Children's Hospital Oakland

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
UCSF
Map
Geography
LocationOakland, California, United States
Coordinates37°50′15″N 122°16′03″W / 37.837492°N 122.267484°W / 37.837492; -122.267484
Organization
Care systemNon-profit Hospital
Affiliated universityUniversity of California San Francisco
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I Trauma Center
Beds191
HelipadFAA LID: 7CL1
History
Opened1912
Links
Websitechildrenshospitaloakland.org

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland formerly known as Children's Hospital Oakland, is a pediatric acute care hospital located in Oakland, California. The hospital has 191 beds[1] and is affiliated with the UCSF School of Medicine.[2] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens and young adults aged 0–21[3][4] throughout Northern California. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland also features a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, one of five in the state.[5]

It has an affiliated research organization, the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, or CHORI, and is involved in research and treatment for a variety of children's health issues, such as pediatric obesity, cancers, sickle cell disease, AIDS/HIV, hemophilia and cystic fibrosis.[6]

  1. ^ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". www.childrenshospitaloakland.org. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. ^ "Department of Pediatrics |". pediatrics.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
  3. ^ "2017 Community Benefit Report" (PDF). UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  5. ^ "ACS Verified Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Centers". Retrieved 2014-02-09.
  6. ^ "Children's Hospital Oakland new sickle cell research". Medical News Today. Retrieved 2008-01-24.