Rank Based on U.S. News Score. |
4 |
U.S. News Score Summarizes quality of care. The top-ranked hospital received a score of 100. |
50.6 |
Reputation Percentage of specialists responding to U.S. News surveys who recommended hospital for difficult cases. |
20.8% |
Bloodstream infection index Relative rate of bloodstream infections in intensive care unit. Lower is better. |
1 |
Infection prevention index Involvement and performance in infection-reducing activities such as hand hygiene, flu vaccination, and case reporting. Higher is better. |
4 |
Diabetes management index Success in preventing serious problems in children with type 1 diabetes. Higher is better. |
2 |
Patient volume All patients in most recent 12 months who had specified disorders or received specified procedures. |
5,106 |
Nurse staffing Relative balance of nurses and patients. Higher is better. |
3.8 |
Nurse Magnet hospital Meets certain standards set by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. |
Yes |
Advanced clinical services (of 22) Examples:diabetes and endocrinology support staff with social workers, dieticians, and psychologists, diabetes and endocrinology education programs, diabetes-specific support group for parents and families, patient-accessible electronic health records. |
21 |
Key technologies (of 10) PET or PET/CT scan, intraoperative MRI, 3-Tesla MRI, diagnostic radioiodine scan, therapeutic radioiodine treatment for Graves disease or thyroid cancer, fine needle aspiration of thyroid nodule, thyroidectomy, DEXA scan, endocrine testing and infusion studies. |
10 |
Patient and family services (of 8) Certified child life specialists, family support specialists, pediatric psychologists, interpreter services, family resource center, sleep rooms for parents/siblings, school intervention program, Ronald McDonald House or other residential facility for parents. |
7 |
Specialized clinics and programs (of 4) Programs for lipid disorders, hypertension, comprehensive weight management, and Turner syndrome. |
4 |
Cancer
Diabetes & Endocrine Disorders