UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland | |
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Geography | |
Location | Oakland, California, United States |
Coordinates | 37°50′15″N 122°16′03″W / 37.837492°N 122.267484°W |
Organization | |
Care system | Non-profit Hospital |
Affiliated university | University of California San Francisco |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level I Trauma Center |
Beds | 191 |
Helipad | FAA LID: 7CL1 |
History | |
Opened | 1912 |
Links | |
Website | childrenshospitaloakland |
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland formerly known as Children's Hospital Oakland, is a pediatric acute care hospital located in Oakland, California. The hospital has 191 beds[1] and is affiliated with the UCSF School of Medicine.[2] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens and young adults aged 0–21[3][4] throughout Northern California. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland also features a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, one of five in the state.[5]
It has an affiliated research organization, the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, or CHORI, and is involved in research and treatment for a variety of children's health issues, such as pediatric obesity, cancers, sickle cell disease, AIDS/HIV, hemophilia and cystic fibrosis.[6]
History
[edit]![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/UCSF_Benioff_Children%27s_Hospital_Oakland_outpatient_center_2.jpg/220px-UCSF_Benioff_Children%27s_Hospital_Oakland_outpatient_center_2.jpg)
Bertha Wright founded the Baby Hospital, which later became the Children's Hospital Oakland, in 1912.[7] Previously named Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, the hospital was renamed in 2014 after affiliating with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco.[8]
In 2016, the UCSF Children's Hospital was ranked among the top 25 in eight of 10 hospital specialties in the U.S News & World Report's best pediatric hospitals listing.[9][10]
Medical Training
[edit]Residency Program
[edit]Background
[edit]UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is a teaching hospital with a three-year Pediatrics residency program, currently employing 78 residents in total.[11] It has attracted medical students from more than 40 schools,[11] who train within the hospital as well as in a number of associated hospitals and clinics.[12]
Fellowship Programs
[edit]In addition to the Pediatrics residency program, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland has accredited fellowship programs in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric Infectious Disease, and Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.[12]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". www.childrenshospitaloakland.org. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "Department of Pediatrics |". pediatrics.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "2017 Community Benefit Report" (PDF). UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ "ACS Verified Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Centers". Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "Children's Hospital Oakland new sickle cell research". Medical News Today. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ electricpulp.com. "Bertha Wright, Pioneer in California Public Health Nursing". Working Nurse. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
- ^ "Children's Hospital Oakland gets $50 million and new name in UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital merger". The Mercury News. 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
- ^ "Best Hospitals for Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery". Retrieved 3 May 2017.
- ^ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Excel in Pediatric Specialties". UC San Francisco. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ^ a b "Pediatric Residency Program | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". Childrenshospitaloakland.org. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
- ^ a b "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Trauma Centers UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland has been verified as a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
- [1] Marc and Lynne Benioff give UCSF $100 million more
- This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas A project by OSHPD
- Guide to the Children's Hospital Medical Center Records, 1912-1999, at The Bancroft Library