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La Rabida Children’s Hospital 〔http://www.larabida.org〕 is a pediatric specialty hospital for extended acute care that caters to children with lifelong medical conditions. Located on the South Side of Chicago on Lake Michigan, the facility is designed to showcase its lakeside views. (La Rabida ) serves approximately 9,000 children annually who require primary and specialty care to address complex and challenging medical conditions. The hospital provides care to all patients regardless of the family’s ability to pay. Services and programs include treatment for chronic illnesses such as asthma, diabetes, sickle cell disease and developmental disabilities. In addition, La Rabida specializes in the treatment of children who have been abused, neglected or experienced trauma. La Rabida offers access to board-certified pediatricians and specialty physicians, behavioral science professionals, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, dietitions, case managers and social workers. The inpatient unit, the (S.S. La Rabida ), serves patients with chronic illnesses who are experiencing a critical episode, as well as those in need of rehabilitation after surgery, burns, brain injury, stroke or are suffering from trauma. La Rabida also offers expert care to children who are dependent on technology such as ventilators or tracheostomies, or who receive nutrition intravaneously, as well as those who are transitioning from a neonatal intensive care unit or pediatric ICU at another hospital. La Rabida serves patients who need hospitalization for weeks, months, and in some cases even longer. The hospital combines the specialized expertise of a large hospital with the personalized, patient-focused attention of a smaller facility. La Rabida is recognized by the (National Committee for Quality Assurance )(NCQA) 〔http://www.ncqa.org〕 for its medical home programs. The hospital has also earned the Joint Commission’s (Gold Seal of Approval ).〔http://www.jointcommission.org/achievethegoldseal.aspx〕 ==History== For the Chicago World’s Fair Columbian Exposition in 1893, the government of Spain constructed its exhibition hall as a replica of Spain’s La Rabida Monastery – the embarkation site of Columbus’ new world exploration in 1492. After the fair, the Spanish Consulate donated the building to the City of Chicago for use as a fresh air sanitarium for sick children. A group of volunteer women led the effort to equip and staff the facility, raising money for operations and recruiting volunteer physicians. Early in its history, La Rabida was saving the lives of children who suffered from illnesses and diseases associated with slum squalor and unsafe food handling practices. Children acquired severe and sometimes fatal illnesses from milk and food that had not been stored and cooled properly. As food handling technology improved, La Rabida turned its attention to rheumatic fever, which was claiming the lives of young children between the 1930s and the 1950s. The hospital gained international recognition for research that led to the eradication of the disease. In the 1960s, La Rabida made a formal commitment to treat the chronic illnesses of childhood. 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「La Rabida Children's Hospital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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