Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital Explained

Kravis Children's Hospital
Org/Group:Mount Sinai Health System
Coordinates:40.7901°N -73.9539°W
Address:1184 5th Ave
Region:New York City
State:New York
Country:US
Funding:non-profit
Type:Pediatrics
Affiliation:Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Emergency:Yes
Beds:102
Speciality:Teaching
Opened:1991
Other Links:Hospitals in Manhattan

Kravis Children's Hospital (KCH) at Mount Sinai is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care children's hospital located at the Mount Sinai campus in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The hospital has 102 pediatric beds.[1] It is affiliated with The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and is a member of the Mount Sinai Health System. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout the region.[2] [3]

The hospital is rated as the fourth best children's hospital in New York State (behind Cohen Children's, Morgan Stanley, and CHAM) on the 2020-21 U.S. News & World Report.[4]

History

Pediatrics at Mount Sinai date back to 1860 when the first ever position of chair of pediatrics in New York was created for Dr. Abraham Jacobi, known as the father of American pediatrics.[5] [6]

In 1988, Henry R. Kravis donated $10 million to Mount Sinai to establish a children's hospital. The hospital was named after him to honor the donation.[7]

In November 2015 KCH officials announced the creation of an alliance with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia to help expand their pediatric oncology program.[8] In 2017 the alliance expanded to help KCH create a fetal medicine program at the hospital.[9] [10]

In December, 2019 at-the-time LSU player Joe Burrow made a visit to the hospital the day after winning the Heisman award.[11] [12] He spent his time at the hospital chatting with patients about adversity and perseverance, and he appeared on the hospitals' in-house TV station, Kids Zone.[13] [14]

In the wake of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic Kravis Children's Hospital started to admit adult patients to help with surge capacity throughout the city.[15] Doctors from KCH have also taken shifts at the neighboring adult hospital to help with COVID-19 ICU care.[16] In addition, the hospital is still treating kids with COVID-19 or MIS-C.[17]

In November 2020, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson collaborated with Microsoft and billionaire Bill Gates to donate Xbox Series X consoles to the Kravis Children's Hospital along with 19 other children's hospitals throughout the country.[18] [19] [20]

About

As a part of their goal is to ease children going through treatment, Kravis Children's Hospital has an extensive child life department with programs ranging from a TV studio to music therapy programs.[21] The hospital has also brought in dogs to help keep patients calm during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.[22] [23]

Awards

On the 2019-20 rankings the hospital placed nationally in 5 specialties, #16 in diabetes and endocrinology, #28 gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, #26 in nephrology, #44 in neurology and neurosurgery, and #47 in pulmonology and lung surgery.[24]

In 2020 the hospital was awarded a Silver Award in Remodel/Renovation for the renovation of their pediatric cardiac intensive care unit by Healthcare Design Magazine.[25]

As of the 2020-21 rankings, Kravis Children's Hospital has placed nationally in 4 out of 10 ranked pediatric specialties on U.S. News & World Report and placed 4th overall in the New York region.

U.S. News & World Report Rankings for Kravis Children's Hospital[26] !Specialty!Rank (In the U.S.)!Score (Out of 100)
Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology
  1. 18
74.6
Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
  1. 24
79.9
Pediatric Nephrology
  1. 41
67.6
Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery
  1. 39
73.0

Patient care units

In popular culture

Kravis Children's Hospital was featured in Season 1 Episode 2 of the Netflix series Diagnosis. 7-year-old Sadie Gonzalez from Queens, NY is faced with a brain disorder that causes her to have constant seizures. After preliminary treatments at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital failed, Sadie went to neurologists at nearby Kravis Children's Hospital for treatment.[28] She was implanted with a neurostimulator at the hospital.[29]

In 2019, the hospital was featured in a MrBeast video titled "Giving 10,000 Presents To Kids For Christmas." The hospital was highly visible as the youtubers brought in donated presents for the children in the hospital.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital. 2020-10-27. Children's Hospital Association. 2020-09-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926211252/https://www.childrenshospitals.org/Directories/Hospital-Directory/P-T/The-Mount-Sinai-Kravis-Childrens-Hospital. live.
  2. Web site: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit NYC Mount Sinai - New York. 2020-10-27. Mount Sinai Health System. en-US. 2020-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811104114/https://www.mountsinai.org/locations/kravis-childrens/services/picu. live.
  3. Web site: General Pediatrics NYC Mount Sinai - New York. 2020-10-27. Mount Sinai Health System. en-US. 2020-08-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20200806084131/https://www.mountsinai.org/care/pediatrics/services/general-pediatrics. live.
  4. Web site: Cutler. Jacqueline. BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell tops U.S. News & World Report's annual list for best kids' care. 2020-10-27. nydailynews.com. 2020-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027182244/https://www.nydailynews.com/special-sections/ny-us-news-best-childrens-hospitals-rankings-20200616-nimpuc4bpvhdlaqlhntampyvq4-story.html. live.
  5. Web site: Abraham Jacobi. 2020-10-27. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. 2018-05-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180527131424/http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/abraham-jacobi. live.
  6. Ligon-Borden. B. Lee. 2003-07-01. Abraham Jacobi, MD: father of american pediatrics and advocate for children's health. Seminars in Pediatric Infectious Diseases. en. 14. 3. 245–249. 10.1016/S1045-1870(03)00055-4. 12913838. 1045-1870. 2020-10-27. 2020-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027182247/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1045187003000554. live.
  7. News: 1988-01-27. Investor Donates $10 Million to Mt. Sinai (Published 1988). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-10-27. 0362-4331. 2015-05-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20150525092730/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/27/nyregion/investor-donates-10-million-to-mt-sinai.html. live.
  8. Web site: George. John. 4 November 2015. CHOP heading to the Big Apple. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027182246/https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2015/11/04/chop-mount-sinai-pediatric-alliance-new-york.html. 2020-10-27. 2020-10-27. Philadelphia Business Journal.
  9. News: WEISS. HALEY. 2 June 2017. Here's Why CHOP Just Expanded Into New York City, Again. Philadelphia Magazine. Business. live. 26 October 2020. 7 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170607042758/http://www.phillymag.com/business/2017/06/02/heres-why-chop-just-expanded-into-new-york-city-again/.
  10. Web site: Davis. Katherine. 1 June 2017. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Mount Sinai open fetal medicine, heart programs. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027182248/https://www.cardiovascularbusiness.com/topics/nuclear-cardiology/childrens-hospital-philadelphia-mount-sinai-open-fetal-medicine-heart. 2020-10-27. 2020-10-27. www.cardiovascularbusiness.com. en.
  11. Web site: Staff report. What's Joe Burrow up to after winning the Heisman Trophy? Visiting a New York children's hospital. 2020-10-27. The Advocate. en. 2020-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027182251/https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/article_074c7c46-1f89-11ea-a54f-1387048606ce.html. live.
  12. Web site: Auzenne. Josh. Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow visits teen football player at NY children's hospital. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027182249/https://www.fox8live.com/2019/12/15/heisman-trophy-winner-joe-burrow-visits-teen-football-player-ny-childrens-hospital/. 2020-10-27. 2020-10-27. Fox 8 New Orleans. en-US.
  13. Web site: 2020-02-24. Football Star Brings Inspiration to Young Patients. 2020-10-27. Mount Sinai Today. en-US. 2020-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20200810103753/https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/football-star-brings-inspiration-to-young-patients/. live.
  14. Web site: 15 December 2019. Burrow on set. 2020-10-27. NOLA.com. en.
  15. Web site: BANNOW. TARA. 24 March 2020. As COVID-19 cases threaten capacity, children's hospitals resist taking adults. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200414172644/https://www.modernhealthcare.com/hospitals/covid-19-cases-threaten-capacity-childrens-hospitals-resist-taking-adults. 2020-04-14. 2020-10-27. Modern Healthcare. en.
  16. Web site: Sternberg. Steve. 10 April 2020. Coronavirus Is Causing a Reshuffling of Pediatric Care. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200714142743/https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-04-10/coronavirus-is-causing-a-reshuffling-of-pediatric-care. 14 July 2020. 26 October 2020. U.S. News & World Report.
  17. News: Goldstein. Joseph. McKinley. Jesse. 2020-05-22. After 3 Children Die, a Race to Investigate a Baffling Virus Syndrome. en-US. The New York Times. 2020-10-27. 0362-4331. 2020-10-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20201023032842/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/22/nyregion/children-coronavirus-syndrome-new-york.html. live.
  18. Web site: Napoli. Jessica. 2020-11-23. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson donates Xbox consoles to 20 children's hospitals. 2020-12-01. Fox News. en-US.
  19. Web site: 2020-11-24. The Rock and Microsoft team up to donate personalized Xbox consoles to hospitals - TechInSecs. 2020-12-01. OLTNEWS. en-US.
  20. Web site: Dennis. Ryan. 12 November 2020. DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON SURPRISES DOZENS AT CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA WITH XBOBX CONSOLES. 2020-12-01. oz-magazine. en.
  21. News: Newman. Andy. 2018-06-29. Live, From the Children's Ward (Published 2018). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-10-27. 0362-4331. 2020-08-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200822031128/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/29/nyregion/childrens-hospital-tv-station.html. live.
  22. Web site: Barbuti. Angela. Providing Some Fun in a Child's Hospital Stay. 2020-10-27. www.ourtownny.com. en-US.
  23. Web site: says. TF Millar. 2020-07-15. Mount Sinai's 'Paws And Play' Program Successfully Matches Young Patients And 4-Legged Friends With A Purpose. 2020-10-27. en-US. 2020-07-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200717002801/https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/07/15/mount-sinai-hospital-kravis-childrens-hospital-paws-and-play-program/. live.
  24. Web site: Woyton. Michael. 2019-06-18. Top Children's Hospitals In New York: U.S. News & World Report. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200625040129/https://patch.com/new-york/mineola/top-children-s-hospitals-new-york-u-s-news-world-report. 2020-06-25. 2020-10-27. Mineola, NY Patch. en.
  25. Web site: Healthcare Design - December 2020. 2020-12-22. www.nxtbook.com. Healthcare Design Magazine. en-US.
  26. Web site: 2021. Best Children's Hospitals: Kravis Children's Hospital. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001140800/https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/ny/mount-sinai-kravis-childrens-hospital-PA6213140. 1 October 2020. 26 October 2020. U.S. News & World Report.
  27. Web site: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NYC Mount Sinai - New York. 2020-10-27. Mount Sinai Health System. en-US. 2020-08-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200811100429/https://www.mountsinai.org/locations/kravis-childrens/services/neonatal-icu. live.
  28. News: Sanders. Lisa. M.D. 2018-10-11. This Little Girl's Seizures Won't Stop. Her Parents Need Your Advice. (Published 2018). en-US. The New York Times. 2020-10-26. 0362-4331.
  29. Web site: 2019-08-22. Two Mount Sinai Doctors Featured in New Netflix Series "Diagnosis" Treating a Young Girl with a Rare and Devastating Neurological Disease. 2020-10-27. Mount Sinai Today. en-US. 2020-08-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20200810104148/https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/two-mount-sinai-doctors-featured-in-new-netflix-series-diagnosis-treating-a-young-girl-with-a-rare-and-devastating-neurological-disease/. live.

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