Children's Hospital of New Orleans | |
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LCMC Health System | |
Geography | |
Location | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
Coordinates | 29°55′04″N 90°07′40″W / 29.917848°N 90.127879°W |
Organization | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 263 |
Speciality | Children's hospital |
Helipad | FAA LID: LA93 |
History | |
Opened | 1955 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Louisiana |
Children's Hospital of New Orleans (CHNOLA) is a non-profit, pediatric acute care children's teaching hospital located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The hospital has 229 pediatric beds[1] and is affiliated with the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center.[2] The hospital is a member of LCMC Health and is the only children's hospital in the network. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[3][4] throughout New Orleans and the state of Louisiana. CHNOLA also sometimes treats adults that require pediatric care.[5][6] CHNOLA also features the largest pediatric emergency department in the region and is the largest provider of pediatric health services in Louisiana.
Children's Hospital offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient pediatric care, including a Pediatric intensive care unit, Neonatal intensive care unit, and a parenting education center. The hospital admits over 7,000 inpatient and 170,000 outpatient visits each year. The hospital services the entire state of Louisiana and Gulf Coast region.