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Boston Children's Hospital is a 395-licensed-bed children's hospital in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area of Boston, Massachusetts. At 300 Longwood Avenue, Children's is adjacent both to its teaching affiliate, Harvard Medical School, and to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. (Dana-Farber and Children's jointly operate Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Care, a 60-year-old partnership established to deliver comprehensive care to children with and survivors of all types of childhood cancers.) Children's was ranked #1 in 8 out of 10 clinical specialties by the ''U.S. News & World Report'', and as the nation's number one pediatric hospital for 2014-15. ==Overview== In 2012, for the 23rd year in a row, ''U.S. News & World Report'' rated Boston Children's Hospital one of the nation's top hospitals specializing in pediatric care. (Children's ranked in the top three of all pediatric specialty categories and number one in heart & heart surgery, neurology & neurosurgery, urology, nephrology and orthopedics.〔("Best Hospitals 2010: Ranking for Children's Hospital Boston" ). ''U.S. News & World Report''. Retrieved June 17, 2010.〕) Children's was the first stand-alone pediatric hospital in New England to be awarded Magnet status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.〔(Magnet-Designated Facility Information ). Retrieved April 7, 2008.〕 One of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States,〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Becker's Hospital Review )〕 Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age. Its Advanced Fetal Care Center can begin interventions at 15 weeks gestation,〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Children's Hospital Boston - About us )〕 and in some situations (e.g., congenital heart disease and strabismus) Children's treats adults.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Adults with Strabismus Service, Children's Boston )〕 The institution is home to 40 clinical departments and 225 specialized clinical programs. From October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008 (Children's fiscal year 2008), the hospital recorded: * 492,698 outpatient visits * 58,329 emergency department visits * 24,460 inpatient and day surgical cases * 5.81 day average length of stay * a 1.97 average case mix The hospital's clinical staff includes approximately 1,026 active medical and dental staff, 384 associated scientific staff, 922 residents, fellows and interns, 1,596 full-time nurses, and close to 9,000 other full and part-time employees. A trained team of more than 800 volunteers devote thousands of hours each year to support the hospital staff and patients. Sandra Fenwick is the current president and COO, having replaced urologist Dr. James Mandell on October 1, 2013.〔(Boston Children’s Hospital names next CEO )〕 The International Center at Boston Children's Hospital serves patients from more than 100 countries including coordination of visits, medical records, travel, accommodation, and immigration. Children's operated its own Critical Care Transport Team, staffed by a team of two critical care transport registered nurses and a Critical Care Paramedic. They use Boston MedFlight as a flight resource for transports needing a helicopter or jet. Children's is part of the consortium of hospitals that operates Boston MedFlight. Children's has a hospital garden at the center of its campus called the Prouty Memorial Garden and Terrace. Since its creation in 1956,〔Children's Hospital News, The History Trail: A Walking Tour of Children's Hospital Boston, August 2007. http://www.childrenshospital.org/chnews/08-03-07/images〕 the garden has been a place of solace for children and their families. The site may be changed in the future as the hospital builds more buildings in the location currently occupied by the garden.〔McGrory, B. (2012). Children’s Hospital progress may mark end for Prouty Garden, Boston Globe August 3, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2013 from http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/08/02/children-hospital-plans-for-garden-are-step-ahead-and-two-steps-back/fxMEwlaU0N31sWPRhgsToL/story.html〕〔"Beloved Garden at Center of Children's Hospital Building Dispute", CommonHealth news story WBUR-FM (Boston). Retrieved July 26, 2013 at http://commonhealth.wbur.org/2013/07/prouty-garden-hospital-building〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Boston Children's Hospital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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