ABOUT US
When it comes to health care, kids are different
Kids need health care focused on their unique needs; care that involves parents from start to finish and is delivered in child-centric, healing environments.
Children require extra time, monitoring, specialized medications and specially trained health care providers who are compassionate and understand kids of all ages. They also need institutions that champion health care practices and policies to continually improve pediatric care, making it affordable and accountable.
COMMUNITY BENEFITS
The average self-governing children's hospital spends $104.3 million a year on community benefit programs, which include abuse prevention, outreach, mental health services, wellness programs and many others.Children's hospitals also offer extensive community building programs to protect or improve the community's health and safety.
The average yearly children's hospital's community benefit program consists of.
Source: CHA analysis of Form 990 Schedule H filings for TY 2011 and TY 2012, obtained from www.guidestar.org
Source: Report of FY 2015 NIH Awards to Children’s Hospitals and Pediatric Departments of Medical Schools, Lisa Lanier Consulting, LLC
Source: Analyses of CHA Annual Benchmark Report, 2015
Source: National Estimates from HCUP Net HCUP Kids' Inpatient Database, 2012
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