Rady Children's Hospital
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Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego, the largest children's hospital in California, is a 442-bed pediatric care facility providing the largest source of comprehensive pediatric medical services in San Diego, southern Riverside
and Imperial
counties. Rady Children's is the only hospital in the San Diego area dedicated exclusively to pediatric healthcare and is the region's only designated pediatric trauma center. The hospital is verified by the American College of Surgeons
as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center
. On October 10, 2010, Rady Children's opened the Acute Care Pavilion, a LEED-Certified (green) building that is home to the new Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, the Warren Family Surgical Center, and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
that cares for the community’s tiniest and most fragile babies. In 2001, Rady Children’s formed a partnership with the University of California-San Diego to unify pediatric patient care, research, education, and community service programs. For more information, visit www.RCHSD.org.
Rady Children’s Bernardy Center Earns Top Honors from U.S. News and World Report. The Helen M. Bernardy Center for Medically Fragile Children at Rady Children’s was rated one of the Best Nursing Homes by U.S. News & World Report out of more than 15,000 facilities in the nation. The tribute comes on the heels of the Bernardy Center’s five-star rating from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid, an extremely prestigious honor. Only facilities with perfect five-star ratings earned a place in the Honor Roll in U.S. News and World Report.
In 2011, Rady Children's Hospital was ranked in all 10 specialties by U.S. New and World Report. (http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rady-children%27s-hospital-6932775)
The specialties were as follows:
* Cancer
* Cardiology & Heart Surgery
* Diabetes & Endocrinology
* Gastroenterology
* Neonatology
* Nephrology
* Neurology & Neurosurgery
* Orthopedics
* Pulmonology
* Urology
Plans for the Hospital began in 1951 when the Board of the San Diego Society for Crippled Children initiated construction plans for a new children's hospital. In 1953, Rady Children's Hospital Auxiliary was formed and, later that year, groundbreaking took place.
, San Diego, and features the 38 best players from around the nation who are entering their senior year of high school. At the banquet, the Aflac National High School Baseball Player of the Year is presented the Jackie Robinson
Award.
Riverside County, California
Riverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...
and Imperial
Imperial County, California
Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, bordering both Arizona and Mexico. It is part of the El Centro Metropolitan Area, which encompasses all of Imperial County. The population as of 2000 was 142,361. The county seat is the...
counties. Rady Children's is the only hospital in the San Diego area dedicated exclusively to pediatric healthcare and is the region's only designated pediatric trauma center. The hospital is verified by the American College of Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
The American College of Surgeons is an educational association of surgeons created in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.-Membership:...
as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center
Trauma center
A trauma center is a hospital equipped to provide comprehensive emergency medical services to patients suffering traumatic injuries. Trauma centers grew into existence out of the realization that traumatic injury is a disease process unto itself requiring specialized and experienced...
. On October 10, 2010, Rady Children's opened the Acute Care Pavilion, a LEED-Certified (green) building that is home to the new Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, the Warren Family Surgical Center, and a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal intensive care unit
A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit —also called a Special Care Nursery, newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery , and special care baby unit —is an intensive care unit specializing in the care of ill or premature newborn infants.The problem of premature and congenitally ill infants is not a...
that cares for the community’s tiniest and most fragile babies. In 2001, Rady Children’s formed a partnership with the University of California-San Diego to unify pediatric patient care, research, education, and community service programs. For more information, visit www.RCHSD.org.
Mission
To restore, sustain and enhance the health and developmental potential of children through excellence in care, research and advocacy.Vision
To be a leader, recognized nationally and internationally, for excellence in patient care, education, research and advocacy.U.S. News & World Report 2009
U.S. News & World Report ranked Rady Children’s in the following six specialties:- Orthopedics
- Urology
- Respiratory Disorders
- Neonatal Care
- Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders
- Heart and Heart Surgery
Rady Children’s Bernardy Center Earns Top Honors from U.S. News and World Report. The Helen M. Bernardy Center for Medically Fragile Children at Rady Children’s was rated one of the Best Nursing Homes by U.S. News & World Report out of more than 15,000 facilities in the nation. The tribute comes on the heels of the Bernardy Center’s five-star rating from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid, an extremely prestigious honor. Only facilities with perfect five-star ratings earned a place in the Honor Roll in U.S. News and World Report.
In 2011, Rady Children's Hospital was ranked in all 10 specialties by U.S. New and World Report. (http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rady-children%27s-hospital-6932775)
The specialties were as follows:
* Cancer
* Cardiology & Heart Surgery
* Diabetes & Endocrinology
* Gastroenterology
* Neonatology
* Nephrology
* Neurology & Neurosurgery
* Orthopedics
* Pulmonology
* Urology
Clinical Pastoral Education
Rady Children’s receives full accreditation by the National Accreditation Commission for the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education (ACPE). This makes Rady Children’s a freestanding ACPE center that can offer Level 1, Level 2 and Supervisory Clinical Pastoral Education. Only 10 other children’s hospitals nationwide can make this claim.History
On August 19, 1954, Rady Children's officially opened to receive its first 12 patients. Caring for a dozen patients may not seem that momentous, but in a town badly affected by the polio epidemic, Rady Children's was considered a godsend. Since then, nearly 2 million sick and injured children have been treated at the hospital.Plans for the Hospital began in 1951 when the Board of the San Diego Society for Crippled Children initiated construction plans for a new children's hospital. In 1953, Rady Children's Hospital Auxiliary was formed and, later that year, groundbreaking took place.
Planned Growth for 2010
Located immediately adjacent to the Rose Pavilion, the new Patient Care Pavilion will be a LEED-certified "green" building, designed to provide the most advanced medical care. With 84 new medical surgical beds to address the critical shortage of pediatric beds in the region and new care centers, Rady Children's will become the largest children's hospital in the state.The Rady Family
In 2006, the Rady Family made a donation of $60 million to Children's Hospital of San Diego. The Hospital then officially became Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego.Employees
Rady Children's has nearly 700 physicians and more than 1,000 nurses on staff, nearly 3,000 employees, 450 active volunteers, and more than 1,200 Auxiliary members.Fundraising
Since 2003, the hospital has been the beneficiary of the proceeds from the annual Perfect Game All-American Classic, which is an all-star baseball game and banquet. The game is held at PETCO ParkPETCO Park
Petco Park is an open-air ballpark in downtown San Diego, California, USA. It opened in 2004, replacing Qualcomm Stadium as the home park of Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres. Before then, the Padres shared Qualcomm Stadium with the NFL's San Diego Chargers...
, San Diego, and features the 38 best players from around the nation who are entering their senior year of high school. At the banquet, the Aflac National High School Baseball Player of the Year is presented the Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson was the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era. Robinson broke the baseball color line when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947...
Award.