Akron Children's Hospital Rankings

Children's Specialties
Nationally ranked Cancer
Nationally ranked Cardiology & Heart 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 #49
U.S. News Hospital Score 41.4/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
0.00

None

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
25.00

Superior

Committing to best practices
Such as postsurgical debriefings
21

Superior

Survival after surgery
Following complex surgery
14

High

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

NR

Survival after Norwood surgery
Following surgery
12

High

Success in reducing ICU infections
6.00

Very good

Surgical volume
9

Low

Catheter procedure volume
12

Average

Norwood surgery volume
3

Low

Nurse-patient ratio
3.30

Superior

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

Very good

Adult congenital heart program
9

Very good

Heart transplant program
Accreditation and volume
0

None

Advanced clinical services
Such as remote monitoring
13.00

Many

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
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
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
Akron General Medical Center
Akron OH 44307
Select Specialty Hospital-Akron
Akron OH 44308
Summa Akron City and St. Thomas Hospitals
Akron OH 44309
Summa Western Reserve Hospital
Cuyahoga Falls OH 44223
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