All Children Hospital

Description

The mission of All Childrens Hospital is to provide leadership in child health through treatment education research and advocacy


Treatment Deliver services with compassion and commitment to familycentered care

Education Provide educational programs for our patients families employees and healthcare professionals

Research Develop support and participate in clinical basic and translational research

Advocacy Provide leadership in promoting the wellbeing of children

Vital Statistics 2008
Licensed beds 216
Percent of patients who receive intensive services 53
Inpatient admissions 8119
Patient days 60221
Emergency Center visits 37014
Total surgeries 11454
Transports from community hospitals 1618
Outpatient visits campus 121064
Outpatient visits outreach centers 91516
Regional outpatient care sites operated by ACH 11


Programs amp Facilities
Two Pediatric Intensive Care Units 31 beds
25bed Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
60 bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with 34 Level III beds
25bed Pediatric Emergency Center
One of Floridas busiest pediatric heart surgery programs
Outstanding pediatric heart kidney and bone marrowstem cell transplant programs
Minimally invasive pediatric surgery program offers stateoftheart procedures
Neonatal amp Pediatric Transport Team brings infants through teens to All Childrens from community hospitals across Florida
Childhood cancer program is one of the largest in the Southeast and the only pediatric affiliate of the H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center amp Research Institute Floridas only NIH Comprehensive Cancer Center
Pediatric teaching center for the University of South Florida College of Medicine training future pediatricians for our region
Pediatric Clinical Research Center supported by National Institutes of Health
Network of 11 outreach outpatient centers All Childrens Specialty Care and All Childrens Therapy Centers in seven counties
Nationally designated Cystic Fibrosis Center

Community Outreach

Since 1991 All Childrens has sponsored the Suncoast SAFE KIDS Coalition to prevent childhood injuries with chapters in Manatee Pasco Polk Pinellas and Sarasota counties focusing on child passenger safety drowning prevention and other injury reduction programs

In 2004 a task force of All Childrens specialists created an awardwinning obesity prevention programKidshapers Weight Management amp Fitness for Families

One of Floridas largest providers of continuing medical educationfor primary care pediatricians and other child health care specialists

Our team of 25 neonatologists provides newborn nursery coverage at eight community hospitals

Community education programs for parents children and teens

All Childrens serves as a clinical training site for dozens of colleges and universities

Telephone triage service staffed by our pediatric nurses helps more than 200 community pediatricians handle their after hours calls

Sponsor of Federal Healthy Start program for Pinellas County
Patient Origin Map


Patient Origin
Families from west central Florida and beyond count on All Childrens Hospital for specialized inpatient care While 73 percent of inpatients come from the Suncoast region Pasco Pinellas Hillsborough Manatee amp Sarasota Counties nearly a third come from 12 additional counties in west centalsouthwest Florida from Citrus County in the north to Collier County in the south Another 3 percent come from as far as Miami Jacksonville or the Panhandle and 3 percent come from 49 other states and 53 foreign countries

History

1926 Civic leaders and members of American Legion Post 14 rally the community to create a special place for children who suffer from the effects of polio and other crippling disorders

1927The American Legion Hospital for Crippled Children opens its doors in St Petersburg
1936 A second building is added to the Hospital Many of the patients stayed for months at a time with physical therapy and educational therapy becoming integral parts of their hospital care

19501960 A larger facility opens to accommodate the nearly 500 patients being admitted each year Surgical facilities are a new feature and soon a fulltime schoolteacher joins the staff to help meet the needs of the whole child during an extended stay and convalescence At the decades end more than 5000 additional square feet are added for rehabilitation and occupational therapy a library and additional school facilities

19611965As the threat of polio ebbs Hospital leaders and trustees plan for a new future providing specialized services for children with a diverse range of healthcare needs Construction begins in 1965 on land acquired from the City of St Petersburg next door to its then public hospital now Bayfront Medical Center
1967 The new 425 million All Childrens Hospital opened its doors on October 1 with a staff of 143 including 65 nurses for 70 beds At the dedication trustees quote the poet Carl Sandburg to explain the Hospitals new name There is only one child in all the world and that childs name is All Children Within a few years all 113 of the facilitys licensed beds would be operational

19681969 Pediatric anesthesiology and pediatric cardiology become ACHs first pediatric subspecialties and a cardiac catheterization laboratory opens

1971 ACH opens its first intensive care unit providing care for newborns through teens

1973 ACH teams up with the University of South Florida College of Medicine to create a pediatric physician training program and establish research labs in pediatric endocrinology

1976 ACH opens a new Neonatal Nursery that is designated by the State of Florida as one of eight Level III neonatal units Regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center Two neonatologists join the staff during this first year The Hospital expands its pediatric open heart surgery program
1978 A fulltime pediatric radiologist joins the Hospital staff

1979 The Childrens Health Center opens to provide outpatient services across the street from ACH New programs include pediatric hematologyoncology and pediatric infectious disease

1980 A Ronald McDonald Houseopens on the ACH campus to provide a home away from home for the families of young patients ACH acquires its first custombuilt neonatal ambulance which includes two incubators cardiac monitors oxygen monitors and respirators to keep tiny patients stable during their trip to St Petersburg 1985ACH opens a Medical Intensive Care Unit led by its first fulltime pediatric critical care specialist A new 40bed Neonatal Nursery opens to accommodate the growing number of premature and critically ill newborn patients A bone marrow transplant unit opens in the Hospital with immunology research labs located in the Childrens Research Institute
1989 All Childrens performs its first kidney transplant

1991 A 20 million expansion to ACH adds more inpatient units and operating suites a Short Stay Unit for the growing number of outpatient surgeries a sleep laboratory Special Procedures Unit pediatric dialysis unit and expanded occupational and physical therapy areas ACH teams up with the National Safe Kids Campaign to sponsor the Suncoast Safe Kids Coalition dedicated to promoting child passenger safety and preventing unintentional childhood injuries such as drowning and pedestrian bicycle accidents 1995 The ACH Pediatric Emergency Centeropens providing a frontdoor to the Hospital that is open 24 hours a day The Emergency Center is especially important for children from throughout the region who have chronic illnesses or other special medical needs and have their medical home at All Childrens All Childrens performs its first pediatric heart transplant The first All Childrens Specialty Care Center opens in New Port Richey offering visits with pediatric subspecialists as well as lab xray diagnostic testing and rehab services to a convenient outpatient setting 1997 All Childrens SurgiKid of Florida a pediatric sameday surgery center opens within the 52000square foot All Childrens Specialty Care of Tampa
1998 The Hospital continues to expand its network of outpatient services with the addition of All Childrens Therapy Centers

1999ACH and its nextdoor neighbor Bayfront Medical Center create an innovative joint Pediatric Trauma Program which is named a StateApproved Pediatric Trauma Referral Center and is now the busiest pediatric trauma program in Florida
2000 The 12 million 50000 square foot Childrens Research Institute opens uniting the Hospital and the USF College of Medicine in renewed efforts to understand treat and ultimately prevent many childhood diseases

2001 A panel of pediatric experts convened by Child magazine for its first biennial ranking of childrens hospitals lists ACH among the top 25 childrens hospitals in North America

2002 ACH establishes a pediatric minimally invasive surgery program investing more than 1 million in laparoscopic and robotic surgical equipment for a dedicated surgical suite 2003Laboratories in the ACHUSF Childrens Research Institute grow to include pediatric immunology and HIV and developmental cardiologycardiovascular disease ACH establishes a perinatal cardiology program specializing in the detection of congenital heart defects in the developing fetus and the medical management of these highrisk patients 2004The ACH pediatric cancer program is honored by the American Society of Clinical Oncologists for its outstanding work in furthering advances in cancer research and treatment The H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center amp Research Institute names All Childrens its only pediatric affiliate 2005 All Childrens breaks ground for construction of a brand new 240bed hospitaland adjoining outpatient medical facility The largest healthcare construction project in the Southeast it will open in 2009

2006 All Childrens Specialty Care Centers in Brandon and Carillon become the latest outpatient centers The Greater St Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and the Tampa Bay Business Journal both recognize ACH as Outstanding Business of the Year