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Children's Hospital Of Richmond
Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU (CHoR) is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care children's hospital located within VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia. The hospital has 144 pediatric beds. It is affiliated with The VCU School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, and is a member of VCU Medical Center, VCU Health. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout eastern Virginia. CHOR also has a helipad to transport critically ill pediatric patients. Children's Hospital of Richmond features the only pediatric Trauma center, Level 1 Trauma Center in the region and the state. The hospital is rated as the second best children's hospital in Virginia on the 2020-21 U.S. News & World Report. History Origins of the hospital date back to 1920 when the original Crippled Children's Hospital was incorporated as a hospital to provide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Children's Hospital
A children's hospital is a hospital that offers its services exclusively to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In certain special cases, they may also treat adults. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. Integration Children's hospitals are characterized by greater attention to the psychosocial support of children and their families. Some children and young people have to spend relatively long periods in hospital, so having access to play and teaching staff can also be an important part of their care. With local partnerships, this can include trips to local botanical gardens, zoos, and public libraries for instance. Designs for the new Cambridge Children's Hospital, approved in 2022, plan to fully integrate mental and physical health provision for children and young people, bringing together services of three partners ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
