Dayton Children's Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Dayton, Ohio, United States |
Organization | |
Care system | Medicaid, Private Insurance, BCMH |
Type | Teaching, Tertiary Referral Center |
Affiliated university | Boonshoft School of Medicine of Wright State University |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level 1 Pediatric Trauma |
Beds | 181 |
Helipad | Aeronautical chart and airport information for 2OH5 at SkyVector |
History | |
Opened | 1967 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.childrensdayton.org/ |
Lists | Hospitals in Ohio |
Dayton Children's Hospital stylized as Dayton Children's formerly The Children's Medical Center of Dayton is a pediatric acute care children's teaching hospital located in Dayton, Ohio. The hospital has 181 pediatric beds[1] and is affiliated the Boonshoft School of Medicine at Wright State University. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[2][3][4] throughout western Ohio and the surrounding states. Dayton Children's Hospital is also an ACS verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center.[5][6][7]
In 2003, the hospital was ranked one of America's top 25 children's hospitals by Child (magazine). The hospital is staffed with more than 1400 full-time employees, 300 part-time employees, and nearly 250 physicians.[8] Dayton Children's Hospital is currently the only pediatric hospital in the Dayton region.
Dayton Children's Hospital is also partnered with Kohl's a Minute for Kids.[9]