{"id":2908,"date":"2021-02-23T18:38:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T22:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/?p=2908"},"modified":"2021-03-08T18:12:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T22:12:48","slug":"us-news-and-world-report-ranking-7-years-running","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/us-news-and-world-report-ranking-7-years-running\/","title":{"rendered":"US News and World Report Ranking: 7 Years Running"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by Dr. Jonathan Swanson<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2714 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2020\/02\/Swanson-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jon Swanson\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2020\/02\/Swanson-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2020\/02\/Swanson-148x200.jpg 148w, https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2020\/02\/Swanson.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last year, the UVA Children\u2019s NICU and the Division of Neonatology were once again recognized by the annual US News and World Report Best Children\u2019s Hospital survey as having one of the nation\u2019s Top 50 neonatology programs. This was the 7<sup>th<\/sup> year in a row that the program has been recognized, receiving its initial honor in 2013 when UVA Children\u2019s first participated in the survey.<\/p>\n<p>The Division of Neonatology and the NICU have utilized the Best Children\u2019s Hospital Survey as a framework for improving care processes and outcomes. In the middle of 2014, NICU leadership noticed a significant uptick in the number of unplanned extubations with a peak rate of 1.5 extubations per 100 ventilator days. Using Lean methodology, leadership, and bedside clinicians worked together to focus on several areas for improvement. The improvement team developed standard work for endotracheal tube stabilization and since then has lowered the rate to 0.5 extubations per 100 ventilator days, well below national benchmarks.<\/p>\n<p>Other improvement projects that the Neonatology program has focused on include reducing breastmilk mis-administrations (going over 6 years without an event), central line associated blood stream infections (rates continuously &lt;0.5 infections per 1000 ventilator days), and reducing the incidence of severe intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birth weight infants (with current rates &lt;5% in fiscal year 2021).<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Neonatology, other programs from UVA Children\u2019s in 2020 that were ranked included Pediatric Cardiology &amp; Heart Surgery, Pediatric Diabetes &amp; Endocrinology, Pediatric Orthopedics and Pediatric Urology.\u00a0 \u201cProviding high-quality, specialized care for our youngest patients requires a tremendous team,\u201d said James Nataro, MD, PhD, MBA, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at UVA. \u201cI\u2019m proud to see their commitment recognized nationally by U.S. News.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to congratulate our team at UVA Children\u2019s for earning these awards,\u201d said K. Craig Kent, MD, UVA\u2019s executive vice president for health affairs. \u201cThese national rankings highlight our commitment to providing the best care for children from across Virginia and the region, as well as our commitment to finding new and better ways to provide this essential care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some of the novel approaches to care that have been introduced to the NICU this past year include the use of bedside virtual visitation with AngelEye Cameras and the introduction of Pediatric\/Neonatal Inpatient Hospice Care with our Pediatric Palliative care program. We look forward to sharing these developments with you in future stories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Dr. Jonathan Swanson Last year, the UVA Children\u2019s NICU and the Division of Neonatology were once again recognized by the annual US News and World Report Best Children\u2019s Hospital survey as having one of the nation\u2019s Top 50 neonatology programs. 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