Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Scottish Rite Hospital
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Geography
Location1001 Johnson Ferry Rd NE, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Coordinates33°54′22″N 84°21′13″W / 33.9061°N 84.3537°W / 33.9061; -84.3537
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeChildren's hospital
Affiliated universityEmory University School of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds273
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: GA11
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 40 x 40 12 × 12 mats
H2 40 x 40 12 × 12 mats
History
Former name(s)Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children, Scottish Rite Children's Hospital
OpenedOriginal: 1915
Current: 1976
Links
Websitewww.choa.org/locations/scottish-rite-hospital
ListsHospitals in Georgia

The Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Scottish Rite Hospital (formerly Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children) is a nationally ranked, freestanding, 273-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Atlanta, Georgia. It is affiliated with the Emory University School of Medicine[1] and the Morehouse School of Medicine,[2] as a member of the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta system, 1 of 3 of the children's hospitals in the system. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[3] throughout the Atlanta region. The hospital features a state verified level II pediatric trauma center, one of two in the state.[4] Its regional pediatric intensive-care unit and neonatal intensive care units serve the region. The hospital also has a rooftop helipad for critical pediatric transport.[5]

History

Original location

Scottish Rite Hospital was originally founded in 1915 at a different location, dedicated to caring for the region's crippled children, named the Scottish Rite Convalescent Home for Crippled Children. The hospital expanded early into their history with a 50-bed expansion taking place in 1919 with support from the Scottish Rite Freemasons.[6]

In 1965 Scottish Rite expanded their pediatric services, becoming a full-service children's hospital. They also renamed the hospital to Scottish Rite Children's Hospital to reflect the expansion of services.[7][8]

In 1971, the hospital moved to its current location in north Atlanta, Georgia leaving the original buildings unused and abandoned.[9]

Current location

The hospital opened the current location in July 1976. The new hospital contained 50 beds featuring as a four-bed pediatric intensive care unit, and later a 200-seat amphitheater was added to the hospital for medical teaching.[10]

In 1983 Scottish Rite Children's Hospital again expanded with the addition of 96 patient beds and a new clinical outpatient building.[11]

On September 15, 1989, the hospital was renamed to the Wilbur and Hilda Glenn Hospital for Children to honor the family that originally donated the land.

In 1998 the Scottish Rite Hospital merged with the Emory-affiliated Egleston Children's Hospital creating the large pediatric hospital system, the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), becoming the region's largest pediatric provider.[12]

Scottish Rite underwent an additional expansion and renovation in 2004.[13]

In 2006 CHOA and Grady Health System announced that an affiliate of CHOA would take control and assume responsibility for the management of services at Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital.[14]

Awards

As of 2021, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (ranked with Egleston Children's Hospital) has placed nationally in all ten ranked pediatric specialties on U.S. News & World Report.[15][16]

2021 U.S. News & World Report Rankings for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta[17]
Specialty Rank (In the U.S.) Score (Out of 100)
Neonatology #11 89.3
Pediatric Cancer #7 93.5
Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery #26 77.2
Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology #42 66.3
Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery #8 90.9
Pediatric Nephrology #8 90.4
Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery #12 85.5
Pediatric Orthopedics #10 84.0
Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery #17 80.2
Pediatric Urology #19 68.4

See also

References

  1. ↑ "General Pediatric Residency Program: Hospitals". Emory University School of Medicine. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Training Sites | Morehouse School of Medicine". www.msm.edu. Archived from the original on 2019-02-06. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  3. ↑ "Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite". BrainLine. 2010-07-28. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  4. ↑ "Designated Trauma & Specialty Care Centers". Georgia Department of Public Health. Archived from the original on 2020-11-21. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
  5. ↑ "AirNav: GA11 - Childrens Health Care Atlanta at Scottish Rite Heliport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  6. ↑ "Our History". www.tiki-toki.com. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Archived from the original on 2018-10-15. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  7. ↑ Benn, Tracy Jean (6 October 2006). "Children's Healthcare of Atlanta". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  8. ↑ "CHOA- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta". PX- Philanthropy Exchange. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  9. ↑ "Our History". Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  10. ↑ "Brief Hospital History". Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  11. ↑ Tally, James E.; Hayes III, Eugene A. (5 April 1997). "A History Of Caring For Kids Full Time". srjarchives.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2001-03-05. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  12. ↑ Keen, C. (1999). "Children's hospitals and PACS: six profiles of planning and implementation". Radiology Management. 21 (2): 23–29, 32–37. ISSN 0198-7097. PMID 10351740. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  13. ↑ "EGLESTON CHILDRENS HEALTH CARE SYS History - Zippia". www.zippia.com. 2020-08-27. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  14. ↑ "Grady And Children's Sign Historic Management Agreement For Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital". BioSpace. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  15. ↑ Catts, Everett (17 June 2020). "Children's Healthcare of Atlanta again makes U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospitals list". MDJOnline.com. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  16. ↑ "Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Ranks among "Best Children's Hospitals" in Nation, According to U.S. News & World Report". Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Archived from the original on 2021-01-10. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  17. ↑ "Best Children's Hospitals: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta". U.S. News & World Report. 2021. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
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