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Why choose Childrens Hospital Colorado

At Childrens Hospital Colorado we see more treat more and heal more kids than any hospital in our sevenstate region Were experienced and forwardthinking when it comes to the latest methods for diagnosis and treatment This translates into less invasive treatment less time and less stress on you and your children Since we are always pioneering new ways of curing childhood diseases your child will receive the most effective care years before it may become available at other hospitals We are doing everything we can to help you get your child healthy and home faster than at any other hospital

Our speciallytrained pediatric experts recognize that families are our partners which is why we deliver familycentered care By making the hospital very familyfriendly we make it easier for parents and siblings to be involved in the daytoday medical emotional and social needs of their child

Our hospital at I225 and Colfax on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora was designed and built to enhance our care for kids Using data from an innovative type of study called evidencebased design everything about our hospital was built to help us speed kids to recovery From 100 private patient rooms to healing color therapy and views of nature every detail of Childrens Hospital Colorado was built to help kids get better faster and reduce stress on the whole family

Our Mission
When it was founded in 1908 in Denver Childrens Hospital Colorado set out to be a leader in providing the best healthcare outcomes for children That calling has consistently made us one of the top 10 childrens hospitals in the nation and a place parents across the Rocky Mountain region have come to trust Read more about our top ranking by US News amp World Report and other awards

Our modernday mission is to improve the health of children through the provision of highquality coordinated programs of patient care education research and advocacy

In addition to providing the best possible care for kids who need it we also work hard to keep kids out of the hospital Through medical research and advocacy efforts we are working towards a world where kids are safer and healthier and will one day have less need for a hospital

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History

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Childrens Hospital Colorado Celebrating a Century of Excellence

That Healing Colorado Air and Sunshine

In 1897 the idea for a childrens hospital in Colorado began with summer tent hospitals for babies inspired by Dr Minnie CT Love Denvers highcountry ventilation was touted as a cure for a variety of diseases Using a mix of fresh air and Colorado sunshine six medical staff and volunteer nurses treated up to 50 children under the age of five

Early on those volunteers saw a need for a permanent hospital that would care for sick injured and crippled children from birth to 16 years of age irrespective of sex creed color nationality or place of birth that would be supported mainly by volunteer contributions With that lofty goal to guide them this same group of intrepid volunteers officially incorporated as Childrens Hospital Colorado on May 9 1908 substituting bricks and mortar for canvas tents in the process

In 1909 Childrens Hospital Colorado converted a former residence at 2221 Downing Street into a well equipped institution with a capacity of 30 beds admitting its first patients on Feb 17 1910

As the demand for child healthcare services increased throughout the region the hospital quickly outgrew its original location and raised more than 200000 to build a new and improved facility which opened in 1917 at 19th Avenue and Downing Street in downtown Denver The beautiful new green and white building opened with 100 beds and with what The Denver Post described at the time as every article of equipment known to science

Times Change But Our Caring for Children Remains Constant

Medicine in the 20th century represented a golden age of unprecedented innovation From the use of Xrays for medical diagnosis to the advent of antibiotics and polio vaccine medical research helped reduce the rate of mortality from childhood diseases dramatically

In 1900 life expectancy in the United States was 48 years By 2004 it had increased to nearly 78 years thanks to new drugs surgical procedures and treatments for diseases once thought to be incurable

Against this backdrop and throughout each decade of its 100 years of service Childrens Hospital Colorado has drawn upon its legacy of providing outstanding pediatric healthcare A legacy that began in 1908 when volunteers pulled back the canvas flaps on their first tent hospitals to admit a child in need and continued with the opening of Childrens Hospital Colorados doors in 1910 and 1917 endures to this day as Childrens Hospital researchers clinicians and teachers open the doors to exciting advancements in pediatric care

Childrens Hospital Colorado has long been on the forefront of medical research establishing a Research Foundation in 1953 The hospital and its affiliates at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine are responsible for virtually all of the pediatric research published in the Rocky Mountain region in the past decade as well as several internationally recognized medical milestones including the discovery of toxic shock syndrome and development of new pediatric heart surgery techniques now used around the world