CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ALABAMA

The Children's Hospital of Alabama is the only hospital in the state dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children and one of the 10 busiest pediatric medical centers in the U.S. One of only about 45 freestanding acute care hospitals of its kind in the nation, Children’s Hospital, the flagship of The Children’s Health System,  is home to Alabama’s only Level I pediatric trauma center. Children’s services include the largest pediatric burn center in the Southeast, one of the largest pediatric outpatient centers in the country and a leading pediatric hematology/oncology center and bone marrow transplant program.

In 2010, for the first time, Children’s Hospital of Alabama applied for consideration in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals. Five of the organization’s pediatric specialty services were placed among the top 30 in the United States.  The pediatric specialty services included are Pediatric Neurosurgery and Neurology, Neonatology, Respiratory Services, Nephrology and Orthopedics. The complete listing and corresponding rankings may be found at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals.   Additionally, Children’s Hospital holds the Magnet designation for excellence in nursing services by the American Nurses Credential Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. Magnet is one of the highest levels of recognition a hospital or medical center can attain.

Although Children’s is the primary site for all pediatric educational programs and patient care activities within the UAB Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Alabama is a private, not-for-profit hospital governed by a volunteer board of trustees. Children’s will celebrate its centennial anniversary in 2011. Children's experiences an excess of 600,000 outpatient and 13,000 inpatient visits each year.