UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, Mission Bay (in 2020)
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
Geography
Location Oakland, California, United States
Coordinates 37°50′14″N122°16′01″W / 37.8372°N 122.2670°W / 37.8372; -122.2670
Organization
Funding Non-profit hospital
Type Teaching
Affiliated university UCSF
Patron Marc Benioff
Services
Beds183
Speciality Children's hospital
Helipad 1
Links
Website www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org
Lists Hospitals in California

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital is a children's hospital system in San Francisco and Oakland, California, affiliated to the University of California, San Francisco. The hospital is a quaternary research and teaching hospital. [1] A quaternary care hospital is the highest designation for facilities that can treat the most complex and specialized conditions. UCSF's mission includes research in addition to care delivery, as UCSF is the largest public recipient of NIH funding nationwide in FY 2023. [2] The hospital complex occupies an entire city block, totaling over one million square feet (878 000 square foot Medical Center and 179 600 square foot Precision Cancer Medical Building), comprising the Benioff Children's Hospital, Betty Irene Moore Women's Hospital, Gateway Medical Building (hosting the Sterile Processing Department, Sterile Core, Pediatric Infusion Center, among others), and the UCSF Bakar Precision Cancer Medicine Building. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

History

In June 2010, Marc Benioff and his wife Lynne [6] announced a $100 Million Gift to UCSF Children's Hospital with the goal of not only seeing the new hospital built but significantly advancing children's health worldwide. [7]

In 2014, Children's Hospital Oakland affiliated with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. [8]

In 2016, the UCSF Children's Hospital was ranked among the top 25 in 8 out of 10 hospital specialties in the U.S News & World Report’s best pediatric hospitals listing. [9] [10]

In 2020, all of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals placed nationally in all 10 ranked pediatric specialties on U.S. News & World Report. [11]

Facilities

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco is a pediatric acute care hospital located in San Francisco, California. The hospital has 183 beds and 50 bassinets. The hospital is affiliated with the UCSF School of Medicine. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to pediatric patients aged 0–21 [12] [13] throughout Northern California and beyond. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco also features a pediatric emergency department. [14] The Children's hospital has eight units, an Intensive Care Nursery, a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, a Cardiac Transitional Care Unit, a Transitional Care Unit, a Pediatric Medical/Surgical Unit, a Hematology and Oncology Unit, and a Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit. There is also an adult hospital in the same building with Intensive Care, Surgical, and Acute Care Units. [15]

The hospital has a gross square footage of over one million square feet, comprising the 878,000 GSF hospital and 170,000 GSF Cancer Center. [16] [17] The hospital is the only hospital in San Francisco that has a helipad. [18] Patient Rooms feature large windows for lots of natural light and outdoor garden views. [19] The hospital also operates a Child Life Program within the hospital staffed with Child Life Specialists, Art Therapists, Music Therapists, and other specialized personnel, designed to help support the development of children receiving care at the hospital. Modalities used include Art Therapy, a CCTV system supporting an in-building TV channel and TV production studio, a School Program with credentialed teachers, and a Facility Dog Program, among others. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] The classroom is fully accredited by the San Francisco Unified School District for patients and siblings in grades K-12 for child schooling.

The hospital hosts a nearby Family House and onsite Ronald McDonald House for families to sleep under the same roof as their child. Additionally, family room with showers, laundry, snack facilities and the presence of staff to assist parents with questions about their child's diagnosis and special services. The hospital also offers interactive mobile science exhibits designed by San Francisco's Exploratorium that can be wheeled into a patient's room for private playtime. [25]

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

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 [26] and is affiliated with the UCSF School of Medicine. [27] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 [28] [29] throughout Northern California. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland also features a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, 1 of 5 in the state. [30]

References

  1. ↑ "Patient Care Overview". University of California, San Francisco. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ "UCSF Tops Public Universities in NIH Research Funding in 2023". University of California, San Francisco. February 20, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2015-09-10 at the Wayback Machine ." UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Retrieved on August 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Locations | UC San Francisco". www.ucsf.edu. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  5. ↑ "New Center to Improve Emergency Response for Children Across Five Western States". New Center to Improve Emergency Response for Children Across Five Western States | UC San Francisco. Archived from the original on November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. ↑ "All about Marc Benioff -Salesforce Founder and CEO - Dreamforce'12". September 16, 2012. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  7. ↑ Guth, Robert A. (June 17, 2010). "UCSF to Get $100 Million for Hospital". The Wall Street Journal . Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  8. ↑ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Best Hospitals for Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery". Archived from the original on June 7, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  10. ↑ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Excel in Pediatric Specialties". UC San Francisco. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  11. ↑ "U.S. News & World Report: Best Children's Hospitals". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Teen Health Clinics | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital". www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Gastroenterology & Nutritional Disorders Clinics | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital". www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Children's Emergency Department | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital". www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org. Archived from the original on January 31, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Clinics A-Z". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  16. ↑ "UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay Celebrates "Topping Out" Construction Milestone | UC San Francisco". www.ucsf.edu. October 17, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  17. ↑ "UCSF Unveils Cancer Building Devoted to Precision Medicine | UC San Francisco". www.ucsf.edu. June 20, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  18. ↑ "San Francisco to get first medical helipad in decades". ABC7 San Francisco. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  19. ↑ "Patient Rooms in UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Child Life Services". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Art Therapy". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Activity Rooms". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  23. ↑ "School Program". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  24. ↑ "Child Life Services's Facility Dog Program". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  25. ↑ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco" (PDF). UCSF Medicine. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  26. ↑ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". www.childrenshospitaloakland.org. Archived from the original on July 12, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Department of Pediatrics |". pediatrics.ucsf.edu. Archived from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  28. ↑ "2017 Community Benefit Report" (PDF). UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  29. ↑ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland. Archived from the original on July 28, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  30. ↑ "ACS Verified Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Centers". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2014.
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