Children's Hospital Central California

Description

About Us
We are a notforprofit stateoftheart childrens hospital on a 50acre campus with a medical staff of more than 450 physicians In California we treat more inpatient cases than any pediatric hospital north of San Diego making us the second largest childrens hospital in the state Our 340bed facility is one of the 10 largest hospitals of its type in the nation

We are the first childrens hospital west of the Rockies to receive Magnet Nursing designation the highest nursing benchmark in the world We are accredited by the Joint Commission and we are proud to have been recognized by the LeapFrog Group with an award for Excellence in Patient Safety and Health Care Quality

We perform more than 9000 pediatric surgeries a year and our Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units have some of the lowest mortality rates in the country while treating some of the sickest kids

Our Craycroft Cancer Center is a full member of the nationallyrecognized Childrens Oncology Group COG and sees more than 100 new cases a year Our Willson Heart Center has pioneered pediatric heart care for half a century

Who are we We are the premier pediatric medical center in the heart of the Golden State We are Childrens Hospital Central California amazing people incredible care

Our Mission
The mission of Childrens Hospital Central California is to provide high quality comprehensive health care services to children regardless of their ability to pay

Our Vision
Childrens Hospital with its physician partners will be the preeminent provider of pediatric services for Central California and the Western United States and an indisputable resource for healthcare solutions information and advocacy for children in an expanding pediatric market place

Our Core Values
Excellence We depend on exceptional people to provide exceptional quality
health care and services throughout Childrens Hospital We set high
standards and we support each other as we strive to achieve them We invest
in each other and we value the individual and cultural differences that make
us strong We are proud of our superior services as measured by quality
outcomes

Compassionate Care We treat every child every family each other our
visitors and our vendors with respect kindness hope joy and good humor
We display our helpful healing familycentered spirit at every opportunity
We recognize the importance of playfulness in human interaction and in the
health of children We look for ways to ease suffering and provide comfort

Integrity We are honest ethical and responsible in our work and in the way
we deal with others We keep our promises and admit our mistakes We know
ourselves and we avoid hidden agendas By the way we live our lives everyday
we are worthy of the trust people place in us

Innovation We embrace change creativity continuous learning and personal
growth We incorporate new ideas technology and methods to improve the
health care and services we provide We anticipate future trends and we
create strategic plans to insure future growth and continued vitality

Collaboration We build enduring internal and external relationships joining
with colleagues across organizational boundaries to improve the care and
services we provide We encourage and reward both individual and team
achievements We put the common good ahead of narrow interests

Stewardship We are resourceful adaptable and resilient We have a quotcan doquot
attitude that gets the job done We are fiscally responsible and efficient
with our time We protect our reserves and manage our operating costs in
order to invest in our future We are each personally dedicated to making
Childrens Hospital better because we were here

History

Our History
Childrens Hospital Central California began as the vision of five civicminded women who saw the need for a dedicated pediatric hospital in Central California Over 55 years later Childrens Hospital has grown to a 338bed nationally respected regional pediatric medical center on a 50acre campus See the timeline below to learn more about Childrens history

1949 As the dream of a childrens hospital in Central California started to become reality fundraising wheels were set in motion and many hospital guilds were founded The Llanada Guild donated 6000 to the building effort in September

1950 A building fund campaign successfully raises 325000

1951 Groundbreaking is held at the future site of Valley Childrens Hospital Later that year the first medical equipment begins to arrive

1952 The Hospital is dedicated to the children of the Central Valley An open house welcomes dignitaries and visitors to see their dream realized A few weeks later Valley Childrens Hospital cares for its first patient

195360 As the Hospital continues to grow an iron lung and electromyography are added for polio patients A cardiac clinic is also opened serving both adults and children

Heart surgeons use the only cardioscope in the Valley to perform surgery in the Hospitals firstever cardiac catheterization

1961 Hospital acquires a heart defibrillator

The Intensive Newborn Service Center opens to care for premature infants
In order to calm patients fears and help them feel comfortable the Hospital starts a program to take patients on preoperative tours

The first adult heart surgery is performed at Valley Childrens

1971 A new intensive care unit for premature babies opened followed shortly by a quotpreemie transport systemquot This specially equipped van brought premature infants to the Hospital from across the Valley

1974 First quotbloodlessquot openheart surgery performed

1975 The Hospital opens a 24hour emergency room To this day it remains the only dedicated pediatric emergency room between San Francisco and Los Angeles

1978 In a first for Central California doctors at Valley Childrens separate conjoined twins

19781980 quotAM Admissionsquot unit opens Now known as Day Surgery children could check in for surgery in the morning and be back at home that night

Expansion groundbreaking occurs at the Hospital

1980 A newly remodeled intensive care unit opens

Plans for a Ronald McDonald House progress

Adult Cardiac unit closed to accommodate more pediatric programs

1985 Camp Sunshine Dreams which gives kids with cancer and their siblings a chance to have a week away at summer camp is born

1990s During the 90s one big story dominated coverage of Valley Childrens Hospital the move to a new stateoftheart facility in Madera County Planning and building stretched over a decade

1998 At one minute past midnight on the last day of August the move to the new facility begins

2002 Valley Childrens officially changes its name to Childrens Hospital Central California to better reflect the area it serves

2004 Childrens Hospital is designated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center ANCC as a Magnet Nursing hospital This prestigious designation recognizes the highest levels of excellence in patient care through nursing services and is awarded to less than 3 percent of all hospitals in the United States Excellent nursing is part of what makes this a great place to get better

2007 Childrens Hospital Central California admits more inpatients than any California pediatric hospital north of San Diego making it the second largest childrens hospital in the Golden State

Today Fifty years later the continuation of the dream of five women has become a bright beautiful reality in the form of a regional medical center dedicated exclusively to the physical emotional and spiritual wellbeing of children This new medical center is the cornerstone of a collaborative pediatric health delivery system that will provide a continuum of care to the children of Central California As a tribute to our founders Mrs Agnes Crockett Mrs Gail Goodwin Mrs Helen Maupin Ross Mrs Carolyn Peck and Mrs Patty Randall the roads surrounding the Hospital bear their names