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 Pulmonology
Nationally ranked Urology

Pediatrics: Pulmonology Score Card

Hospital Ranking #13
U.S. News Hospital Score 71.8/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
24.80

Strong

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
28.00

Very good

Committing to best practices
Such as a formal protocol for cystic fibrosis patients
14

Superior

Asthma inpatient care
Limiting deaths, readmissions, and length of stay
8

Significant

Asthma management
12

Very good

Cystic fibrosis management
Improving lung function and nutrition
7

Significant

Lung disease of prematurity management
Providing appropriate care and immunizations
7

Superior

Neuromuscular weakness disorder management
Regular lung function checks
6

Superior

Preventing deaths of patients on ventilators
2

Average

Success in reducing ICU infections
7.00

Very good

Patient volume
20

Very high

Nonsurgical procedure volume
12

High

Nurse-patient ratio
3.00
Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
No
Lung transplant program
5

Enhanced

Advanced clinical services
Such as accredited sleep center and lab
10.00

Most

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
8

Very good

Use of health information technology
10

Superior

Subspecialist availability
9

Very good

Fellowship program
1 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.

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