Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Rankings

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: Diabetes & Endocrinology

best Rank in this specialty
#3
Overall Score in this Specialty
88.5 / 100

Reputation with specialists

Strong

75

Score: 34.6%

Strong: 15.0%-​49.9%

Diabetic patient management

Superior

100

Score: 19

Superior: 19 or 20 out of 20

Hypothyroid patient management

Superior

100

Score: 4

Superior: 4 out of 4

Use of infection-preventing measures

Very good

75

Score: 18

Very good: 16 to 20 out of 23

Diabetes & endocrinology patient volume

Average

50

Score: 26

Average: 16 to 26 out of 36

Procedure volume

Very high

100

Score: 26

Very high: 25 to 30 out of 30

Nurse-patient ratio

Superior

100

Score: 3.1

Superior: 3.1 and above

Nurse Magnet recognition

Certified for high nursing standards

Score: √

Commitment to best practices

Such as using database to evaluate program quality

Superior

100

Score: 60

Superior: 56 to 63 out of 63

Diabetes care options

Availability of treatment alternatives such as insulin pump

All

100

Score: 4

All: 4 out of 4

Advanced clinical services

Such as certified diabetes educators

Most

75

Score: 18

Most: 16 to 18 out of 19

Clinical support services

Such as genetic testing and counseling

All

100

Score: 9

All: 9 out of 9

Advanced technologies

All

100

Score: 10

All: 10 out of 10

Specialized clinics and programs

Such as for lipid disorders and weight management

All

100

Score: 7

All: 7 or 8 out of 8

Patient and family services

Such as interpreters and child life specialists

All

100

Score: 8

All: 8 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 endocrinologists

Superior

100

Score: 12

Superior: 12 out of 12

Fellowship program

Score: √

Commitment to clinical research

Score: √

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