North Carolina Children's Hospital at UNC in Chapel Hill, NC Pediatrics: Pulmonology Rankings

Pediatrics: Pulmonology

	Rank in this specialty	#11
	Overall Score in this Specialty	78.8 / 100

Reputation with specialists	Strong 75 Score: 26.8% Strong: 15.0%-49.9%
Success with asthma inpatients Limiting deaths, readmissions, and length of stay	Superior 100 Score: 8 Superior: 8 out of 8
Asthma-management success	Very good 75 Score: 8 Very good: 7 or 8 out of 10
Management of cystic fibrosis patients Improving lung function and nutrition	Very good 75 Score: 9 Very good: 9 to 10 out of 12
Management of lung disease of prematurity Providing appropriate care and immunizations	Superior 100 Score: 7 Superior: 7 out of 7
Management of neuromuscular weakness disorder Checking lung function regularly	Very good 75 Score: 5 Very good: 5 out of 6
Ventilator patient survival	Very high 100 Score: 6 Very high 6 out of 6
Prevention of ICU infections	Significant 50 Score: 4 Significant: 4 out of 6
Use of infection-preventing measures	Very good 75 Score: 35 Very good: 26 to 35 out of 40
Prevention of pressure ulcers Pressure over a bone or from central lines, masks and other devices can cause the skin to break down	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior: 3 out of 3
Pulmonology patient volume	Low 5 Score: 9 Low: 1 to 11 out of 21
Nonsurgical procedure volume	Average 50 Score: 9 Average: 7, 8, or 9 out of 15
Nurse-patient ratio	Good 75 Score: 3.0 Good: 2.6-3.0
Nurse Magnet recognition Certified for high nursing standards	Score: √
Commitment to best practices Such as a formal protocol for cystic fibrosis patients	Very good 75 Score: 19 Very good: 17 to 21 out of 24
Lung transplant program	Basic 50 Score: 4 Basic: 1 to 4 out of 6
Advanced clinical services Such as accredited sleep center	Many 50 Score: 7 Many: 7 or 8 out of 10
Clinical support services Such as pediatric infectious-disease program	All 100 Score: 9 All: 9 out of 9
Advanced technologies	Score: √
Patient and family services Such as interpreters and child life specialists	Most 75 Score: 7 Most: 7 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 pulmonologists and sleep medicine specialists	Very good 75 Score: 9 Very good: 9 out of 10
Fellowship program	Score: √
Commitment to clinical research	Score: √

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