Valley Children's Hospital

Valley Children’s Hospital
Valley Children's Healthcare
A picture of the hospital from afar.
Map
Geography
Location9300 Valley Children's Pl, Madera, California, United States
Coordinates36°53′03″N 119°48′01″W / 36.884049°N 119.800262°W / 36.884049; -119.800262
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityStanford University School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 2 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds358
SpecialityPediatrics
HelipadFAA LID: 9CL6
History
Former name(s)Children's Hospital Central California
Opened1952
Links
Websitewww.valleychildrens.org
ListsHospitals in California

Valley Children's Hospital (VCH), formerly Children's Hospital Central California is a stand-alone, pediatric acute care children's teaching hospital located in Madera County, California. The hospital has 358 pediatric beds[1] and is affiliated the Stanford University School of Medicine.[2][3][4] The hospital is a member of Valley Children's Healthcare and is one of only two children's hospitals in the network, servicing approximately 1.3 million children and adolescents in their coverage area.[5] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[6][7] throughout Madera County, Fresno, and California.[8] Valley Children's also sometimes treats adults that require pediatric care.[9][10][11]

Valley Children's also features the largest ACS verified Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center in the region, the only Level IV NICU in the Central Valley, and the only provider of pediatric extracorporeal life support (ECLS) for their service area.[12][13] Valley Children's is one of the largest providers of pediatric health services in California and in the country.[14] The hospital is adjacent to the Ronald McDonald House of the Central Valley.[15][16]

  1. ^ "Valley Children's Hospital - About Us". valleychildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2020-06-18.
  2. ^ "Valley Children's - Stanford Children's Health". www.stanfordchildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  3. ^ "Valley Children's and Stanford to Partner on Pediatric Residency and Fellowship Programs". Valley Children’s. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  4. ^ Limon, Jolie (26 October 2016). "Where will pediatricians come from? Valley Children's has answer". The Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016.
  5. ^ "About Us | Valley Children's Healthcare". www.valleychildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  6. ^ "Pediatric Medical Education Program | Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation". www.valleychildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  7. ^ "Emergency Medicine | Valley Children's Healthcare". www.valleychildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  8. ^ "Referral Resource Center | Valley Children's Healthcare". www.valleychildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  9. ^ "Hip Program | Valley Children's Healthcare". www.valleychildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  10. ^ "Pediatric and Adult Heart Care Practices". www.valleychildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-26. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  11. ^ "Pathology & Laboratory Medicine". www.valleychildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  12. ^ "Valley Children's NICU l Valley Children's l Madera, CA". www.valleychildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  13. ^ "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Archived from the original on 2020-06-18. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  14. ^ "25 largest children's hospitals in America | 2015". Beckers Hospital Review. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  15. ^ "How to Stay". Ronald McDonald House - Valley Children's Hospital. Archived from the original on 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  16. ^ "Valley Children's Accommodations". www.valleychildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2020-05-01.