Rank Based on U.S. News Score. |
3 |
U.S. News Score Summarizes quality of care. The top-ranked hospital received a score of 100. |
69.6 |
Reputation Percentage of specialists responding to U.S. News surveys who recommended hospital for difficult cases. |
15.4% |
Kidney-transplant survival index Reflects three-year survival of kidney transplant patients and of the transplanted organs. Higher is better. |
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. |
5 |
Patient volume All patients in most recent 12 months who had specified disorders or received specified procedures. |
236 |
Dialysis volume All patients in most recent 24 months who received regular dialysis. |
255 |
Nurse staffing Relative balance of nurses and patients. Higher is better. |
2.5 |
Nurse Magnet hospital Meets certain standards set by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. |
Yes |
Advanced clinical services (of 13) Examples: dedicated pediatric dialysis unit directed by pediatric nephrologist, renal replacement therapy (continuous, hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis), ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, UNOS-listed transplant services, laparoscopic donor nephrectomies. |
13 |
Key technologies (of 3) PET or PET/CT scan, intraoperative MRI, 3-Tesla MRI |
2 |
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. |
8 |
Cancer
Kidney Disorders