Medical University of South Carolina Children's Hospital Rankings

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

Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery Score Card

Hospital Ranking #15
U.S. News Hospital Score 68.3/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
8.10

Significant

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
18

Very high

Survival after heart transplant
One- and three-year survival
3

Average

Survival after Norwood surgery
Following surgery
18

Very high

Success in reducing ICU infections
6.00

Very good

Surgical volume
18

Average

Catheter procedure volume
15

Average

Norwood surgery volume
8

High

Nurse-patient ratio
2.90

Good

Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
No
Congenital heart program
18

Superior

Adult congenital heart program
10

Superior

Heart transplant program
Accreditation and volume
4

Superior

Advanced clinical services
Such as remote monitoring
16.00

Most

Clinical support services
Such as heart-surgery ICU
9

All

Advanced technologies
5.00

All

Specialized clinics and programs
Such as for stenting
11.00

All

Patient and family services
Such as interpreters and child life specialists
8

All

Engaging parents and family
Engagement with parents and family
4

Significant

Committing to quality improvement
Such as tracking patient data
9

Superior

Use of health information technology
10

Superior

Subspecialist availability
12

Significant

Fellowship programs
1

1 of 2

Committing to clinical research
9

Very good

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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