| Doernbecher Children's Hospital | |
| Org/Group: | Oregon Health & Science University |
| Logo Size: | 200px |
| Location: | Portland |
| Region: | Multnomah County |
| State: | Oregon |
| Country: | US |
| Coordinates: | 45.4998°N -122.6885°W |
| Map Type: | Portland |
| Healthcare: | Public |
| Type: | Pediatric |
| Website: | ohsu.edu/doernbecher |
Doernbecher Children's Hospital is an academic teaching children's hospital associated with Oregon Health & Science University located in Portland, Oregon. Established in 1926, it is the first full-service children's hospital in the Pacific Northwest, and provides full-spectrum pediatric care. Doernbecher Children's hospital is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the United States' top pediatric hospitals in multiple medical specialties.
In 2015–2016, the U.S. News & World Report was ranked nationally for the following medical specialties: #25 pediatric nephrology, #27 pediatric oncology, #31 neonatology, #34 pediatric neurology and neurosurgery, #40 pediatric pulmonology, #49 pediatric cardiology and heart surgery, and #49 pediatric urology.[1]
The hospital opened in 1926 on Portland's Marquam Hill.[2] Doernbecher Children's Hospital developed the nation's first academic children's eye clinic in 1949 and Oregon's first neonatal intensive care center in 1968. In 1998, Doernbecher built a new state-of-the-art medical complex to replace the original hospital.[3] The new facility was named as one of the major building engineering achievements of the last 100 years by the International Federation of Consulting Engineers in 2013.[4] Designed by ZGF Architects, the 250000ft2 building traverses a canyon with two streets running under the building.[4]
Construction of the six-story[2] hospital in 1925–26 was financed primarily by a donation from a charitable trust managed by the heirs of Frank Silas Doernbecher (1861–1921), a prominent Portland businessman who established the Doernbecher Manufacturing Company in Portland in 1900.[5] The company was Portland's leading furniture manufacturer,[6] and grew to become one of the country's largest furniture makers.[5] Frank Doernbecher had stipulated in his will that the money, which amounted to $200,000, be given "to some charity for the benefit of the people of Oregon".[7]
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