Children's Hospital Colorado

Children's Hospital Colorado
Geography
Location 13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, Colorado, United States
Organization
Care system Not-for-profit
Hospital type Children's general
Affiliated university University of Colorado Denver
Services
Beds 250[1]
History
Founded 1908
Links
Website http://www.childrenscolorado.org Children's Hospital Colorado
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Children’s Hospital Colorado is a nonprofit hospital for children located on the Anschutz Medical Campus near the interchange of I-225 and Colfax Avenue in Aurora. Children’s Hospital Colorado's Network of Care provides pediatric healthcare at many locations across the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area.

Clinical Services

Children's Hospital Colorado treats pediatric patients with childhood illnesses, conditions and disorders such as:

Noteworthy Programs

Affiliation with The University of Colorado

Children’s Colorado's campus is affiliated with, and adjacent to, the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The University is home to world-class education and research facilities. Children’s Colorado is staffed with doctors from the Department of Pediatrics which was ranked 4th in the nation by U.S. News and World Report Honor Roll in 2016.

This proximity allows the hospital to be at the center of medical research in the Rocky Mountain region and to provide the latest and most effective treatment to its pediatric patients. Children’s Colorado has long been on the forefront of medical research, establishing a Research Foundation in 1953.

The hospital and its affiliates at the University are responsible for virtually all of the pediatric research published in the Rocky Mountain region in the past decade, as well as several internationally recognized medical milestones, including the discovery of toxic shock syndrome and development of new pediatric heart surgery techniques now used around the world.

History

In 1897, the idea for a children’s hospital in Colorado began with summer tent hospitals for babies inspired by Dr. Minnie C.T. Love. Denver’s high-country ventilation was touted as a cure for a variety of diseases. Using a mix of fresh air and Colorado sunshine, six medical staff and volunteer nurses treated up to 50 children under the age of five.

Early on, those volunteers saw a need for a permanent hospital that would “care for sick, injured and crippled children from birth to 16 years of age” and which would be supported mainly by volunteer contributions. With that goal to guide them, this same group of intrepid volunteers officially incorporated as The Children’s Hospital on May 9, 1908.

In 1909, Children’s Colorado converted a former residence at 2221 Downing Street in Denver into a “well equipped institution with a capacity of 30 beds,” admitting its first patients on Feb. 17, 1910.

As the demand for child healthcare services increased throughout the region, the hospital quickly outgrew its original location and raised funds to build a new and improved facility, which opened in 1917 at 19th Avenue and Downing Street in downtown Denver.

After numerous expansions over the years at the hospital’s downtown Denver location, Children’s Hospital Colorado opened its new campus in Aurora on September 29, 2007. The 1,440,000 square feet (134,000 m2) hospital designed by ZGF Architects includes 284 beds and advanced medical equipment especially designed for children, as well as inspiring artwork and outstanding family accommodations.

On June 21, 2011, the hospital announced that its name was changing from The Children's Hospital to Children's Hospital Colorado. The hospital made the change to help differentiate it from other hospitals in the country with the same name.[3]

Awards and Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has named Children's Hospital Colorado to its 2016-17 Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll, placing Children's Colorado among the top 10 children's hospitals in the nation. Of the 183 pediatric hospitals invited to participate in this year's survey, only 11 children's centers nationwide qualified for the Honor Roll. The Honor Roll recognizes the centers that excel in at least three of the 10 Best Children's Hospital specialities. Children's Colorado ranked in all 10 pediatric specialty areas and is the only ranked children's hospital in the multi-state region.

Children’s was first awarded Magnet nursing status in 2005 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program was established in 1993 to recognize healthcare organizations that provide the very best in nursing care. In 2011 and 2015, Children's Hospital Colorado received its Magnet re-designation.

Parents Magazine recognized Children’s Colorado as one of the top children's hospitals in the nation in its survey of the "10 Best Children's Hospitals". The results ranked Children's Colorado as No. 5 for overall care and as the highest scoring children's hospital for "Family Friendliness".

Children's Colorado was recently named the winner of the 2015 American Hospital Association - McKesson Quest for Quality Award. Children's Colorado is only the second children's hospital to win the award in the award's 14-year history. The award recognizes hospitals for their commitment to making six quality aims a reality: safety, patient-centeredness, effectiveness, efficiency, timeliness and equity.

2015 Facts and Figures

References

  1. ↑ "usnews.com: Health: Directory of America's Hospitals: Children's Hospital -- At a Glance". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
  2. ↑ http://www.facs.org/trauma/verified.html
  3. ↑ New Name, Same Great Care: The Children's Hospital is now Children's Hospital Colorado Viewed July 12, 2011

Coordinates: 39°44′28″N 104°50′10″W / 39.741°N 104.836°W / 39.741; -104.836

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