Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, a hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is the only hospital is southwestern Pennsylvania dedicated solely to the care of infants, children and young adults. Care is provided by more than 700 board-certified pediatricians and pediatric specialists. Children’s also provides primary care and specialty care at over 30 locations throughout the Pittsburgh region, as well as clinical specialty services throughout western Pennsylvania at regional health care facilities.[1]
A new Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh campus is currently being built. Opening in mid-2009, the 1.5 million square foot hospital will have 296 beds, with a 41 bed emergency department and a 36 bed pediatric intensive care unit.[2] A ten-story research center is all so being constructed, with seven out of the ten floors will be dedicated for pediatric medical research. The complex will be environmentally friendly and "quiet".[3]
[edit] See also
- Mr. Yuk (poison control campaign created by Children's Hospital)
[edit] External links
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC homepage
- Children's Hospital Heart Center
- New Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Search for a Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Physician
[edit] References
- ^ Children's Milestones Retrieved July 13, 2007
- ^ Children's Hospital final steel beams placed, as ex-CEO looks on - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved June 21, 2007.
- ^ About Children's Retrieved June 17, 2007
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