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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is nationally recognized as a leader in pediatric health care, with a reputation for excellence in patient care, research and medical education.

At a Glance | Operating Revenues and Expenses l National RecognitionInternational Reach | Serving the Community | Cutting-Edge Technology I Highlights of 2009

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Statistical Highlights
Admissions 31,217
Emergency Department Visits 114,985
Outpatient Visits
Primary Care 60,243
Specialty 735,926
Test Referral Center 29,635
Surgical Procedures
Inpatient 5,667
Outpatient 24,669
Faculty and Staff
Faculty
  Pediatrics 504
  Surgery 71
  Radiology 46
  Anesthesia 41
Clinical Fellows 178
Research Postdoctoral Fellows 118
Active Medical Staff 1,442
Total Employees 11,666

Cincinnati Children's at a Glance

  • Established in 1883; affiliated with the Unviersity of Cincinnati College of Medicine since 1926 
  • Full-service, not-for-profit pediatric academic medical center with 523 registered inpatient beds, including 69 psychiatry beds and 36 residential psychiatry beds
  • Our vision: to be the leader in improving child health
  • Economic impact on Greater Cincinnati: $2.7 billion in fiscal year 2007 according to a study done by the Economics Center for Education and Research at the University of Cincinnati

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Operating Revenues and Expenses

Total Operating Revenues: $1,487,857

Total Operating Expenses: $1,427,895

Net Operating Revenues: $59,962

Total Grant Revenues: $128,282

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National Recognition

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International Reach

  • Patient encounters exceeded 1 million for the first time in fiscal 2009, including patients from 40 countries and 47 states 
  • Established partnerships with hospitals in China, Israel and Nigeria; continued existing collaborations with hospitals in Bosnia, China, England, India, Saudi Arabia and Mexico
  • Hosted visits by hospital leaders from China, the Netherlands, Australia, United Kingdom, India, Ghana, Nigeria, Qatar, Israel and Saudi Arabia

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Service to the Community

  • In partnership with health care providers and community organizations, working to reduce the rate of infant mortality, prevent childhood injury, improve care for children with asthma and ADHD, reduce the rate of childhood obesity, and help newborns get a good start in life 
  •  Invested over $10 million in outreach partnerships
  • Cincinnati Children's operates the only Level I pediatric trauma center in Greater Cincinnati
  • Our 24-hour drug and poison information hotline serves 20 Ohio counties and fielded over 158,000 calls in 2009

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Cutting-Edge Information Technology

  • Ranked #1 in health care and #2 overall among the nation’s most innovative users of information technology by Information Week magazine
  • Completed second implementation phase of Epic, a new system integrating clinical, research and business functions
  • Emergency, inpatient, radiology, pharmacy, psychiatry, hematology/oncology, perioperative, and medical records areas are now part of an integrated electronic medical record
  • Completed rigorous Epic Good Install Award requirements for revenue cycle implementation, returning $219,000 to the medical center
  • Reorganized digital networks and implemented new password-protected access system to facilitate research and collaborations with the University of Cincinnati

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Highlights of 2009

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Updated 2/10