ABOUT OUR HOSPITAL
Children's Hospital Los Angeles is a nonprofit, academic, pediatric medical center. We provide the highest quality healthcare for children in our region and beyond.
Each year, we provide more than 97,000 children with pediatric health care in a setting designed just for their needs.
We are a research hospital and believe that it is through research that we can improve the delivery of care to the children of the future.
WE TREAT KIDS BETTER
OUR REPUTATION
Founded in 1901, Children's Hospital Los Angeles is the first and largest pediatric hospital in Southern California. The hospital is one of only eleven children’s hospitals in the nation – and the only one on the West Coast – ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report.
Children's Hospital is:
- The only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in Los Angeles County approved by the County Department of Health Services and accredited by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.
- One of only eight children’s hospitals to be designated a “Top Hospital” for 2009 by The Leapfrog Group.
- Designated as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center – an honor held by only five percent of hospitals nationwide.
- Granted the Beacon Award for Excellence in Pediatric Intensive Care Units from the American Association of Critical Care Nursing.
- The most recognized and favored hospital in Los Angeles County among families with children, according to a 2010 independent study.
- A provider of more than $125 million annually in community benefits to the children and families of Los Angeles.
CLINICAL EXCELLENCE
More than 4,200 employees and 588 medical staff deliver care to patients at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Annual statistics log:
- 10,920 inpatient visits
- 301,838 outpatient visits
- 65,919 Emergency Department visits
- 15,459 pediatric surgeries performed – more complex procedures than any other hospital in Southern California.
- Number of licensed beds: 347
ACADEMIC MEDICAL DEPARTMENTS
Children's Hospital provides top pediatric care via five departments:
DEPARTMENT OF ANESTHESIOLOGY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
The Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine is divided into three divisions which include:
DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS
The Department of Pediatrics – also the largest department within the USC Keck School of Medicine – includes the following divisions:
Children's Hospital also exceeds national benchmarks for maintaining a culture of safety with some of the lowest rates of catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the country. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) consistently has infection rates that are well below the national average.
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY
The Department of Surgery at Children's Hospital is one of the country’s most comprehensive programs, encompassing nine divisions:
All five solid organ transplant programs (heart, lung, liver, intestine, kidney) maintain excellent one-year pediatric patient and graft survival rates, ranging from 95 to 100 percent, per the July 2010 release in the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients.
TOP MEDICAL STAFF
The hospital is one of the country’s premier teaching hospitals and has been affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California since 1932.
EDUCATION
Education is a cornerstone of the mission of Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Our training programs include 575 medical students, 85 full-time residents, three chief residents and 98 fellows. For the past 11 years, 96 percent of those graduating from the Children's Hospital Residency Program passed the American Board of Pediatrics exam on the first attempt, far exceeding the national average.
RESEARCH
Established in 1992, The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles is among the largest and most productive pediatric research centers in the Western United States. In 2003, the Institute was named for Cheryl Saban, PhD, and Mr. Haim Saban with a $40 million philanthropic gift.
With $26 million in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funding, an international team of 100 researchers and physicians collaborate to combat cancer, brain disorders, obesity and diabetes, among other devastating pediatric health conditions.
OUR FACILITIES
HOSPITAL AMENITIES
- Chapel
- Chaplain Services
- Coffee Bar
- Family Pantry (24-hour convenience store)
- Family Resource Center
- Gift Shop
- HBO Café and Outdoor Dining Terrace
- Play and Healing Garden
INPATIENT FACILITIES
- Acute Medical Care Units - 64 Beds
- Acute Medical Surgical Care Unit - 32 Beds
- Acute Surgical Care Unit - 32 Beds
- Blood Bank
- Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Unit - 14 Beds
- Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (CTICU) - 24 Beds
- Burtie Green Bettingen Surgery Center - 14 Operating Rooms
- Cardiovascular Acute Unit (CV Acute) - 21 Beds
- Catheterization Laboratories
- Gymnasium
- Hematology/Oncology Units - 48 Beds
- Inpatient Imaging and Radiology
- Marion and John E. Anderson Pavilion, The
- Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit (NICCU) - 58 Beds
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) - 24 Beds
- Pharmacy (Inpatient Satellite Settings) - 4
- Playrooms
- Rehabiliation Unit - 28 Beds
- Teen Lounge
OUTPATIENT FACILITIES
- Ambulatory Infusion Center
- Ambulatory Surgery Center - 3 Operating Rooms and 1 Procedure Rooms
- Boone Fetter Clinic (autism and developmental disorders clinic)
- Emergency Department (30 Bays)
- Twenty-six Exam Rooms
- Two Trauma Rooms (2 bays each)
- Nine Urgent Care Bays
- Gymnasium
- Hydrotherapy Room
- Outpatient Clinics (see refer a patient page for complete list)
- Radiology and Imaging
- Sleep Center
- Teenage Health Center
- University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD)
SATELLITE LOCATIONS
OUR MISSION
We create hope and build healthier futures.
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