Yale New Haven Children's Hospital

Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (YNHCH) is a 202-bed[1] pediatric acute care children's hospital located in New Haven, Connecticut. The hospital is affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine.[2] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric care to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0 to 21[3][4][5] in Connecticut and throughout New England. Yale New Haven Children's Hospital also features a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, one of two in the state.[6]

Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
Yale New Haven Health System
YNH Children's Hospital is located in the lower right corner.
Geography
Location1 Park St, New Haven, CT
Coordinates41.304354°N 72.936647°W / 41.304354; -72.936647
Organisation
TypeTeaching hospital
Affiliated universityYale School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds202
HelipadFAA LID: 1CT2
History
Opened1993
Links
Websitehttps://www.ynhh.org/childrens-hospital

U.S. News & World Report ranks YNHCH in seven pediatric specialties: diabetes and endocrinology (#6); neonatology (#24); nephrology (#29); gastroenterology and GI surgery (#37); pulmonology (#43); neurology and neurosurgery (#45); and cancer (#50). The hospital is also the top-ranked children's hospital in Connecticut.[7]

History

Before the current building, care of pediatric patients took place on a pediatric unit in the main hospital, which had opened one of the first neonatal intensive care units in the country.[8] Initial plans for the new building were drawn up in 1987. Hospital officials cited the lack of space for ambulatory programs as the main reason for the new freestanding children's hospital.[9] The hospital opened up six years later in 1993.[10]

In 2018, the hospital opened up a new two-floor neonatal intensive care unit that covers the entire tenth and eleventh floors.[11] The new NICU debuted couplet rooms for mother and baby patients, a feature that is only in one other hospital nationwide.[12] The new NICU has been seen as a model for other hospitals in the country.[13] In 2018, the unit was rated as a Level 4 NICU (highest possible) by the American Academy of Pediatrics.[14]

In 2018, the hospital renovated four floors of the hospital. Patient rooms and nurse stations were redesigned to better fit the needs of staff and patients.[15]

About

Patient care units

In 1985, the hospital opened up the first inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric unit in the region. The hospital also has a 19 bed pediatric intensive care unit to treat critically ill infants, children, teens, and young adults.[16]

Services

The hospital hosts a wide range of pediatric specialties and subspecialties and also hosts the labor and delivery unit for the entire hospital.[17]

Awards

For its 2020-21 edition, U.S. News & World Report ranked YNHCH in 7 out of 10 ranked pediatric specialties, a loss of 2 from the previous year.

2021 U.S. News and World Report Rankings for Yale New Haven Children's Hospital[18]
Specialty Rank (In the U.S.) Score (Out of 100)
Neonatology #24 82.4
Pediatric Cancer #50 69.4
Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology #6 86.2
Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery #37 73.0
Pediatric Nephrology #29 72.1
Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery #45 71.3
Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery #43 71.0

See also

References
  1. "Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital". Children's Hospital Association. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. "Why choose Yale Medicine: Patient Care". Yale Medicine. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  3. "Ear, Nose, and Throat (Otolaryngology) - Yale New Haven Children's Hospital". www.ynhh.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  4. "Primary Care Center - Yale New Haven Hospital". www.ynhh.org. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  5. "Adolescent Medicine". Pediatrics. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  6. "Connecticut Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  7. "Rankings & Ratings at Yale New Haven Children's Hospital". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. "Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital Opens Advanced NICU". NBC Connecticut. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  9. "Yale Alumni Magazine: the Yale-New Haven children's hospital (Feb 93)". archives.yalealumnimagazine.com. 1 February 1993. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  10. "History and Heritage - Yale New Haven Hospital". www.ynhh.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  11. Lurye, Rebecca. "Yale New Haven's NICU Makes Parents Part Of Patient Care". courant.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  12. "Yale New Haven Children's Hospital opens one of the most advanced neonatal intensive care units in the United States". www.ynhh.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  13. "Yale New Haven Children's advanced NNICU could serve as a national model". WTNH.com. 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  14. "NICUSearch". AAP.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  15. "Award of Merit Health Care: Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital NICU/OB Renovation". www.enr.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  16. "Yale New Haven Health | Children's". www.ynhhs.org. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  17. "Yale New Haven Health | All Services". www.ynhh.org. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  18. "Best Children's Hospitals: Yale New Haven Children's Hospital". U.S. News and World Report. 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

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