Nemours Children's Hospital

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Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida
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Nemours Children's Hospital
Geography
Location6535 Nemours Pkwy, Orlando, Florida, United States
Coordinates 28°22′36″N81°16′25″W / 28.376702°N 81.273605°W / 28.376702; -81.273605
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Affiliated university University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Services
Emergency department Yes
Beds130
Helipad Yes
History
Construction started2009
Opened2012
Links
Website www.nemours.org/locations/orlando-nemours-childrens-hospital.html
Lists Hospitals in Florida

Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida (NCH) is a freestanding, 130-bed, [1] pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Lake Nona Medical City outside of Orlando, Florida. It is affiliated with the University of Central Florida College of Medicine [2] and is a member of the Nemours Children's Health, one of two freestanding hospitals in the system. The hospital, a multi-year recipient of The Leapfrog Award for quality and safety, [3] provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 [4] [5] throughout Central Florida and beyond. It features a regional pediatric intensive-care unit and neonatal intensive care units serving both central Florida and the greater Florida regions.

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The hospital also has a helipad and transport vehicles to transport critically ill patients to and from the hospital. In addition, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida features its own Nemours Children’s Hospital Residency Program (established in 2017) and, in partnership with the University of Central Florida’s College of Education started PedsAcademy, [6] the first hospital-based inpatient education and teacher training program. [7]

History

When Nemours announced their plans to open a new children's hospital in Orlando, the public did not support the plan. Adversaries of the project were concerned with the fact that two children's hospitals already existed in the Orlando region and another one would duplicate services and drive prices up. [8] Nemours filed multiple attempts to get their hospital approved and even discussed buying Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children but state officials did not see the need for another children's hospital. Nemours then started an aggressive advertising campaign talking about wanting to bring a nationally recognized children's hospital to the Orlando region. After many attempts to get their project greenlighted by state officials, Nemours was approved. [9]

Construction of the hospital began on February 25, 2009, and was managed by architectural firm Skanska [10] [11] and designed by a collaboration of Stanley Beaman, Sears Atlanta Perkins, Will Boston. [12]

The new children's hospital is a part of the Nemours Foundation and cost $397 million. [13] The hospital is 630,000 square feet and has a maximum bed capacity of 137 beds, with only 95 operating. [14]

In 2016 a new Ronald McDonald House with 15 bedrooms opened up adjacent to NCH with free transportation to and from the hospital. [15] [16]

In 2017 hospital administration announced that they would be expanding up into their 6th floor, adding 30 patient beds. [17] [18] In addition to 30 inpatient beds, the expansion also adds an operating room and cardiac catheterization lab. [19] The expansion was completed in early 2020. [20]

On May 12, 2021, the hospital announced that its name will be changed to "Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida", in the summer of 2021. [21]

Services

The hospital offers inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation services as well as a children's clinic and emergency department on the 60 acre campus. [22]

Notable features of the new hospital include all private rooms, expanded storage spaces, and technologies to secure patient rooms and entertain patients. [23]

Awards

In 2013 the hospital attained a LEED Gold certification due to the advanced environmental design. [24] [25] The hospital was the first in Florida to obtain the status, and the third children's hospital in the U.S. to be LEED Gold certified. [26]

In 2013, the hospital was listed as one of the "Most Wired" hospitals in the U.S. by the Hospitals and Health Networks magazine. [27]

In 2015 the hospital was ranked on the list of "The 50 Most Amazing Children’s Hospitals in the World" by Healthcare Administration DP. [28]

In 2019 the hospital was one of three children's hospitals in Florida to earn "Top Children's Hospital" status from The Leapfrog Group, [29] and has earned the recognition for multiple years. [30] [31]

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