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Urology hospital comparisons 2012-2013
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Kaiser Permanente
San Diego Medical
Center

Urology Score Card

[Hospital is not ranked]
U.S. News Hospital Score       
41.5/100
Reputation with specialists
None

Survival
Worse than
expected

Success in keeping patients
safe
(preventing hospital
infections)
Superior

Patient volume
Highest
Nurse staffing
Average
Nurse Magnet hospital
No
Advanced technologies
Highest

[Maura Larkins comment: I
believe this indicates that
Kaiser made false
statements
here, claiming
that X-rays were saved
only on thermal paper.]
US News and World Report hospital rankings and score cards 2011-2012
UPDATE 2012-2013
UC San Diego
Medical Center

Urology Score Card

Hospital Ranking  
#37

U.S. News Hospital
Score
66.2/100

Reputation with
specialists
Modest
Survival
Much better
than
expected

Success in keeping
patients safe
Limited

Patient volume
Highest

Nurse staffing
High

Nurse Magnet hospital
Yes

Advanced
technologies
Highest
Sharp Grossmont
Hospital
Urology Score Card

Hospital Ranking     NA
U.S. News Hospital
Score        
46.0/100
Reputation with
specialists
None
Survival
Much worse
than expected
Success in keeping
patients safe
Moderate
Patient volume
Highest
Nurse staffing
Highest
Nurse Magnet hospital
Yes
Advanced
technologies
Highest
Tri-City Medical
Center
Urology Score Card

Hospital Ranking     NA
U.S. News Hospital
Score    
    25.8/100

Reputation with specialists
None
Survival
Much worse
than expected
Success in keeping
patients safe
Moderate
Patient volume
High
Nurse staffing
Average
Nurse Magnet hospital
No
Advanced technologies
Medium
Scripps
Mercy
Hospital

Urology Score Card

Hospital Ranking   
NA

U.S. News Hospital
Score        
55.6/100

Reputation with
specialists
None
Survival
Better than
expected
Success in keeping
patients safe
Moderate
Patient volume
Highest
Nurse staffing
Highest
Nurse Magnet
hospital
No
Advanced
technologies
Highest
Scripps La Jolla
Hospitals
and
Clinics

Urology Score Card

Hospital Ranking  NA

U.S. News Hospital
Score        
56.3/100


Reputation with
specialists
None
Survival
Better than
expected
Success in keeping
patients safe
Limited
Patient volume
Highest
Nurse staffing
Highest
Nurse Magnet hospital
Yes
Advanced
technologies
Highest