NC 27710
Duke University Medical Center
Durham NC 27710
Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Durham NC 27705
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham NC 27704
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