Valley Children's Hospital Explained

Valley Children’s Hospital
Org/Group:Valley Children's Healthcare
Affiliation:Stanford University School of Medicine
Emergency:Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center
Opened:1952
Speciality:Pediatrics
Beds:358
Type:Teaching
Former-Names:Children's Hospital Central California
Coordinates:36.884°N -119.8003°W
Location:9300 Valley Children's Pl, Madera
State:California
Country:United States
Funding:non profit

Valley Children's Hospital (VCH), formerly Children's Hospital Central California is a stand-alone, pediatric acute care children's teaching hospital located in Madera County, California. The hospital has 358 pediatric beds[1] and is affiliated the Stanford University School of Medicine.[2] [3] [4] The hospital is a member of Valley Children's Healthcare and is one of only two children's hospitals in the network, servicing approximately 1.3 million children and adolescents in their coverage area.[5] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[6] [7] throughout Madera County, Fresno, and California.[8] Valley Children's also sometimes treats adults that require pediatric care.[9] [10] [11]

Valley Children's also features the largest ACS verified Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center in the region, the only Level IV NICU in the Central Valley, and the only provider of pediatric extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for their service area.[12] [13] Valley Children's is one of the largest providers of pediatric health services in California and in the country.[14] The hospital is adjacent to the Ronald McDonald House of the Central Valley.[15] [16]

History

The organization was first founded on August 4, 1949, to help raise money to build a children's hospital.[17] The hospital later opened in 1952. In 1971 the regional NICU originally opened with a capacity eight beds.[18]

The hospital opened their pediatric emergency department in 1975 to provide comprehensive pediatric emergency services to the region.[19]

In 2002 Valley Children's Hospital was renamed Children's Hospital Central California and then in 2014, they changed their name back to Valley Children's Hospital.[20]

In 2014 the hospital had 12,695 pediatric inpatient admissions and performed 12,265 pediatric surgeries.[21]

In June 2015, Valley Children's Healthcare announced a decision to separate from UCSF Fresno and instead partner with Stanford University for medical education and research.[22] [23]

In 2018, the hospital was officially verified as a Level II pediatric trauma center by the American College of Surgeons, making them the only pediatric trauma center in the region.[24] [25] [26]

In late 2019 it was announced that Valley Children's Hospital had partnered with Universal Health Services to build a new 128-bed pediatric behavioral health hospital.[27] [28]

In early 2020, the hospital followed suit of hospitals all over the United States and implemented strict visitation protocols to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.[29] [30]

About

The hospital provides a full range of pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout the region through its main hospital and surrounding regions with its outpatient clinics.

The hospital features a state and ACS verified level 2 pediatric trauma center for critically injured trauma patients[31] and also features two helipads for critical care and trauma care transport.[32]

The hospital also features a state verified Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (highest possible) for critically ill neonatal patients.[33] [34]

Awards

The hospital has been designated as a Magnet hospital by the American Nurse Credentialing Center four times; 2004, 2008, 2014, and 2019.[35]

In 2018 the hospital ranked nationally in four specialties: neonatology, orthopedics, diabetes and endocrinology, and gastroenterology.[36] [37]

In 2019 the hospital was one of two children's hospitals in California to earn "Top Children's Hospital" status from The Leapfrog Group.[38] [39]

The hospital was named as the 10th largest children's hospital in the United States by Becker's Hospital Review.[40]

As of 2021-22, Valley Children's Hospital has placed nationally in 7 ranked pediatric specialties on U.S. News & World Report.

2021-22 U.S. News & World Report Rankings for Valley Children's Hospital[41] !Specialty!Rank (In the U.S.)!Score (Out of 100)
Neonatology
  1. 31
81.5
Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology
  1. 48
65.6
Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
  1. 43
67.8
Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery
  1. 37
73.8
Pediatric Orthopedics
  1. 24
71.4
Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery
  1. 31
74.4
Pediatric Urology
  1. 42
53.1

Graduate Medical Education

Valley Children's Hospital serves as a training site for a variety of pediatric health professionals. Central Valley resident and fellow physicians in the fields of pediatrics, general surgery, anesthesia, emergency medicine, family medicine, critical care, and orthopedics routinely rotate through for their dedicated pediatric experience. While serving as a pediatric training site for resident physicians for over 40 years, Valley Children's hosted their inaugural class of pediatric resident physicians in 2017 and currently hosts 13 residents a year.[42]

Established in 1999, the pediatric pharmacy residency is a one-year post-graduate training program, accepting 4 pharmacy residents a year, with a focus on pediatric pharmacy practice.[43]

Notable staff

See also

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Valley Children's and Stanford to Partner on Pediatric Residency and Fellowship Programs. March 6, 2015. Valley Children’s. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095909/http://www.valleychildrens.org/PressRoom/HospitalNews/Pages/ResidencyProgram.aspx. March 4, 2016.
  4. Web site: Where will pediatricians come from? Valley Children's has answer. Limon. Jolie. 26 October 2016. The Fresno Bee. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161028135934/http://www.fresnobee.com/opinion/readers-opinion/article110636052.html. 28 October 2016.
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  7. Web site: Emergency Medicine Valley Children's Healthcare. www.valleychildrens.org. 2020-04-30. 2017-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170719092201/https://www.valleychildrens.org/services/emergency-medicine. live.
  8. Web site: Referral Resource Center Valley Children's Healthcare. www.valleychildrens.org. 2020-04-30. 2020-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926052325/https://www.valleychildrens.org/valley-childrens-referral-resource-center/referral-resource-center-home. live.
  9. Web site: Hip Program Valley Children's Healthcare. www.valleychildrens.org. 2020-05-01. 2020-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926052325/https://www.valleychildrens.org/orthopaedics/hip-program. live.
  10. Web site: Pediatric and Adult Heart Care Practices. www.valleychildrens.org. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926052327/https://www.valleychildrens.org/heart/regional-practices. 2020-09-26. 2020-05-01.
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  14. Web site: 25 largest children's hospitals in America 2015. 2020-08-15. Beckers Hospital Review. 2019-05-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20190503154850/https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/lists/25-largest-children-s-hospitals-in-america-2015.html. live.
  15. Web site: How to Stay. Ronald McDonald House - Valley Children's Hospital. en-US. 2020-05-01. 2018-12-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20181212075719/https://rmhccv.org/how-to-stay/. live.
  16. Web site: Valley Children's Accommodations. www.valleychildrens.org. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170719085810/https://www.valleychildrens.org/patients-and-families/hospital-visitor-information/accommodations. 2017-07-19. 2020-05-01.
  17. Web site: Bloomberg: Valley Children's Hospital. Bloomberg. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926052328/https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/79154MF:US. 2020-09-26. 2020-05-01.
  18. Web site: Our History Valley Children's Healthcare. www.valleychildrens.org. 2020-05-02. 2018-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221045646/https://www.valleychildrens.org/about-us/history. live.
  19. Web site: History of Children's Hospital Central Cal. lennon.csufresno.edu. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827024050/http://lennon.csufresno.edu/~anyanaz/index2.htm. 2016-08-27. 2020-05-02.
  20. Web site: Valley Children's Returning To Old Name, Creating Health Network. Aguilera. Diana. www.kvpr.org. en. 2020-05-02. 2016-09-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160906141434/http://kvpr.org/post/valley-childrens-returning-old-name-creating-health-network. live.
  21. Web site: 2014 Annual Report. Valley Children's Healthcare. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104145/http://valleychildrens.org/PressRoom/Publications/Documents/VCH_AnnualReport14_Web.pdf. March 4, 2016.
  22. Web site: New Program Could Mean End For UCSF- Fresno, Valley Children's Partnership. Aguilera. Diana. www.kvpr.org. en. 2020-05-02. 2016-11-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20161106085730/http://kvpr.org/post/new-program-could-mean-end-ucsf-fresno-valley-childrens-partnership. live.
  23. Web site: Stanford, Valley Children's Hospital Creating Doctor Residency. 2015-06-04. Central California Faculty Medical Group (CCFMG) University Centers of Excellence UCSF Fresno Faculty Physicians and Specialists. en. 2020-05-02. 2016-09-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20160917031231/http://www.universitymds.com/new-programs/stanford-valley-childrens-hospital-creating-doctor-residency/. live.
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  25. Web site: Valley Children's Hospital to become trauma center for critically injured young patients. Benjamin. Marc. The Fresno Bee. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161117162430/http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article57987618.html. 2016-11-17.
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  27. Web site: Valley Children's To Build New Behavioral Health Hospital. 19 September 2019. Sierra Sun Times. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926052330/https://goldrushcam.com/sierrasuntimes/index.php/news/local-news/20183-valley-children-s-to-build-new-behavioral-health-hospital. 2020-09-26. 2020-05-02.
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