Vermont Children's Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care Rankings

Children's Specialties
Nationally ranked Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
Nationally ranked Pulmonology

Pediatrics: Pulmonology Score Card

Hospital Ranking #51
U.S. News Hospital Score 46.6/100
Best Children's Hospitals Rankings Methodology »
Reputation with specialists
0.00

None

Infection-prevention program
Use of proven measures
25.00

Significant

Committing to best practices
Such as a formal protocol for cystic fibrosis patients
12

Very good

Asthma inpatient care
Limiting deaths, readmissions, and length of stay
9

Very good

Asthma management
0

Minimal

Cystic fibrosis management
Improving lung function and nutrition
9

Very good

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
3

High

Success in reducing ICU infections
7.00

Very good

Patient volume
7

Low

Nonsurgical procedure volume
4

Low

Nurse-patient ratio
1.30

Inadequate

Nurse Magnet hospital
Certified for high-quality nursing care
No
Lung transplant program
NR

NA

Advanced clinical services
Such as accredited sleep center and lab
8.00

Many

Clinical support services
Such as pediatric infectious-disease program
8

Most

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
10

Superior

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:
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Philadelphia, PA
#2 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
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#3 Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, TX
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Plattsburgh NY 12901
Northwestern Medical Center
Saint Albans VT 05478
Elizabethtown Community Hospital
Elizabethtown NY 12932
Copley Hospital
Morrisville VT 05661
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