Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

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Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Methodist Healthcare System
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Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center in Memphis, Tennessee
Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
Geography
Location848 Adams Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Coordinates 35°08′38″N90°01′57″W / 35.1440°N 90.0325°W / 35.1440; -90.0325
Organization
Care system Private
Type Children's Hospital
Affiliated university University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Services
Emergency department Level 1 Regional Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds255
Helipad FAA LID: 8TN0
Public transit access Bus-logo.svg MATA
History
Opened1952
Links
Website www.lebonheur.org
Lists Hospitals in Tennessee

Le Bonheur Children's Hospital is a 255-bed, tertiary care children's hospital located in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee. Le Bonheur has more than 700 medical staff representing 40 pediatric specialties. Approximately 170 patients per day are admitted, mostly from Tennessee and nearby states but also from around the world, mainly due to its nationally recognized brain tumor program, affiliation with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and for being the home of the Children's Foundation Research Center. The hospital treats infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21. [1]

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Le Bonheur functions as the region's primary level 1 pediatric trauma center. The hospital cares for 14,000 patients every year, including about 81,000 visits to the emergency department a year and 8,800 surgeries per year. [2] Le Bonheur also serves as a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and offers training in general pediatrics and pediatric subspecialties.

History

Le Bonheur was founded on June 15, 1952, by the Le Bonheur Club, originally a women's sewing circle, and was originally an orphanage dedicated to caring for poor children. The Le Bonheur Club members raised all of the money for the initial investment for the hospital. When the doors opened, the Le Bonheur Club President, Mrs. Howard Pritchard, stated: "The doors of Le Bonheur will never be found closed and will forever hereafter be open to those who come in need, seeking its help." The medical center has gone through two major expansion projects.

When Hurricane Katrina first hit New Orleans in August 2005, Le Bonheur (along with other hospitals) sent helicopters to Tulane Medical Center, Ochsner, and CHNOLA in order to help evacuate pediatric patients from the hospital. [3] [4] [5]

In February 2008, ground was broken on the new expansion by Le Bonheur executives. In December 2010, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital opened the emergency department in its newly renovated 12-story patient care tower. [6] Le Bonheur maintains two ambulances equipped for critical care transport.

Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare

In 1995, Le Bonheur became a part of the Methodist Healthcare System, supported by the Memphis, Mississippi and Arkansas conferences of The United Methodist Church. The system includes Methodist University Hospital in Memphis and Methodist Olive Branch hospital in Mississippi. [7]

The impetus that led to creation of the Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare System occurred in 1918 when a Mississippi farmer named John Sherard visited a sick pastor. [8]

Education

Le Bonheur is affiliated with the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It offers training in general pediatrics and several subspecialty areas of pediatrics. Le Bonheur Children's Hospital has been ranked among the nation's best by U.S. News & World Report in different specialties.

References

  1. ↑ "Approval for Overage Le Bonheur Patients". www.lebonheur.org. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Home". Lebonheur.org. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  3. ↑ Baldwin, Steve; Robinson, Andria; Barlow, Pam; Fargason, Crayton A. (May 1, 2006). "Moving Hospitalized Children All Over the Southeast: Interstate Transfer of Pediatric Patients During Hurricane Katrina" . Pediatrics. 117 (Supplement 4): S416 –S420. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-0099O . ISSN   0031-4005. PMID   16735276.
  4. ↑ Landry, Brian T. (August 30, 2010). "Children's Hospital Faces Hurricane Katrina: Five Years After the Storm - RACmonitor". www.racmonitor.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ Gardner, Jay (2006). "Escape from New Orleans: A pediatrician's diary - Stanford Medicine Magazine - Stanford University School of Medicine". sm.stanford.edu. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  6. ↑ "New Era Begins at le Bonheur Children's Hospital - WREG". Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Methodist Olive Branch Hospital - Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare". Methodisthealth.org. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  8. ↑ Chaney, Kim (June 22, 2018). "Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Celebrates 100 Years With 'The Power Of One'". Localmemphis.com. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
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