Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Hospitals

Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville

  • Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville

1211 22nd Avenue South
Nashville, TN 37232
(615) 322-5000
www.vanderbilt.edu
This hospital is one of nearly 5,000 that U.S.News evaluated for the latest America's Best Hospitals rankings. See the complete hospital rankings
Pediatric Specialty Rank Reputation U.S. News Score
Cancer 25 1.5% 33.9
Digestive Disorders 21 3.0% 36.6
Rank
Based on U.S. News Score.
21
U.S. News Score
Summarizes quality of care. The top-ranked hospital received a score of 100.
36.6
Reputation
Percentage of specialists responding to U.S. News surveys who recommended hospital for difficult cases.
3.0%
Liver-transplant survival index
Reflects three-year patient survival. Higher is better.
1
Bloodstream infection index
Relative rate of bloodstream infections in intensive care unit. Lower is better.
2
Infection prevention index
Involvement and performance in infection-reducing activities such as hand hygiene, flu vaccination, and case reporting. Higher is better.
5
Transplant volume index
Relative number of intestinal and liver transplants. Higher is better.
2
Patient volume
All patients in most recent 12 months who had specified disorders or received specified procedures.
102
Nurse staffing
Relative balance of nurses and patients. Higher is better.
3.0
Nurse Magnet hospital
Meets certain standards set by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Yes
Advanced clinical services (of 6)
Pediatric GI specialists and pediatric interventional radiologists available 24/7, support groups for inflammatory bowel, celiac, liver, another GI disease.
6
Key technologies (of 3)
PET or PET/CT scang, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, CT enterography.
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
Pediatric Specialty Rank Reputation U.S. News Score
Heart & Heart Surgery 23 0.8% 35.9
Neonatal Care 13 5.6% 36.5
Orthopedics 22 1.3% 36.2
Urology 6 22.2% 53.8

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