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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital is a
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system in
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and
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,
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, affiliated to the
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. The hospital is a
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research and
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. A quaternary care hospital is the highest designation for facilities that can treat the most complex and specialized conditions. UCSF's mission includes research in addition to care delivery, as UCSF is the largest public recipient of NIH funding nationwide in FY 2023. The hospital complex occupies an entire city block, totaling over one million square feet (878 000 square foot Medical Center and 179 600 square foot Precision Cancer Medical Building), comprising the Benioff Children's Hospital, Betty Irene Moore Women's Hospital, Gateway Medical Building (hosting the Sterile Processing Department, Sterile Core, Pediatric Infusion Center, among others), and the UCSF Bakar Precision Cancer Medicine Building.


History

In June 2010,
Marc Benioff Marc Russell Benioff (born September 25, 1964) is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist. Benioff is best known as the co-founder, chairman and CEO of the software company Salesforce, as well as being the owner of ''Time (magazine ...
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 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 a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state ...
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, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
. The hospital has 183 beds and 50 bassinets. The hospital is affiliated with the
UCSF School of Medicine The UCSF School of Medicine is a multisite medical school of the University of California, San Francisco, with a historical campus located at the base of Mount Sutro on the Parnassus Heights campus in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1864 b ...
. 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 Children's hospital has eight units, an Intensive Care Nursery, a Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, a
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit A pediatric intensive care unit (also paediatric), usually abbreviated to PICU (), is an area within a hospital specializing in the care of critically ill infants, children, teenagers, and young adults aged 0–21. A PICU is typically directed by ...
, a Cardiac Transitional Care Unit, a Transitional Care Unit, a Pediatric Medical/Surgical Unit, a
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and
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Unit, and a Blood and Marrow Transplant Unit. There is also an adult hospital in the same building with
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,
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, and Acute Care Units. The hospital has a gross square footage of over one million square feet, comprising the 878,000 GSF hospital and 170,000 GSF Cancer Center. The hospital is the only hospital in
San Francisco San Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is a commercial, Financial District, San Francisco, financial, and Culture of San Francisco, cultural center of Northern California. With a population of 827,526 residents as of ...
that has a
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. Patient Rooms feature large windows for lots of natural light and outdoor garden views. The hospital also operates a Child Life Program within the hospital staffed with Child Life Specialists,
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,
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, and other specialized personnel, designed to help support the development of children receiving care at the hospital. Modalities used include
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, a CCTV system supporting an in-building TV channel and TV production studio, a School Program with credentialed teachers, and a Facility Dog Program, among others. The classroom is fully accredited by the
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for patients and siblings in grades K-12 for child schooling. The hospital hosts a nearby Family House and onsite
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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. The hospital also offers interactive mobile science exhibits designed by San Francisco's
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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 a city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is the county seat and most populous city in Alameda County, California, Alameda County, with a population of 440,646 in 2020. A major We ...
. The hospital has 191 beds and is affiliated with the
UCSF School of Medicine The UCSF School of Medicine is a multisite medical school of the University of California, San Francisco, with a historical campus located at the base of Mount Sutro on the Parnassus Heights campus in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1864 b ...
. 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.


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