Children's Hospital Oakland

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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
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Children's Hospital Oakland
Geography
Location Oakland, California, United States
Coordinates 37°50′15″N122°16′03″W / 37.837492°N 122.267484°W / 37.837492; -122.267484
Organization
Care system Non-profit Hospital
Affiliated university University of California San Francisco
Services
Emergency department Level I Trauma Center
Beds191
Helipad FAA LID: 7CL1
History
Opened1912
Links
Website www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland formerly known as Children's Hospital Oakland, is a pediatric acute care hospital located in Oakland, California. The hospital has 191 beds [1] and is affiliated with the UCSF School of Medicine. [2] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens and young adults aged 0–21 [3] [4] throughout Northern California. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland also features a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, one of five in the state. [5]

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It has an affiliated research organization, the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, or CHORI, and is involved in research and treatment for a variety of children's health issues, such as pediatric obesity, cancers, sickle cell disease, AIDS/HIV, hemophilia and cystic fibrosis. [6]

History

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Outpatient center

Bertha Wright founded the Baby Hospital, which later became the Children's Hospital Oakland, in 1912. [7] Previously named Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, the hospital was renamed in 2014 after affiliating with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco. [8]

In 2016, the UCSF Children's Hospital was ranked among the top 25 in eight of 10 hospital specialties in the U.S News & World Report's best pediatric hospitals listing. [9] [10]

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Workers on strike in 2025

In June 2025, healthcare workers represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers went on strike to protest plans for the hospital's integration with UCSF. The strike was called off later that month following a court ruling that declined to stop the integration. [11] [12]

Medical Training

Residency Program

Background

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is a teaching hospital with a three-year Pediatrics residency program, currently employing 78 residents in total. [13] It has attracted medical students from more than 40 schools, [13] who train within the hospital as well as in a number of associated hospitals and clinics. [14]

Fellowship Programs

In addition to the Pediatrics residency program, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland has accredited fellowship programs in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric Infectious Disease, and Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine. [14]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". www.childrenshospitaloakland.org. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Department of Pediatrics |". pediatrics.ucsf.edu. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ "2017 Community Benefit Report" (PDF). UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ "ACS Verified Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Centers" . Retrieved February 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Children's Hospital Oakland new sickle cell research". Medical News Today . Retrieved January 24, 2008.
  7. ↑ electricpulp.com. "Bertha Wright, Pioneer in California Public Health Nursing". Working Nurse. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Children's Hospital Oakland gets $50 million and new name in UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital merger". The Mercury News. April 8, 2014. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Best Hospitals for Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery" . Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Excel in Pediatric Specialties". UC San Francisco. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  11. ↑ Kaplan, Callie Rhoades, Esther (June 18, 2025). "Strike at Children's Hospital Oakland — what you need to know". The Oaklandside. Retrieved August 8, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital workers announce end to strike". KTVU FOX 2. June 29, 2025. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
  13. 1 2 "Pediatric Residency Program | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". Childrenshospitaloakland.org. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  14. 1 2 "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
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