The Children's Hospital at OU Medicine

The Children's Hospital at OU Medicine (CHOU) formerly known as Children's Memorial Hospital and The Children's Hospital of Oklahoma, is a nationally ranked, freestanding acute care women's and children's hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It is affiliated with the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. The hospital features all private rooms that consist of 246 pediatric beds.[1] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[2][3][4] throughout the region. The hospital also sometimes treats adults that require pediatric care. The hospital has a rooftop helipad and is an ACS verified level I pediatric trauma center, the only one in Oklahoma.[5][6] The hospital features a regional pediatric intensive-care unit and an American Academy of Pediatrics verified level IV neonatal intensive care unit.[7]

The Children's Hospital at OU Medicine
OU Medicine
A view of the Atrium at The Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center and the OU Children's Physicians Building.
Geography
Location1200 Children's Ave, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States
Coordinates35.480796°N 97.497039°W / 35.480796; -97.497039
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeChildren's hospital
Affiliated universityUniversity of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds246
HelipadFAA LID: 9OK1
History
OpenedApril 2011
Links
Websitewww.oumedicine.com/oumedicine/the-children's-hospital
ListsHospitals in Oklahoma

History

In April 2011, the Atrium was opened to the public and now serves as the main entrance to the Children's Hospital. The Emergency Room entrance was moved to N.E. 13th Street.The Children's Hospital has an affiliated physicians practice as part of OU Children's Physicians. The doctors work in over 50 pediatric specialties.The Children's Hospital is home to the Women's and Newborn Center, which is known for its high risk specialty care for mothers and newborns. The Women's and Newborn Center is home to the only midwifery service in a central Oklahoma hospital and the only comprehensive lactation service in Oklahoma. It also offers a wide range of prenatal courses and classes.

In 2015 the hospital purchased a new helicopter for critically ill neonatal intensive care and pediatric intensive care transport. The new helicopter was named "Air Kids One" by hospital officials.[8][9]

In July 2019 the hospital announced that they would be expanding their pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) to another space in the hospital with a 34 bed capacity. The space that was formerly the PICU was to be converted into a cardiac intensive care unit.[10]

In early 2020 the hospital implemented temporary strict visitation protocols in order to help prevent the spread in hospital settings. The change prohibited any visitors under 18 and only allowed one parent per patient in the hospital.[11]

In 2020 to help deal with the surge of adult SARS-Cov-2 the hospital opened up its pediatric units to adults with the disease. The hospital also expanded their overall pediatric limit from 21 to 26 to supplement the adult hospitals in the area. Adults on the unit were treated by pediatric nurses and doctors during their stay.[12]

About

Care Units

CHOU has the only American Academy of Pediatrics verified level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in the state and the greater region of the midwest. Critically ill newborns from all over the region are transported to the NICU from smaller hospitals that are not equipped to treat these patients.[13]

CHOU features the only 24/7 pediatric emergency room in Oklahoma City and the only American College of Surgeons verified level 1 pediatric trauma center in the state of Oklahoma. The verification was renewed in January, 2020.[14]

Awards

In 2010, the Pediatric Urology Department at The Children's Hospital was ranked as the 14th best Urology Department in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.[15] In 2012, the Women’s & Newborn Center at the Children’s Hospital at OU received an "Excellence in Patient Care" award from the healthcare firm Studer Group.[16] In 2020, the Oklahoma Perinatal Quality Improvement Collaborative awarded the hospital the Spotlight Hospital Award because of the hospitals excellence in perinatal care.[17]

  • An exterior view of The Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center.
  • A view of the Atrium at The Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center.
  • An interior view of the atrium of OU Children's.

See also

References
  1. "The Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center". www.childrenshospitals.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  2. "OU MED CENTER CHILDRENS HOSPITAL" (PDF). OU Medicine. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  3. "About The Hospital" (PDF). The Children's Hospital at OU. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  4. "Adolescent Medicine". www.oumedicine.com. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  5. Housden, Alex (2020-01-19). "OU Children's being level one trauma center helps change health care in Oklahoma". KOCO. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  6. "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  7. "NICUSearch". AAP.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  8. VanTimmeren, Christine (2015-11-18). "OU Children's dedicates Air Kids One helicopter". KOKH. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  9. "'Air Kids One' helps critically ill children in Oklahoma". www.airmethods.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  10. MCNUTT, K.S. (2019-07-22). "Children's Hospital expands capacity to care for seriously ill and injured children". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  11. Wilson, Colleen (2020-03-17). "Hospitals across the state change visitation policies during outbreak". KOKH. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  12. DULANEY, JOSH (11 April 2020). "OU Medicine expands bed capacity amid coronavirus pandemic". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  13. "The Children's Hospital – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit". www.oumedicine.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  14. Housden, Alex (2020-01-19). "OU Children's being level one trauma center helps change health care in Oklahoma". KOCO. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  15. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2019-05-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  16. "The Children's Hospital at OU Medical Center Wins Studer Group's Prestigious Award". www.oumedicine.com. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
  17. Staff, Journal Record (2019-10-23). "Children's Hospital presented Spotlight Award". The Journal Record. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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