Wolfson Children's Hospital
Wolfson Children's Hospital is a 180-bed regional referral hospital and is the only children's hospital in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. Child magazine has rated Wolfson Children's as one of the best children's hospitals in the United States. In addition to having comprehensive state-of-the-art clinical facilities, Wolfson Children's Hospital has extensive partnerships with primary care physicians and pediatric subspecialists at leading research and specialty clinics in Jacksonville.
Quick Facts:
- Named among the top three children's hospitals in Florida by Child Magazine (2007).
- A part of the Baptist Health system.
- Wolfson Children's Hospital is unique in that it is the only full-service tertiary hospital for children in Northeast Florida, serving this region, Southeast Georgia and beyond.
- Provides more than $10 million in charity care per year.
- Each year, Wolfson Children's Hospital physicians and staff serve more than 11,000 admissions, with an average of 137 children hospitalized daily.
- Boasts a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
- The facility also features a Newborn Intensive Care Unit that cares for nearly 700 critically ill infants each year.
- Their Pediatric Intensive Care Unit cares for approximately 1,000 patients.
- Doctors perform more than 11,0000 pediatric surgeries a year.
Visit Wolfon Children's Hospital website
UF & Shands Jacksonville
UF & Shands Jacksonville is the main teaching hospital for University of Florida providing the highest level of primary and subspecialty care for children including the area's only Level I Trauma Center, Neonatology Level III unit, Pediatric Emergency Care and a Poison Control Center. The hospital operates off-site facilities including the Rainbow Center, which provides HIV/AIDS services to women and children, a sickle cell program, and a newborn hearing screening/pediatric hearing program.
Quick Facts:
- One of two hospitals in Northeast Florida with a separate Pediatric Emergency Department.
- Features a 3,500 square foot facility with seven exam rooms and three resuscitation areas.
- Has a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center, meaning that children with traumatic injuries come to Shands Jacksonville first to receive lifesaving treatment.
- Boasts a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Level III is the highest designation for a NICU and means that staff members are trained, certified, and ready for any situation they may face.
- Staffed by highly trained University of Florida physicians.
- Features a Regional Rainbow Center, the only comprehensive pediatric and family-focused HIV and AIDS program in Northeast Florida.
- Last year, over 20,000 children were treated in the Emergency Department alone.
Visit UF & Shands Jacksonville website
FACT
Since 1983, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals have raised more than $4 billion, most of it $1 at a time. These donations have gone to support research and training, purchase equipment, and pay for uncompensated care, all in support of our mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible.
Next Event
when: Tue., February 28, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
where: Local IHOP
Join IHOP on Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 from 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. for National Pancake Day and you'll receive a complimentary short stack. In return, they ask that you leave something behind for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.