Children of Seattle , formerly Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, formerly Children's Orthopedic Hospital, is a children's hospital in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. By 2016, it is ranked as the 5th best children's hospital in America by US. News and Reports and was ranked # 4 in nephrology, # 6 in cancer, # 5 in neonatology, # 13 in gastroenterology and GI surgery, # 11 in pulmonology and # 9 in neurology and neurosurgery. Video Seattle Children's
History
The hospital was founded as a Children's Orthopedic Hospital with seven beds in 1907 by Anna Herr Clise after his 5-year-old son Willis died of inflammatory arthritis in 1898. This place was originally a ward from the Seattle General Hospital City center. It moved to a cottage at Queen Anne Hill the following year, and in 1911 local figures including Herbert Gowen and Mark A. Matthews dedicated a full 40 bed hospital in the same location.
The library in the hospital was founded in 1946.
In 1953, the Children moved to a new campus in Laurelhurst, east of the University of Washington.
The research division, Seattle Children's Research Institute, was established in 2006.
In December 2007, Seattle Children purchased a seven-storey building in Denny Triangle, near downtown Seattle and South Lake Union. With this purchase, Children earn almost 2 square blocks for research institutes.
In 2008, the agency officially changed its name to Seattle Children's. In 2008, the hospital was awarded Magnet by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and recognized again in 2013.
In 2010, Seattle Children's opened a clinic in Bellevue, Washington.
In 2011, Seattle Children's began charging additional facilities for hospital-based clinic visits, including emergency care.
In 2013, Seattle Children opened a 330,000 square foot expansion on the main campus in Seattle. Expansion includes a new and critical cancer care unit as well as a new emergency department with 38 exam rooms. The facility adds 80 new private beds in a single patient room. The building is expected to use 47 percent less energy and 30 percent less water than similar-sized hospitals in the region.
In 2013 Seattle Children's filed suit against commissioner Washington State Insurance for certification of insurance plans in the country's new health insurance exchange (established under the Affordable Care Act) for failing to provide protection for the hospital; the hospital also filed an administrative appeal with the insurance commission office. The hospital canceled suit and appeal in 2014 when some insurance plans covered it.
In 2014, Seattle Children's received the biggest donation in its history: $ 73.9M from Jack R. MacDonald.
By 2015 hospitals warn the public that due to sterilization of improper surgical equipment, about 12,000 children and young adults admitted there since 2010 are at risk for blood-borne bacterial or viral infections, including hepatitis B and C and HIV ; has issued a similar warning two years earlier.
By 2017 the hospital has a total of 403 beds.
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References
External links
- Seattle Children's
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