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The Children's Medical Center of Dayton is a not-for-profit 155-bed regional pediatric referral center and is the only facility in the region devoted to the health, safety and information needs of children and their families.
Dayton Children's is staffed by pediatricians, pediatric specialists and clinical staff with special training and experience in caring for children. In addition, everything from room decor to life-saving equipment is designed with the comfort of children in mind.
As a regional referral center, Dayton Children's draws patients from a 20-county area that includes Ohio and eastern Indiana. Dayton Children's affiliation with Wright State University School of Medicine and accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ensures young patients the finest pediatric care available.
Dayton Children's staff of over 200 physicians and residents includes primary care pediatricians as well as subspecialists in over 35 areas of pediatric medicine. Working as a team with the medical staff are more than 1,300 employees and volunteers who share a commitment to quality care no matter what their specific titles or duties.
[edit] History
More than 35 years ago, community leaders joined concerned parents and physicians to ensure a full-service children’s hospital would be a permanent part of the Miami Valley community. The hard work of many resulted in the opening of The Barney Children’s Medical Center in 1967. This milestone ensured that the early advocacy work of Annae Barney Gorman, Elsie Mead, Arthur Beerman, Wallace B. Taggart, MD, Alan Shafer, MD, and the Barney Convalescent Center staff would not decline as the threat of polio was brought under control. In 1970, Barney’s became The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton.
Today, as a nationally recognized, regional pediatric facility, we continue to grow to meet the needs of children and families throughout southwest Ohio. Outpatient and alternative services such as Children’s Home Care of Dayton, Almost Home and Children’s Urgent Care supplement the medical center’s fine inpatient services. Dayton Children’s founders recognized the differences between caring for children and adults and realized the importance of having a separate facility to care exclusively for children. This pediatric difference remains a guiding principle of Dayton Children’s vision and mission as we plan for the years ahead.
Many of the programs at Dayton Children’s have been recognized with certifications and accreditations from organizations setting the standards of quality care. The hospital earns high scores from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations—scores that are consistently among the highest in the country.
It was 1919. America was ending World War I, but in Dayton, Ohio a new beginning was underway. Anna Barney Gorman, a philanthropist and community activist, had purchased a building on Chapel Street and was making plans for a community center to offer health services, education and recreation for North Dayton residents. Within a year, Anna Barney Gorman opened the Barney Community Center, which provided neighborhood residents free clinics, occupational therapy classes, a milk station and lunch program.
Throughout her life, Mrs. Gorman continued to be active and interested in the progress of the community center and lived to see it develop into the only convalescent hospital in the area designed to care for polio victims. To reflect the center's expanded mission, the name was changed to the Barney Convalescent Hospital in 1947.
With the advent of the Salk and Sabin vaccines in the mid-1950s, the need for a strictly convalescent hospital diminished. About that same time, a new need emerged--the need for a pediatric hospital to care for seriously ill and injured children.
In 1957, Elsie Mead worked tirelessly to form the Children's Hospital Society, which was dedicated to raising funds for the construction of a children's hospital. The board of the Barney Convalescent Hospital also recognized the need for a full-service children's hospital and joined forces with the hospital society in 1963. As the result of their efforts, The Barney Children's Medical Center, a four-story hospital located at 1735 Chapel Street, was opened in February 1967. Elsie Mead remained the hospital's guiding light--including several years as its board chairperson--until her death in 1980.
In 1970 the medical center's name was changed to The Children's Medical Center. Dayton Children's evolved into a 155-bed private, not-for-profit hospital for infants, children and adolescents. This commitment to serving as the area's only hospital devoted to pediatric care led the way to additional construction.
After opening the four-story patient care pavilion, the medical center subsequently expanded the radiology and laboratory departments. Through the years, these areas have undergone continual expansion. A cardiac study suite fulfilled Dayton Children's promise to the community to offer high-quality cardiac care for children. This area, which was completed in 1986, is also an important component of the Southwest Ohio Cardiac Center for Children--a program sponsored by CMC and the Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati.
In 1974, Dayton Children's officially dedicated the Altrusa Burn Area. This unit, the first in the Miami Valley, handles acute burn patients. Nurses in the unit receive special training, and equipment is specially designed for the most effective infection-controlled treatments.
An $8.4 million phase II building addition was completed in 1978. This increased the medical center's emphasis on preventive medicine and ambulatory care. Phase II provided additional space for ambulatory services including a day surgery unit, emergency department, dental offices, outpatient clinics and outpatient pharmacy. Offices for pediatric surgeons, rehabilitative medicine, the neonatal intensive care unit and the medical library are also located in this addition.
Although Dayton Children's did not move in 1979, an address change was approved at that year's annual meeting. The Chapel Street address became One Children's Plaza. That same year, a four-story, plus basement addition was completed. Phase II-A houses the department of medical genetics, social work, psychology, psychiatry, newborn medicine, the perinatal team and administrative offices.
Multimedia services, facilities offices, a conference room and the 150-seat Maurice D. Kogut, MD, auditorium are on the lower level; some subspecialty offices are on the first floor.
The Cox Center for Children's Health is located in a building in front of the hospital. The buildings are connected with a covered skyway. This building houses houses faculty and administrative offices for the Wright State University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. In addition, Pediatric Clinical Trials International, Inc. (PCTI), conference rooms and overnight accommodations for resident physicians are located in this building. The medical library for physicians, medical students and residents is also located in the Cox Center.
The Cox Center for Children's Health also is home to the rehabilitative services department and Children's Health Clinic.
On February 1, 1980, another project was completed for the benefit of Dayton Children's patients and their families. The Ronald McDonald House at 741 Valley Street served as a home away from home for parents and families of patients at CMC. Today, a new, enlarged Ronald McDonald House is located just one block from the original building. The new building, which opened in the fall of 1998, offers overnight accommodations for 12 families.
Families may use the house for one night or several weeks, depending on their needs. The house is owned and operated by Children's Oncology Services of Dayton, Inc, a non-profit corporation made up of parents, hospital representatives, Dayton Children's auxiliary members and area McDonald's restaurant owners and operators.
Dayton Children's first neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) was completed in March 1982. This unit served babies and families in the hospital's 20-county service area until January 20, 1998 when the totally renovated newborn intensive care unit opened. This unit looks dramatically different with a Victorian house theme, soft lighting, low noice levels, and other features to create a healing environment.
The most significant change, however, is the use of special developmental concepts that have been shown to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Babies cared for in this environment have less need for assisted breathing and special feeding tubes, spend less time in the hospital and score better on neurodevelopmental tests. Research has also shown faster weight gain and less need for sedatives. This renovation was made possible through financial support from Dayton Children's Women's Board.
This innovative area was recognized in 1998 by the Society of Critical Care Medical (SCCM) as "best in the country" for quality of care, design innovation and technology. Health care professionals from around the world visit Dayton Children's NICU to see its innovative features.
The majority of patients admitted to the NICU were originally brought to Dayton Children's via Box 21. The increasing demand for transport to the hospital led to the design of the hospital's own transport vehicles. Today, four of these specially designed units--mobile intensive care units--safely transport children needing Dayton Children's specialized services. The Women's Board provided funding for these units. A new unit was purchased in 1999 with funds raised by the K99.1 Miracle Marathon.
In the mid-1980s more construction took place on Dayton Children's campus. The support services building was completed early in 1985. This project allowed for the relocation of warehouse facilities and several support departments resulting in a more cost-effective use of space. The support services building also contains information services, financial services, material services, human resources, development, volunteer services and marketing communications.
During the 1980s, new trauma rooms were added to the emergency department. Since that time, major renovations have taken place to improve patient and family services. Most recently, larger, cheerier waiting areas, 12 additional treatment rooms and a new computer system help make the emergency department experience more positive. Some of these improvements were funded by the TWIGs (Dayton Children's auxiliary).
The Nelson S. Mead Trauma Area was dedicated September 19, 1995. This large, high-tech area was added to the newly renovated emergency department thanks to contributions from the friends and colleagues of Nelson Mead. Approximately 50 children per year are treated in the area, which can be divided into three separate treatment rooms depending on the situation. This trauma arealike other parts of the medical centeris fully equipped with life-saving equipment in all sizes to safely, effectively and comfortably treat all children. These improvements were funded with a pledge from Dayton Children's auxiliary (TWIGs).
In 1985, a greatly expanded young adult unit (YAU) opened on CMC's third floor. In 1993, the unit relocated to a different third-floor area.
Dayton Children's critical care complex, completed in 1991, is a special area of the hospital providing the most intensive care available. The second-floor complex contains the intensive care unit, progressive care unit and intermediate care unit. Since 1997, the intensive care unit has been managed by a group of intensivists--physicians specializing in critical care medicine.
In 2003, plans began for the renovation of the critical care complex. Plans include private rooms, more space for the latest technology and a therapeutic environment feature natural light, healing colors, low noise levels and kid-friendly surrounding. Family amenities such as sleeping accommodations, a kitchen, laundry facilities and a medication room are also planned.
In April 1992, renovation of the third- and fourth-floor patient care areas was completed. The fourth floor has been named the Duke/Robinson Patient Care Area in honor of the two families who made the improvements possible. The new areas are not only cheery and homelike, but were designed with caregiver efficiency and family privacy in mind.
Children's has invested in resources that best meet the needs of families, physicians and payers. In the early 90s, the Almost Home unit opened at Dayton Children's. This area is a bridge between inpatient and outpatient care, offering short stays and observations of 24 hours or less. Services like Almost Home are helping Dayton Children's position itself for changes in health care provision and reimbursement. The Almost Home unit has now grown to 34 beds.
Because more and more children are undergoing outpatient procedures, Children's recently renovated its outpatient surgery area. The new area features private rooms for every patient (offering Nintendo, TVs and VCRs). This single-room concept provides more privacy, enhanced infection control, improved access for families and physicians, and more efficient staffing.
The entire surgical services complex underwent a complete renovation in 2002-2004. The new advanced surgery complex opened September 6, 2004.The area features nine new surgical suites equipped for minimally invasive surgery, 10 new recovery rooms, 20 new private day surgery patient rooms, all equipped with TV, DVD and VCRs as well as hand-held computer games.
A new building--the outpatient services pavilion--was completed in October 1995. The modern brick building houses key subspecialty services such as neurology, endocrinology, neprhology, urology, gastroenterology, pulmonology and others. Patients and families benefit from an innovative layout: All services for each subspecialty are provided in one location.
The area outside Dayton Children's has undergone major changes over the years as well. Extensive landscaping, a new main driveway entrance directly off of Valley Street and new signage all make the medical center more inviting and easier to locate. Dayton Children's has also worked with the Northeast Priority Board and other area organizations to brighten the Old North Dayton neighborhood that has been the hospital's home since its inception.
In 1999, Dayton Children's purchased the former United Cerebral Palsy building in front of the medical center. It has been renovated and was renamed the Cox Center for Children's Health.
Dayton Children's continues to serve as one of the community's leading advocates for children. One example of its efforts is the construction of an onsite child care center for children of Dayton Children's employees as well as children in the community. The Dayton Children's child care center is housed in a modern building, which was constructed in 1985, and is located across from the medical center's emergency department. As part of its work-family program, Dayton Children's pays a portion of employees' child care expenses for those using the center.
Our commitment to child advocacy takes us into the community through a variety of programs. By partnering with others, we have been able to provide health and safety programs such as child safety seat checks, free immunizations, Safe on Saturday, smoking cessation programs for adults and teens, and baby-sitting and parenting classes. In addition, Dayton Children's has given away bicycle helmets and child safety seats to families who were unable to purchase their own.
Dayton Children's renovated one of its retired mobile intensive care units in 2005 to create the POWER (Program of Wellness Education and Resources) Mobile. Dayton Children's teamed up with the Junior League of Dayton to offer this mobile health and safety program to children throughout the hospital's 20-county region.
The Family Resource Center at Dayton Children's is a lending library for families that offers books, pamphlets, videotapes and magazines as well as access to the internet and other health care databases. Funding for the center is provided by the Little Exchange of Oakwood with contributions from the Mead Corporation and Reynolds and Reynolds. The center offers e-mail,.fax and phone services for families whose children at the medical center.
Other efforts have expanded the medical center's boundaries. Children's Urgent Care at 5583 Far Hills Avenue offers care for minor medical emergencies during evening and weekend hours. Laboratory, x-ray, hearing and speech, and orthopedic services are among those also available at the center. In November 1997, the second Children's Urgent Care opened at Dayton Children's on Valley Street. The onsite location offers a convenient alternative to families north of town when their doctors' offices are closed.
Children's Home Care of Dayton opened in 1992 and is located directly across from the emergency department. The facility coordinates and provides home care services to children needing medical attention, but who can be cared for at home. The Children's Care and Comfort program was developed in 1999. This program allows children with life-threatening illnesses to remain at home with family in comfortable surroundings.
CARE House, an advocacy center for children who have been abused, opened in February 1999. This center offers the community a county-wide multidisciplinary investigation team to provide a comprehensive, coordinated response to child abuse cases. CARE House is located across the street from Children's in the former Ronald McDonald House.
Partnerships. Over the years, Dayton Children's has worked diligently to avoid duplication of services and has developed cooperative agreements with several area hospitals. Dayton Children's neonatologists and other staff now work with several area hospitals to provide immediate life-saving care to premature and sick infants.
A significant partnership was strengthened when Dayton Children's began merger discussions with the Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati in January 1995. Although a merger did not take place this year, discussions led to opportunities for joint research, education and business projects. Today, Dayton Children's partners with Cincinnati to provide critical care and neurosurgery services to children in the Miami Valley area.
The medical center continues purposefully on its course of child advocacy that has been charted carefully over the years. Dayton Children's advocacy efforts got a boost on September 25, 1996 when First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton visited the medical center. During the visit she spoke with administrators, physicians, employees and parents about the importance of child health issues.
Dayton Children's has consistently planned with an eye toward changes in health care delivery while always remaining true to the ideals of those who founded the medical center decades ago. With continued community support, the medical center will not waver in its mission to provide top quality health care for all children in the Miami Valley area.
