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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
UCSF
Geography
Location	Oakland, California, United States
Coordinates	37°50′15″N 122°16′03″W / 37.837492°N 122.267484°W / 37.837492; -122.267484
Organization
Care system	Non-profit Hospital
Affiliated university	University of California San Francisco
Services
Emergency department	Level I Trauma Center
Beds	191
Helipad	FAA LID: 7CL1
History
Opened	1912
Links
Website	childrenshospitaloakland.org

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland formerly known as Children's Hospital Oakland, is a pediatric acute care hospital located in Oakland, California. The hospital has 191 beds and is affiliated with the UCSF School of Medicine. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens and young adults aged 0–21 throughout Northern California. UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland also features a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, one of five in the state.

It has an affiliated research organization, the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, or CHORI, and is involved in research and treatment for a variety of children's health issues, such as pediatric obesity, cancers, sickle cell disease, AIDS/HIV, hemophilia and cystic fibrosis.

History

Bertha Wright founded the Baby Hospital, which later became the Children's Hospital Oakland, in 1912. Previously named Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland, the hospital was renamed in 2014 after affiliating with UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco.

In 2016, the UCSF Children's Hospital was ranked among the top 25 in eight of 10 hospital specialties in the U.S News & World Report's best pediatric hospitals listing.

Medical Training

Residency Program

Background

UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland is a teaching hospital with a three-year Pediatrics residency program, currently employing 78 residents in total. It has attracted medical students from more than 40 schools, who train within the hospital as well as in a number of associated hospitals and clinics.

Fellowship Programs

In addition to the Pediatrics residency program, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland has accredited fellowship programs in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Pediatric Infectious Disease, and Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine.

See also

• List of hospitals in California

References

1. "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". www.childrenshospitaloakland.org. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
2. "Department of Pediatrics |". pediatrics.ucsf.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
3. "2017 Community Benefit Report" (PDF). UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
4. "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
5. "ACS Verified Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Centers". Retrieved 2014-02-09.
6. "Children's Hospital Oakland new sickle cell research". Medical News Today. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
7. electricpulp.com. "Bertha Wright, Pioneer in California Public Health Nursing". Working Nurse. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
8. "Children's Hospital Oakland gets $50 million and new name in UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital merger". The Mercury News. 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
9. "Best Hospitals for Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery". Retrieved 3 May 2017.
10. "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals Excel in Pediatric Specialties". UC San Francisco. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
11. ^ "Pediatric Residency Program | UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". Childrenshospitaloakland.org. Retrieved 2019-05-26.
12. ^ "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland". UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

External links

• Trauma Centers UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland has been verified as a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
• Marc and Lynne Benioff give UCSF $100 million more
• This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas A project by OSHPD
• Guide to the Children's Hospital Medical Center Records, 1912-1999, at The Bancroft Library

• Hospital buildings completed in 1912
• Hospitals in Oakland, California
• Children's hospitals in the United States
• 1912 establishments in California
• Pediatric trauma centers