Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Rankings

Adult Specialties
Nationally ranked Cancer
High performing Cardiology & Heart Surgery
High performing Diabetes & Endocrinology
High performing Ear, Nose & Throat
Nationally ranked Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
Nationally ranked Geriatrics
High performing Gynecology
Nationally ranked Nephrology
Nationally ranked Neurology & Neurosurgery
Ophthalmology
High performing Orthopedics
Nationally ranked Pulmonology
Rheumatology
Nationally ranked Urology
Children's Specialties
Nationally ranked Neonatology
Nationally ranked Orthopedics
Nationally ranked Urology

Cardiology & Heart Surgery

best Rank in this specialty
#NA
Overall Score in this Specialty
50.2 / 100

Reputation with specialists

Modest

25

Score: 1.9%

Modest=0.1%-​2.9%

Survival

Better than expected

75

Score: 7

Better than expected=7-​8

Success in keeping patients safe

Moderate

50

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

Superior

100

Score: 3

Superior=3 out of 3

Preventing major bleeding after surgery

Limited

5

Score: 1

Limited=1 out of 3

Preventing respiratory failure after surgery

Limited

5

Score: 1

Limited=1 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

5,515 discharges

Highest=4,500 or above

Nurse staffing

Highest

100

Score: 2.1

Highest=2.0 or above

Nurse Magnet hospital

Score: √

Advanced technologies

Highest

100

Score: 7

Highest=7 out of 7

Patient services

Number of important patient services available in this specialty

Highest

100

Score: 7

Highest=7 out of 7

Trauma center

Score: √

Intensivists

Score: √

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