Children's Hospital Columbus OH

For your nice Columbus travel guide, the Children's Hospital Columbus Ohio is located at 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, Ohio and it is affiliated with the Ohio State University. This is a pediatric hospital and it's the primary children's hospital of Ohio. It is also ranked to be one of the greatest hospitals in the United States by USN and World Report. Its affiliation with the Ohio State University makes it the house for their School of Medicine

The hospital has about 950 or more medical staffs and has about 6000 employees in total. It has 388 beds and is in service for more than 100 years now. The hospital was founded in 1894.

The hospital opened with only 9 beds but it then became a 15-bed hospital. In 1924, the hospital opened to accommodate up to 75 patients that can expand to up to 150 beds. The 150 beds then expanded to 300 more beds and it continued to expand through the years but it was in 2003 that it had its major expansion that cost $80 million.

The Children's Hospital Columbus Ohio inculcates in their employees the concept for a family centered care which means, they don't only care about the child patient but they also care about the family of the child. Since it's a children's hospital, their views is that each child needs the role of their family for their recovery and in treating the children, they need the aid of their family and that's why the hospital wants to effectively coordinate and communicate with the child's family.

The Children's Hospital Columbus Ohio has received several recognitions and awards. In 2006 it was recognized in Philanthropy 400 as well as top 3 for the Best Places To Work as well as the 1st Leapfrog Top Hospitals list. In the United States News and World Report America for Best Hospitals List, it was ranked #22. In the year later, in 2007 it was ranked as #12.