Rank Based on U.S. News Score. |
18 |
U.S. News Score Summarizes quality of care. The top-ranked hospital received a score of 100. |
42.3 |
Reputation Percentage of specialists responding to U.S. News surveys who recommended hospital for difficult cases. |
8.5% |
Surgical mortality index Relative death rate in most recent 12 months of patients having a first surgery for specified neurological disorders. Lower is better. |
2 |
Bloodstream infection index Relative rate of bloodstream infections in intensive care unit. Lower is better. |
1 |
Surgical infection prevention Whether hospital monitors compliance with specific surgical guidelines and tracks surgical-site infections in specified ways. Higher is better. |
5 |
New-patient volume Number of new patients in most recent 12 months with specified disorders. |
Medium |
Nurse staffing Relative balance of nurses and patients. Higher is better. |
2.0 |
Nurse Magnet hospital Meets certain standards set by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. |
Yes |
Advanced clinical services (of 11) Examples: pediatric headache clinic offering psychologists specializing in headache biofeedback, and preventive therapy; rehabiliation programs for brain trauma, brain tumors, spinal cord. injuries, multiple sclerosis. |
11 |
Key technologies (of 3) PET or PET/CT scan, intraoperative MRI, 3-Tesla MRI |
3 |
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 |
Specialized clinics and programs (of 9) Movement disorder clinic, neurofibromatosis clinic, neuromuscular clinic, tuberous sclerosis clinic, brain tumor program, cerebrovascular accident (stroke) program, craniofacial surgical program, neuro-oncology program, and spina bifida program. |
9 |
Cancer
Neurology & Neurosurgery