About Children's

About Children's

If You Have Kids, Be Glad You Have Children's.

Renowned for its outstanding clinical services, research programs and medical education, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC has helped establish the standards of excellence in pediatric care. From Ambulatory Care to Transplantation and Cardiac Care, talented and committed pediatric experts care for infants, children and adolescents who make more than 1,000,000 visits to Children’s, its many neighborhood locations, and Children's Community Pediatrics practices each year.

Children’s by the Numbers (FY 2011)

13,687 inpatient stays
4,575 observation stays
74,376 Emergency Department visits
25,047 surgeries
More than 1 million outpatient visits

Children’s:

Is one of 11 pediatric hospitals in the United States named to U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of America’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” for 2011–2012
Has one of the fastest growing, National Institutes of Health-funded pediatric research programs in the country. Pediatric research programs at Children’s Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ranked eighth in number of grants from the NIH for fiscal year 2010.
Is named one of seven Top Hospitals for the third straight year in 2010 by the Leapfrog Group, an independent patient safety organization
Is one of only three pediatric hospitals named both to the U.S. News Honor Roll and the Leapfrog Group list
Leads the way in advanced technology as the first pediatric hospital in this country to achieve Stage 7 recognition from HIMSS Analytics for its electronic medical record
Has been recognized by KLAS, an independent health care research organization, as the number one pediatric hospital in its use of health care information technology

Hospital Campus

Children’s Hospital has been in its new 10-acre home in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood since May 2009. Designed with input from physicians, nurses and families to ensure that patients receive care in a comfortable setting, the hospital is a benchmark for quality care built on five principles including: family-centered care, patient-safety and quality, technological sophistication, green campus and quiet building. Learn more about Children’s new hospital campus.

Last Update
December 23, 2011

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