Children's Hospital of New Orleans

Children's Hospital of New Orleans
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 / 29.917848; -90.127879
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.chnola.org
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 elephant. 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.