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Seattle Children's, formerly Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, is a 250-bed children's hospital in the Laurelhurst neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Currently ranked as one of the top 10 children's hospitals in America by ''U.S. News & World Report'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-childrens-hospitals/articles/2012/06/05/2012-13-best-childrens-hospitals-the-honor-roll )〕 Children's serves as a major pediatric referral center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho. ==History== The hospital was founded as the seven-bed Children's Orthopedic Hospital in 1907 by Anna Herr Clise after her 5-year-old son, Willis, died of inflammatory rheumatism in 1898.〔("1907: The Beginning of Seattle Children's" ). Accessed online 09 November 2012.〕 It was originally a ward of the downtown Seattle General Hospital. It moved to a cottage on Queen Anne Hill the next year, and in 1911 local luminaries including Herbert Gowen and Mark A. Matthews dedicated a full 40-bed hospital at the same location.〔("Laying the cornerstone of the Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle." ). Accessed online 3 June 2008.〕 In 1953, Children's moved to a new campus in Laurelhurst, east of the University of Washington. Today, it is also the home of the UW Department of Pediatrics. In 2007, ''Child'' magazine ranked it as the #15 children's hospital overall and #9 for cancer care. In 2012, ''U.S. News and World Report'' ranked it nationally as #4 in kidney disorders, #5 in urology, #7 in cancer, and #8 in neurology & neurosurgery. In December 2007, Children's purchased a seven-story building in the Denny Triangle, near downtown Seattle and South Lake Union. With this purchase, Children's acquired nearly 2 square blocks for Seattle Children's Hospital Research Institute. Children's also plans to expand their main campus to 500-600 beds.〔("Seattle Children's Master Plan Common Questions." ). Accessed online 6 June 2008.〕 Children's Hospital was also known as Children's Orthopedic Hospital and Medical Center (COHMC) prior to the name changes indicated below. () On September 15, 2008, the institution formally changed its name from Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center to Seattle Children's Hospital. The ''Puget Sound Business Journal'' reported that "...the change was to reinforce the fact that the hospital is located in Seattle and also is a major research facility."〔("Children’s Hospital changes name to Seattle Children's," ) Puget Sound Business Journal, September 15, 2008.〕 In 2008, the hospital was awarded Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). 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「Seattle Children's」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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