Connecticut Children's Medical Center | |
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Geography | |
Location | 282 Washington Street, Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
Coordinates | 41°45′13″N 72°40′54″W / 41.753679°N 72.681676°W |
Organization | |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Children's hospital |
Affiliated university | University of Connecticut School of Medicine Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center |
Beds | 185 |
History | |
Construction started | October 1993 |
Opened |
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Links | |
Website | Connecticut Children's |
Lists | Hospitals in Connecticut |
Connecticut Children's Medical Center is a nationally ranked, independent,[1] non-profit, pediatric acute care hospital located in Hartford, Connecticut. The hospital has 185 beds[2] and is the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University.[3] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to pediatric patients aged 0–21[4][5] throughout Connecticut and the New England region, but also treats some adults that would be better treated under pediatricians.[6] Connecticut Children's Medical Center also features the only ACS verified level 1 pediatric trauma center in the region, and 1 of 2 in the state.[7] The hospital is also 1 of 2 children's hospital in the state of Connecticut.[8]