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: Pulmonology Score Card

Hospital Ranking #28
U.S. News Hospital Score 56.6/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
1.90

Modest

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
37.00

Superior

Committing to best practices
Such as a formal protocol for cystic fibrosis patients
9

Significant

Asthma inpatient care
Limiting deaths, readmissions, and length of stay
10

Superior

Asthma management
12

Very good

Cystic fibrosis management
Improving lung function and nutrition
8

Significant

Lung disease of prematurity management
Providing appropriate care and immunizations
6

Very good

Neuromuscular weakness disorder management
Regular lung function checks
6

Superior

Preventing deaths of patients on ventilators
3

High

Success in reducing ICU infections
6.00

Significant

Patient volume
15

High

Nonsurgical procedure volume
4

Low

Nurse-patient ratio
3.30

Superior

Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
Yes
Lung transplant program
NR

NA

Advanced clinical services
Such as accredited sleep center and lab
9.00

Many

Clinical support services
Such as pediatric infectious-disease program
9

All

Advanced technologies
1 out of 1
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
8

Significant

Fellowship program
0 out of 1
Committing to clinical research
1 out of 1

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: Pulmonology Hospitals:
#1 Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
#2 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
#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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