Childrens Healthcare Of Atlanta Inc

TO MAKE KIDS BETTER TODAY AND HEALTHIER TOMORROW.

CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC. (CHILDREN'S) SERVES AS THE CORPORATE PARENT OF, AND IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF, THE EXEMPT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHOSE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. CHILDREN'S SERVES METRO ATLANTA, THE ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA AND THE UNITED STATES. CHILDREN'S IS THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC PROVIDER IN THE STATE CARING FOR CHILDREN FROM ALL 159 GEORGIA COUNTIES IN 2021. CHILDREN'S, ONE OF THE LEADING PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY, IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT BENEFITS FROM THE GENEROUS PHILANTHROPIC AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY. OPERATING THREE HOSPITALS (EGLESTON, HUGHES SPALDING AND SCOTTISH RITE), MARCUS AUTISM CENTER, CENTER FOR ADVANCED PEDIATRICS, MORE THAN 20 NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS (INCLUDING URGENT CARE CENTERS) WITH MORE THAN ONE MILLION PATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY, CHILDREN'S IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN CANCER, CARDIAC AND ORTHOPAEDICS AND OFFERS ACCESS TO MORE THAN 60 PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES. CHILDREN'S IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE NATION'S TOP PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS BY THE U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT LIST OF "BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS." THE MISSION, VISION, VALUES AND EMPLOYEE PROMISE OF CHILDREN'S WERE CREATED THROUGH AN IN-DEPTH PROCESS INVOLVING EMPLOYEES, PHYSICIANS, VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS. IN 2021, THE THREE HOSPITALS OPERATED BY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC. PROVIDED 673 LICENSED BEDS AND MANAGED 1,091,000 PATIENT VISITS, 414,000 UNIQUE PATIENTS, 27,760 HOSPITAL DISCHARGES, 168,988 INPATIENT DAYS, 1,057,281 OUTPATIENT VISITS, 41,946 SURGICAL CASES (INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT), MORE THAN 218,000 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, 153,462 URGENT CARE CENTER VISITS AND 12,587 TELEMEDICINE VISITS. CHILDREN'S ALSO MANAGED 68,633 CALLS FROM PARENTS ACROSS GEORGIA TO THE CHILDREN'S NURSE ADVICE LINE. CHILDREN'S IS ALSO THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC MEDICAID PROVIDER IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, SERVING 90% PEDIATRIC INPATIENT MEDICAID CASES IN ATLANTA AND 63% OF THE CASES STATEWIDE. CHILDREN'S IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING MEDICALLY NEEDED HEALTHCARE TO THE CHILDREN OF GEORGIA. STATEWIDE, 58% OF GEORGIA'S CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED IN PUBLIC HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE INCLUDING MEDICAID, PEACHCARE FOR KIDS OR UNABLE TO COVER THE COST OF THEIR CARE. IN 2021, CHILDREN'S PROVIDED $34.9 MILLION IN SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES AND $153 MILLION OF UNREIMBURSED CLINICAL CARE. IN ADDITION, CHILDREN'S INVESTS IN PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, TEACHING AND CHILD WELLNESS AND PREVENTIVE CARE INITIATIVES, FOR WHICH CHILDREN'S ALSO DOES NOT GET PAID. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED BY CHILDREN'S IN 2021 WAS $299 MILLION. CHILDREN'S SERVES AS THE PEDIATRIC PHYSICIAN TEACHING SITE FOR EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA/NAVICENT HEALTH, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - GWINNETT, PINNACLE HEALTH HOSPITALS, WELLSTAR ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER, WELLSTAR KENNESTONE AND JACK HUGHSTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. CHILDREN'S TAKES THE LEAD IN TRAINING THE PEDIATRICIANS OF TOMORROW. NEW PHYSICIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF SPECIALTIES. OF THE TRAINEES WHO COMPLETED ONE OF OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS IN 2021, 43% HAVE REMAINED IN GEORGIA, AND 93% OF THOSE ARE NOW EMPLOYEES OF CHILDREN'S OR FACULTY AT EMORY. CHILDREN'S ALSO TRAINS OTHER PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING NURSES, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PARAMEDICS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL EXPERTS. THE JOINT CHILDREN'S AND EMORY PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTY TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES A PIPELINE FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA. CHILDREN'S OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN, INCLUDING PROGRAMS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SCHOOL NURSES, COACHES AND TEACHERS. CHILDREN'S BELIEVES THAT TODAY'S MEDICAL DISCOVERIES COULD SAVE THE LIFE OF A CHILD TOMORROW. RESEARCH IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA MISSION. CHILDREN'S IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCEMENTS IN PEDIATRIC MEDICINE AND FINDING ANSWERS TO PERPLEXING MEDICAL CONDITIONS, WORKING WITH PARTNERS SUCH AS EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ("CDC"). IN 2021, CHILDREN'S HAD MORE THAN 3,200 PATIENTS ENROLLED IN A CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDY. OF THOSE ENROLLED, 416 PARTICIPATED IN A CLINICAL TRIAL. THIS AFFILIATION BETWEEN EMORY AND CHILDREN'S FACILITATES LEADING-EDGE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH AND TRAINS PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS. CHILDREN'S HAS AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO OUR RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA TECH, CALLED THE CHILDREN'S PEDIATRIC TECHNOLOGY CENTER (PEDTECH), WHICH IS RECOGNIZED WITHIN THE ENGINEERED BIOSYSTEMS BUILDING (EBB) AND IN OTHER GEORGIA TECH CAMPUS FACILITIES WHERE JOINT RESEARCH IS TAKING PLACE. AMONG OTHER THINGS, CHILDREN'S HAS NUMEROUS RESEARCH SUCCESS STORIES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES, DRUG DISCOVERY, NEWBORN MEDICINE, SICKLE CELL DISEASE, ONCOLOGY, TRANSPLANT MEDICINE, DEVICE DEVELOPMENT AND AUTISM. CHILDREN'S KEY PRIORITY RESEARCH CENTERS ARE THE AFLAC CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS CENTER, ATLANTIC PEDIATRIC DEVICE CONSORTIUM, CENTER FOR CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS AND VACCINES, CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, CENTER FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND AIRWAYS DISEASE RESEARCH, CENTER FOR DRUG DISCOVERY, CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC INNOVATION, CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC NANOMEDICINE, CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE DELIVERY, CENTER FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND IMMUNE-MEDIATED DISORDERS, CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCES RESEARCH, CHILDREN'S HEART RESEARCH AND OUTCOMES CENTER, CLINICAL OUTCOMES RESEARCH & PUBLIC HEALTH, AND MARCUS AUTISM CENTER. OUR STEPHANIE V. BLANK CENTER FOR SAFE AND HEALTHY CHILDREN WORKS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES (DFCS) AND CHILD ADVOCACY AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY, TREAT AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. IN 2021, THROUGH THE CENTER, CHILDREN'S TRAINED OVER 3,200 PROFESSIONALS ABOUT HOW TO RECOGNIZE, REPORT AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE. THOSE TRAINED INCLUDED MEDICAL PERSONNEL, LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILD ADVOCATES, SCHOOL STAFF, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS. IN 2021 CHILDREN'S CONTINUED ITS STRONG4LIFE INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY, ILLNESS AND INJURY PREVENTION, CHILD PROTECTION, AND BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. IN 2021 STRONG4LIFE TRAINED 595 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, REACHED 654,511 CHILDREN, 687 SCHOOLS, EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION CENTERS THROUGH CHILD ADVOCACY PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, WE TRAINED 163 CLINICIANS, 98 SCHOOLS AND 52 EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION CENTERS IN BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RESILIENCY. 140 CLINICIANS AND 222 EARLY CARE PROFESSIONALS WERE TRAINED THROUGH RESILIENCE PILOT PROGRAMS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. CHILDREN'S SERVES AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR SAFE KIDS GEORGIA, A STATEWIDE NETWORK FOR PREVENTING UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AMONG CHILDREN. THESE TYPES OF INJURIES ARE THE NO. 1 CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 19. IN 2021, SAFE KIDS GEORGIA-THROUGH ITS 32 LOCAL COALITIONS ACROSS 56 COUNTIES-REACHED 70,000 CHILDREN THROUGH EDUCATION PROVIDED TO CAREGIVERS, VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONALS. SAFE KIDS GEORGIA DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 6,500 SAFETY DEVICES TO RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING CAR AND BOOSTER SEATS, BIKE HELMETS, SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS, GUN LOCKS AND PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES. THROUGH THE CONDUCT OF THESE ACTIVITIES, CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC. SEEKS TO MAKE KIDS BETTER TODAY AND HEALTHIER TOMORROW.