Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hospital in U.S., Delaware Valley / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Children's Hospital of Philadelphia?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, also known by its acronym CHOP, is a children's hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its primary campus is located in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. The hospital has 594 beds[2] and more than one million outpatient and inpatient visits annually.[3] It is one of the world's largest and oldest children's hospitals and the first hospital dedicated to the healthcare of children.[4]
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | |||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geography | |||||||||||||||
Location | 3401 Civic Center Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Delaware Valley | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39.948°N 75.194°W / 39.948; -75.194 | ||||||||||||||
Organisation | |||||||||||||||
Funding | Non-profit hospital | ||||||||||||||
Type | Children's teaching hospital | ||||||||||||||
Affiliated university | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||
Emergency department | Pediatric Level I Trauma Center | ||||||||||||||
Beds | 594 | ||||||||||||||
Helipads | |||||||||||||||
Helipad | FAA LID: 9PN2[1] | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||
Opened |
| ||||||||||||||
Links | |||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
Other links | Madeline Bell |
CHOP has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report[5] and Parents Magazine[6] since 2020. As of 2020,[update] it was ranked number one in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for three out of ten specialties.[7] The hospital treats infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21.[8]
The hospital also treats adults who would benefit from advanced pediatric care.[9][10][11] The hospital is located next to the University of Pennsylvania, and its physicians serve as the pediatrics department of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.[12]