Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
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| Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Nashville and surrounding Middle Tennessee, Tennessee, United States |
| Organization | |
| Hospital type | Children's general |
| Affiliated university | Vanderbilt University |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
| Beds | 271 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://childrenshospital.vanderbilt.org/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Tennessee |
The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, also known as Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, is a children's hospital affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. The hospital was ranked among the best children's hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.[1][2]
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History
The "Vanderbilt Children's Hospital" has been in operation since the 1970s, but was housed in the main Vanderbilt hospital.[3] Monroe J. Carell, Jr., former CEO of Central Parking Corporation, raised $79 million for the construction of a new stand-alone facility, including $20 million from his family's personal donations and additional money secured through fundraising efforts.[4][5] The 616,785-square-foot (57,301.2 m2) hospital opened in February 2004 with 238 inpatient beds, 16 operating rooms, 36 intensive care unit beds, and space for 104 premature infants in the neonatal intensive-care unit.[6][7] For 41 years, Vanderbilt Tri Delta and the Nashville alumnae chapter of Tri Delta have supported the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Together they have donated over $3 million to The Tri Delta Pediatric Hematology Oncology Clinic, a highly specialized medical facility offering comprehensive treatment to children with cancer and blood diseases.[8]
Angel transport
In 1972, with funding from a Regional Medical Program (MRP) grant, a program was initiated at Vanderbilt to provide perinatal consultation, perinatal education programs and to establish a neonatal transport service to its referral area. During the first year in operation, Angel I transport team served 295 patients from the referral area. The standard transport team consisted of a neonatologist, a neonatal registered nurse, and a driver who could also serve as an assistant to the team. The transport vehicle was equipped with ventilators and monitoring equipment including a blood gas analyzer. Many of the referring hospitals at the time were unable to measure ABG's using microsampling techniques. Initially, there was not a charge to the patient for the transport service. 2009 marked the 35th anniversary of the neonatal transport program at Vanderbilt. Currently the Angel Transport team consists of a neonatal nurse practitioner, a neonatal respiratory therapist, a neonatal registered nurse and an emergency medical technician.
2009 statistics
More than 48,626 patients visited the hospital in fiscal year 2009, and more than 171,286 patients were cared for in outpatient clinics.[9] Although the majority of patients were from Davidson County, more than 10% of patients seen were from outside of Tennessee.[6]
Rankings
U.S. News & World Report (2011-2012)
- 5 in pediatric urology[1]
- 11 in pediatric neonatology[1]
- 20 in pediatric heart & heart surgery[1]
- 22 in pediatric gastroenterology[1]
- 25 in pediatric diabetes and endocrinology[1]
- 29 in pediatric orthopedics[1]
Expansion
The hospital is set to undergo a 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) expansion with a price tag of $30 million.[10] The 5 story addition will add 33 beds to the hospital as well as space for special treatment facilities.[3] An additional $20 million will go toward enhancing research, recruiting experts and expanding care.[11] Subsequent phases of expansion are planned, including a 340,000-square-foot (32,000 m2) annex that was part of expansion plans from 2008 that were delayed due to economic concerns. The total cost for all expansion plans is estimated to be about $250 million.[3]
Specialties
- Adolescent and Young Adult Health
- Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine
- Anesthesiology
- Cardiology
- Critical Care Medicine
- Dermatology
- Developmental Medicine
- Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology)
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology and Diabetes
- Gastroenterology
- General Pediatrics
- Heart Surgery
- Hematology and Oncology
- Hepatology
- Infectious Diseases
- Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine
- Neonatology
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgical Services
- Nutrition
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedics
- Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)
- Plastic Surgery
- Psychiatry - Child and Adolescent
- Rheumatology
- Urology
References
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External links
- Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt website
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center website
