Children's Hospital

Description

MISSION
To provide comprehensive pediatric healthcare which recognizes the special needs of children through excellence and continuous improvement of patient care education research child advocacy and management

VISION
To be the regional medical center for children

ABOUT CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
Childrens Hospital is Louisianas only fullservice hospital exclusively for children offering a full range of inpatient and outpatient care A notforprofit facility it is governed by an independent board of trustees made up of community volunteers The hospital has no stockholders and no dividends to pay Revenue generated is used to operate the hospital and to expand and advance services

Critical care is provided in the hospitals 36bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU and the 24bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit PICU Construction is underway to replace the existing PICU with a new 20bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit CICU and a new 20bed PICU

The hospitals Jack M Weiss Emergency Care Center one of the areas busiest emergency rooms is staffed around the clock by boardcertified pediatricians with the availability of a full range of pediatric specialists The Emergency Department has a total of 37 exam rooms and is supported by a nursing staff specially trained to handle pediatric emergencies

Outpatient appointments with pediatric specialists are offered Monday through Friday at the Ambulatory Care Center on the hospital campus and at the hospitals satellite locations The Metairie Center Childrens Hospital Outpatient Center of Baton Rouge and Childrens Hospital Burdin Riehl Clinic in LafayetteLouisiana

History

In the years following World War II a polio epidemic affected thousands of children in Louisiana leaving many severely disabled Her love and concern for these children led the late Elizabeth Miller Robin a polio victim herself to establish a rehabilitation hospital exclusively for children With the financial support and leadership of a special group of community activists Crippled Childrens Hospital as it was then called opened in 1955

For the next 20 years the hospital served the community as a convalescent and rehabilitation center for physically handicapped children In 1976 services were added and the hospital expanded to become a fullservice hospital for children It was renamed Childrens Hospital Since that time the hospital has continued to grow to meet the everchanging healthcare needs of the community and to keep pace with advances in pediatric care

Today Childrens Hospital serves as the Gulf Souths leading pediatric medical center and is dedicated to providing the very best healthcare possible in an atmosphere of love and concern for the whole child