UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital is a
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 ...
system in
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
,
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, subordinate to the
University of California, San Francisco
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It cond ...
. It has four campuses: the Parnassus Campus, the Mount Zion Campus, and the Mission Bay Campus, and the
Oakland campus.
The organization provides medical services for "virtually all pediatric conditions, including cancer, heart disease, neurological disorders, pulmonology, diabetes and endocrinology, as well as the care of critically ill newborns."
History
In June 2010,
Marc Benioff
Marc Russell Benioff (born September 25, 1964) is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Salesforce, an enterprise cloud computing company. In September 2018, Benioff acquired ''Time''.
...
and his wife Lynne 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.
In 2014, Children's Hospital Oakland affiliated with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
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.
In 2020, all of UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals' placed nationally in all 10 ranked pediatric specialties on U.S. News & World Report.
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
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
. The hospital has 183 beds and 50 bassinets. The hospital is affiliated with the
UCSF School of Medicine
The UCSF School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of California, San Francisco and is located at the base of Mount Sutro on the Parnassus Heights campus in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1864 by Hugh Toland, it is the o ...
. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to pediatric patients aged 0–21 throughout Northern California and beyond. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco also features a pediatric emergency department.
The hospital hosts a nearby Family House and onsite
Ronald McDonald House
Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is an independent American nonprofit organization whose stated mission is to create, find, and support programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children.
RMHC has a global network of c ...
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. There is a classroom fully accredited by the San Francisco Unified School District for patients and siblings in grades K-12 for child schooling. The hospital also offers interactive mobile science exhibits designed by San Francisco's
Exploratorium
The Exploratorium is a museum of science, technology, and arts in San Francisco, California. Characterized as "a mad scientist's penny arcade, a scientific funhouse, and an experimental laboratory all rolled into one", the participatory natur ...
that can be wheeled into a patient's room for private playtime.
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
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third ...
. The hospital has 191 beds and is affiliated with the
UCSF School of Medicine
The UCSF School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of California, San Francisco and is located at the base of Mount Sutro on the Parnassus Heights campus in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1864 by Hugh Toland, it is the o ...
. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout Northern California. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland also features a
Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, 1 of 5 in the state.
References
External links
UCSF Benioff Children's HospitalFact Sheet
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University of California, San Francisco
Children's hospitals in the United States
Hospitals in San Francisco
Pediatric trauma centers