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Brenner Children's Hospital | |
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Atrium Health | |
Geography | |
Location | Winston-Salem,, North Carolina, United States |
Organization | |
Type | Tertiary |
Affiliated university | Wake Forest University |
Services | |
Standards | JCAHO |
Emergency department | Pediatric Level I |
History | |
Opened | 1986 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.brennerchildrens.org |
Lists | Hospitals in North Carolina |
Brenner Children's Hospital, formally known as Atrium Health Levine Children’s Brenner Children’s Hospital,[1] is the 144-bed is "hospital within a hospital" affiliated with Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It provides care to patients from birth to age 21[2][3] and is staffed by more than 120 full-time pediatric faculty members representing more than 30 areas of expertise, as well as all pediatric surgical specialties. Brenner Children's Hospital has its own Emergency Department, including the first Level I Pediatric Trauma Care unit in North Carolina.[4]
More than 4,500 children are admitted to Brenner Children's Hospital every year and more than 21,000 pediatric subspecialty visits occur at hospital-based outpatient clinics. Brenner Children's Hospital generally treats children from western North Carolina, as well as parts of Virginia, South Carolina and Tennessee, although some come from further away for advanced care.[5]
In 2015, Brenner Children's Hospital was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of America's best children's hospitals. It is nationally ranked in Orthopedics (#48).[6]