About Cincinnati Children's

Facts and Figures

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 Leadership in Quality Improvement l International Reach | Serving the Community | Cutting-Edge Technology I Highlights of 2007

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Cincinnati Children's envisions being the leader in improving child health

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Statistical Highlights
Admissions 26,804
Emergency Department Visits 93,416
Home Care Visits 14,388
Outpatient Visits
Primary Care 44,110
Specialty 703,859
Test Referral Center 31,025
Patient Encounters 917,204
Surgical Procedures
Inpatient 5,892
Outpatient 23,069
Faculty and Staff
Faculty
  Pediatrics 388
  Surgery 61
  Radiology 40
  Anesthesia 38
Active Medical Staff 1,258
Total Employees 10,281

Cincinnati Children's at a Glance

  • Established in 1883
  • Full-service, not-for-profit pediatric academic medical center with 475 registered inpatient beds and 36 registered residential psychiatry beds
  • Our vision: to be the leader in improving child health

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Operating Revenues and Expenses

Total Operating Revenues: $1,159,511,000

Total Operating Expenses: $1,136,012,000

Net Operating Revenues: $23,499,000

Total Grant Revenues: $123,420,440

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National Recognition

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Leadership in Quality Improvement

  • Leading a national collaborative to reduce cases of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric ICUs
  • Sustained a nearly 90 percent reduction of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) cases in our pediatric, cardiac and newborn ICUs over the past two years
  • Exceeded expectations with work to reduce preventable surgical site infections and have sustained a 51percent reduction rate since the initiative began in 2005

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International Reach

  • Served patients from 48 countries and all 50 states since 2006
  • Established collaborative teaching, clinical and quality arrangements with King Fahad Medical City Children's Hospital in Saudi Arabia, and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London, as well as formal exchange programs with hospitals in Europe, the Middle East, China and India

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Serving the Community

  • Expanding our reach in northern Cincinnati with Liberty Campus facility opening in August 2008; will increase access to emergency services, outpatient surgery, pediatric subspecialty clinics and radiology services
  • Fielded nearly 40,000 calls last year to the Psychiatric Intake Response Center, a 24-hour phone service for information and referrals
  • Maintain 15 patient care sites throughout the region
  • Operate the only Level I pediatric trauma center in the Tristate area, and the only pediatric cardiac intensive care unit in the region

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Cutting-Edge Information Technology

  • Ranked in the top 250 Innovators by Information Week for the second year in a row
  • Launched implementation of Epic, a comprehensive information system and electronic medical record that will integrate clinical, research and business functions, replacing at least 30 other systems throughout the medical center
  • Host web portals for patients with cystic fibrosis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, liver transplants and kidney transplants that allow families to view lab results, track progress and communicate with caregivers
  • Launched implementation of an innovative research data warehouse which will allow investigators to mine de-identified clinical data to accelerate research and clinical improvement

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Highlights of 2007

  • Brain suite opens. Gives neurosurgeons access to the world's most sophisticated technology for mapping a precise pathway through the brain.
  • Hybrid cardiac catheterization lab opens. Makes it possible to combine complex heart catheterization and open heart surgery in one procedure.
  • New research tower opens. Increases research space to nearly 1 million square feet, making Cincinnati Children's one of the largest pediatric research programs in the country.

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For statistical highlights -- including Operating Revenues and Expenses -- read our 2007 Annual Report.

Updated 4/08