The Children's Hospital

Key Facts

• Established: 1994
• Type of Facility: Pediatric Acute Care
• Number of Dedicated Pediatric Beds: 98 (Total)
• Number of Dedicated Neonatal Intensive Care Beds: 48
• Number of Patients Seen Annually in Emergency Services: 22,000+
• Number of Pediatric Providers: 300+
• Number of Pediatric Specialists: 58+
• Number of Pediatric Specialty Areas: 10
• Number of People Helped Through Child Advocacy Programs: 95,000+

Special Recognition

• The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida is home to the area's only Pediatric Oncology/Hematology program certified nationally by the Children's Oncology Group through the National Cancer Institute.
• It is the only children's hospital between Tampa and Miami and is a member of the National Association of Children's Hospitals, and the Florida Association of Children's Hospitals.
• It is home to the only regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center/Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, designated by the state of Florida, with 48 beds.
• The regional Perinatal Intensive Care Center has the highest neonatal survival rates in the state of Florida.
• It is a regional Cystic Fibrosis Center, designated by the state of Florida — the only one in the region. Families in Southwest Florida no longer have to travel to Tampa or West Palm Beach in search of care for children with cystic fibrosis.
• In 2005, the Chrissy Brown Unit opened staffed by specialized nurses to care for young cancer patients and give them "a home away from home."
• The hospital is designated by the state of Florida as the regional referral center for Sickle Cell Disorders.
• It employs five child life specialists and the region's only music therapist who make a child's experience less intimidating and more fun while undergoing life-saving care.
• The hospital employs a pediatric school teacher, so that children do not fall behind on schoolwork while they are in the hospital.
• The Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Center cares for children with complex special needs in a day care setting, so that parents are able to work during the day.

Treatment & Services Provided

• General and High-Risk Obstetrics
• Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
• Regional Perinatal Intensive
• Care Center
• Pediatric Services
• Hospitalist Program
• General Pediatric Beds
• Pediatric Emergency Services
• Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Pediatric Extended Care Center
• Pediatric Oncology/Hematology
• Pediatric Psychiatry Center
• Outpatient Centers
• Child Life Specialists
• School Teacher
• Music Therapy Program
• Child Advocacy/Safe Kids Program
• Social Services
• Spiritual Services
• Neonatal Transport
• On site Ronald McDonald House
• Blood Center