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'{{short description|Hospital in Pennsylvania, United States}} {{about|UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh|other similarly named hospitals|Children's Hospital (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox hospital | Name = UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | Org/Group = [[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]] | Image = Pittsburgh Childrens Hospital.jpg | Caption = The main campus of UPMC CHP in Lawrenceville. | map_type = Pittsburgh | map_caption = Location of Children's Hospital in [[Pittsburgh]] | Logo = Children's hospital pittsburgh logo.svg | Logo Size = 285 | Location = Lawrenceville | address = 4401 Penn Ave | Region = Pittsburgh | State = Pennsylvania | Country = US | Coordinates = {{coord|40.4670|-79.9531|display=inline,title}} | HealthCare = <!-- UK:NHS. AU/CA: Medicare. ELSE freetext, eg Private --> | Funding = Non-profit | Type = Teaching | Speciality = <!-- if devoted to a speciality (ie not a broad spectrum of specialities) and Type=Specialist/Teaching --> | Standards = <!-- optional if no national standards --> | Emergency = [[Trauma center|Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center]] | Affiliation = [[University of Pittsburgh]] Schools of the Health Sciences | Patron = <!-- 'None' or the individual who acts as the hospital patron --> | Network = | Beds = 315 | helipad = {{Airport codes|||30PN|p=n}} | h1-number = H1<ref>{{cite web|title=AirNav: 30PN - Pittsburgh Children's Hospital Heliport|url=http://www.airnav.com/airport/30PN|accessdate=9 July 2017|archive-date=6 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230252/http://www.airnav.com/airport/30PN|url-status=live}}</ref> | h1-length-f = 45 | h1-length-m = 14 | h1-surface = Rooftop | Founded = *Original: March 18, 1887 *Oakland: November 1, 1926 *Current: May 2, 2009 | Closed = <!-- optional --> | Website = http://www.chp.edu | Wiki-Links = <!-- optional --> | image_size = 285 | constructed = 2006 }} '''UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh''', (CHP), popularly known simply as "Children’s", is part of the [[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]], and the only hospital in [[Pittsburgh metropolitan area|Southwestern Pennsylvania]] dedicated solely to the care of infants, children, teens and young adults well into their 20s and beyond, generally stopping around age 26.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine|url=https://www.chp.edu/our-services/aya-medicine/campaign-v2|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 October 2020|website=University of Pittsburgh Department of Pediatrics}}</ref> UPMC Children's also sometimes even treats older adults that require pediatric care.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.achaheart.org/your-heart/clinic-directory/clinic-listings/adult-congenital-heart-disease-center-of-upmc/|title=CHD Clinic - Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center of UPMC|last=|first=|date=|website=Adult Congenital Heart Association|access-date=2020-04-03|archive-date=2020-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230316/https://www.achaheart.org/your-heart/clinic-directory/clinic-listings/adult-congenital-heart-disease-center-of-upmc/|url-status=live}}</ref> The hospital is affiliated with the [[University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine]] and features a [[Pennsylvania|state]] verified [[Trauma center|level 1 pediatric trauma center]], 1 of 4 in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fact Sheet: Facts About Pennsylvania's Trauma Centers - Resource Center|url=https://www.haponline.org/Resource-Center?resourceid=81|access-date=2020-10-14|website=www.haponline.org}}</ref> CHP also has a rooftop helipad for emergent transport of pediatric patients. Care is provided by more than 700 board-certified pediatricians and pediatric specialists. Children's also provides primary care, specialty care, and urgent care at over 40 locations throughout the [[Greater Pittsburgh Region|Pittsburgh region]], as well as clinical specialty services throughout western Pennsylvania at regional health care facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|title=UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics|url=https://www.childrenspeds.com/|access-date=2020-10-14|website=Children&#39;s Community Pediatrics|language=en}}</ref><ref>[http://www.chp.edu/CHP/About+Childrens+Milestones Children's Milestones] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230325/https://www.chp.edu/about |date=2020-10-06 }} Retrieved July 13, 2007</ref> As of 2021 the hospital was ranked as the #9 best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News and World Report on the publications' honor roll list.<ref name=":1" /> == History == === Origins === History of the hospital goes back to 1883 when 11-year-old Kirk LeMoyne wanted to start a hospital dedicated to babies and children. Through fundraising, he managed to create a bed just for children at [[Western Pennsylvania Hospital]]. With the extra money he started a fund for a dedicated children's hospital.<ref name=":5" /> In 1887 funding was also acquired when local philanthropist Jane Holmes donated $40,000 to the hospital with the condition that the hospital be built within one year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=LOWRY|first=PATRICIA|date=9 April 2008|title=Remembering Jane(s): Two women who shared name and good works changed Pittsburgh|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/life/lifestyle/2008/04/09/Remembering-Jane-s-Two-women-who-shared-name-and-good-works-changed-Pittsburgh/stories/200804090235|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en}}</ref> Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh was founded by a charter on March 18, 1887 and the first patients were admitted on June 5, 1890.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bosco|first=Andrea|date=2015-05-20|title=Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Celebrates 125 Years of Achievement|url=http://whirlmagazine.com/childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh-of-upmc-celebrates-125-years/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=WHIRL Magazine Pittsburgh|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1909 the hospitals name was officially changed from Pittsburgh Children's Hospital to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=100 year history: The 1900's|url=https://www.chp.edu/about/history/100-year-history/1900s|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 October 2020|website=Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh}}</ref> The original hospital was housed in a donated mansion refurbished for medical use. The facility was quickly outgrown and two additions were added within ten years. After a small fire at the mansion, fundraising began for a much larger facility which was begun in 1926 at the DeSoto Street location in the [[Oakland (Pittsburgh)|Oakland]] section of Pittsburgh.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=100 year history: The 1880's|url=https://www.chp.edu/about/history/100-year-history/1880s|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=13 October 2020|website=Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh}}</ref><ref>{{cite video|url=http://www.wqed.org/ondemand/onq.php?cat=&id=517&part=2|title=Children's Hospital: New Beginnings and a Look at the Past|publisher=WQED|location=Pittsburgh|accessdate=2009-12-19|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605212818/http://www.wqed.org/ondemand/onq.php?cat=&id=517&part=2|archivedate=2009-06-05|url-status=dead}}</ref> ===Former Oakland neighborhood facility=== [[File:Presbyterian Hospital, Eye and Ear Hospital, Children's Hospital and Clinic, Schenley District, Pittsburgh, Pa (69848).jpg|left|thumb|A picture of Presbyterian Hospital, Eye and Ear Hospital, and the Oakland Children's Hospital. Circa 1930-45|alt=]] The oldest of these Children's Hospital buildings, dating to the 1930s, included an eight-story building, later called the DeSoto Wing, that included a cafe, gift shop and chapel. North and south additions to the original building were added in the 1950s followed by a ten-story tower, later referred to as the Main Tower, in 1986.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book|last=Gutkind|first=Lee|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hhTgAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT105&lpg=PT105&dq=desoto+wing+children's+hospital+pittsburgh&source=bl&ots=fV8Nh0ug-V&sig=ACfU3U0LJogFq2BQhuglgsUCEQJLvJGShA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4982x0LLsAhUVZjUKHbrkCAU4ChDoATAGegQICRAC#v=onepage&q=desoto%20wing%20children's%20hospital%20pittsburgh&f=false|title=One Children's Place: Inside a Children's Hospital|date=2014-03-11|publisher=Open Road Media|isbn=978-1-4804-7134-4|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=SMELTZ|first=ADAM|date=30 May 2015|title=Nearing 125th year, Children’s Hospital still ‘pushing the limits’|url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/health-now/nearing-125th-year-childrens-hospital-still-pushing-the-limits/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US}}</ref> In 1947, doctor [[Jonas Salk]] took a job at Children's and at the University of Pittsburgh as an associate professor of bacteriology and the head of the Virus Research Lab.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-02-11|title=Jonas Salk|url=https://popularpittsburgh.com/jonas-salk/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606132755/http://popularpittsburgh.com/jonas-salk/|archive-date=2016-06-06|access-date=2020-03-30|website=Popular Pittsburgh|language=en-US}}</ref> While at Pitt, he began research on polio and the process of developing a vaccination.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jonas Salk|url=https://www.biography.com/scientist/jonas-salk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319143819/https://www.biography.com/scientist/jonas-salk|archive-date=2020-03-19|access-date=2020-03-30|website=Biography|language=en-us}}</ref> In 1952 Salk had created the first Polio vaccination. Salk went on CBS radio to report a successful test on a small group of adults and children on 26 March 1953 and two days later, the results were published in ''[[JAMA (journal)|The Journal of the American Medical Association]]''.<ref name="Offit_20072">{{cite book|last=Offit|first=Paul A.|title=The Cutter Incident: How America's First Polio Vaccine Led to the Growing Vaccine Crisis|publisher=Yale University Press|year=2007|isbn=978-0-300-12605-1|page=38|name-list-format=vanc}}</ref> In 1971 hospital physician, Dr. Richard Moriarty created the campaign, logo, and sticker for [[Mr. Yuk]] at the hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-07-19|title=Pittsburgh’s “Mr. Yuk”|url=https://carnegiemnh.org/pittsburghs-mr-yuk/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Carnegie Museum of Natural History|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=DALY|first=JILL|date=1 October 2019|title=Children's future still at risk, says Mr. Yuk creator, as he's honored by Pittsburgh|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2019/10/01/Children-s-future-Mr-Yuk-Moriarty-Pittsburgh-proclamation-poison-center/stories/201909300148|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en}}</ref> Moriarity noticed an uptick in children's poisonings and wanted to develop a label to warn children that poisons were dangerous.<ref name="ykttsc">{{cite news|author=<!-- Staff -->|first=|date=January 4, 1975|title=Mr. Yuk doing 'disgusting' job|page=2|work=Tuscaloosa News|agency=Associated Press|location=(Alabama)|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19750104&id=QUcgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E50EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7274,600836&hl=en|url-status=live|access-date=15 October 2020}}</ref> The design for Mr. Yuk came from interviews from children under the age of 5 and recording their facial expressions when asked about poison.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Oberhaus|first=Daniel|date=23 April 2017|title=Mr. Yuk: The Popular, Ineffective Poison Control Symbol|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/gv757w/mr-yuk-the-popular-ineffective-poison-control-symbol|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=www.vice.com|language=en}}</ref> The hospital still owns the copyright to the Mr. Yuk sticker.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-10-12|title=Copyright Dispute in Minn. Over Mr. Yuk|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/3146592/copyright-dispute-in-minn-over-mr-yuk/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Oklahoman.com|language=en-US}}</ref> The Main Tower also had a rooftop [[heliport]] and was the location of the emergency department and included rare elevators made by the Haughton Elevator Company. The Main Tower also included a 2-story subterranean parking garage with depictions on its walls of colorful stick figure children holding hands. This tower was connected to the older buildings and also included a connection to [[UPMC Presbyterian|UPMC Presbyterian Hospital]] that was accessed through the 2nd and 4th floors. In 1981 pioneering surgeon and "Father of Transplantation," Dr. [[Thomas Starzl|Thomas E. Starzl]] came to the hospital, on condition that he would be free of administrative tasks and able to focus on medicine.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-01|title=In memoriam: Thomas E. Starzl, MD, PhD, FACS, organ transplantation pioneer|url=https://bulletin.facs.org/2017/06/in-memoriam-thomas-e-starzl-md-phd-facs-organ-transplantation-pioneer/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=The Bulletin|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Watts|first=Geoff|date=2017-03-18|title=Thomas Earl Starzl|url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(17)30710-9/abstract|journal=The Lancet|language=English|volume=389|issue=10074|pages=1096|doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(17)30710-9|issn=0140-6736}}</ref> In a matter of a few years he launched the country's first pediatric and adult liver transplant program.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=About Thomas Starzl, MD, PhD|url=https://www.chp.edu/our-services/snept/starzl|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 October 2020|website=Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh}}</ref> On February 14, 1984, under the direction of Dr. Thomas E. Starzl, Drs. Byers W. Shaw Jr. and [[Henry T. Bahnson]] successfully completed the world's' first simultaneous [[heart]] and [[liver]] [[organ transplant]] on six-year-old [[Stormie Jones]] at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.<ref name="nytimes">New York Times. February 20, 1990. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9C0CE5DA143FF933A15751C0A966958260 New Liver for Stormie Jones]. Retrieved on July 2, 2007.</ref> During his tenure, Starzl also pioneered the use of a new anti-rejection drug called [[tacrolimus]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last=Eghtesad|first=B.|last2=Fung|first2=J.|date=2017|title=Thomas Earl Starzl, MD, PhD (1926–2017): Father of Transplantation|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5549009/|journal=International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine|volume=8|issue=2|issn=2008-6482|pmc=5549009}}</ref> Starzl was the head of transplantation at the hospital until 1991 when he stepped down from clinical and surgical duties and shifted all of his focus to research.<ref name=":2" /> On April 5, 2001 CHP and UPMC announce a merger. As a part of the agreement, UPMC would provide CHP with $250 million in research support over 10 years, including funds for new faculty and facilities and also contribute $250 million toward a new hospital to replace Children's aging Oakland facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=5 September 2001|title=Children's Hospital approves merger with UPMC|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2001/09/03/daily13.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230329/https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2001/09/03/daily13.html|archive-date=2020-10-06|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Pittsburgh Business Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=FÁBREGAS|first=LUIS|date=6 April 2001|title=Children’s accepts UPMC offer|url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/childrens-accepts-upmc-offer/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-11|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hart|first=Peter|date=10 October 2002|title=UPMC alters Oakland plans but construction of Pitt biomedical science tower moving ahead|url=https://www.utimes.pitt.edu/archives/?p=1004|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-14|website=University of Pittsburgh: University Times|language=en}}</ref> Originally, Highmark was also in the running to merge with Children's, but they only wanted to put $100 million towards a new hospital, $400 million less than UPMC.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheehan|first=Charles|date=20 October 2001|title=Highmark ends suit to prevent merger|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=61132749&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjMzNTI4MDg0LCJpYXQiOjE2MDI3MzM0NDQsImV4cCI6MTYwMjgxOTg0NH0.55315-wsuGfLHIF7q_rodvF-g0od_mKR2Uz7wzWvg7w|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Indiana Gazette|page=5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=6 April 2001|title=Children's, UPMC agree to merge|pages=4|work=Indiana Gazette|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61132823/upmc-childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref> A few months later insurance company [[Highmark]] filed suit to block Children's planned merger with UPMC, claiming that UPMC could use the region's only pediatric hospital as part of a plan to build its own insurance business by blocking access to CHP for patients with other coverage.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robinet|first=Jane-Ellen|date=18 September 2001|title=Highmark files motion to stop UPMC-Children's merger|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2001/09/17/daily12.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230329/https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2001/09/17/daily12.html|archive-date=2020-10-06|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Pittsburgh Business Times}}</ref> By Oct. 19, 2001 Highmark dropped the lawsuit against CHP when they were able to reach an agreement with UPMC. The merger was complete by October 31, 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Timeline: The Children's Hospital saga|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2004/06/13/Timeline-The-Children-s-Hospital-saga/stories/200406130228|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230329/https://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2004/06/13/Timeline-The-Children-s-Hospital-saga/stories/200406130228|archive-date=2020-10-06|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en}}</ref>[[Image:Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.JPG|thumb|200px|left|The former location of UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh in Oakland]]The old Children's Hospital location was closed on May 2, 2009 when the hospital moved to the Lawrenceville location.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rice|first=Ken|date=2015-06-04|title=Children's Hospital Marks 125th Year Of Service|url=https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/06/04/childrens-hospital-marks-125th-year-of-service/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111082830/https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/06/04/childrens-hospital-marks-125th-year-of-service/|archive-date=2020-01-11|access-date=2020-10-11|website=CBS Pittsburgh|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Vellody|first=Kishore|date=10 December 2009|orig-year=2009|title=The End of the Paper Trail: One Pediatric Hospital's Experience with the Transition to a Fully Electronic Health Record|url=https://www.hcplive.com/view/hosp1009_feature2|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-14|website=HCPLive|edition=3.4}}</ref> After the closure, the structure served as overflow space for patients from neighboring Presbyterian Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|last=CLAUS|first=CHRISTINE|date=2002-09-18|title=Children's to relocate|url=https://pittnews.com/article/39677/archives/childrens-to-relocate/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-14|website=The Pitt News}}</ref> In October 2009 the movie "[[The Next Three Days]]" had few scenes shot in the old campus and portrayed as "University Hospital." Recognizable shots include underground parking garage, main lobby/entrance and elevator banks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Set Decor / Film Decor Features: the next three days|url=https://www.setdecorators.org/?name=the-next-three-days&art=setdecor_awards_detail&SHOW=SetDecor_Film_TheNextThreeDays|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230328/https://www.setdecorators.org/?name=the-next-three-days&art=setdecor_awards_detail&SHOW=SetDecor_Film_TheNextThreeDays|archive-date=2020-10-06|access-date=2020-06-25|website=SDSA Set Decorators|language=en-us}}</ref> On December 18, 2009, UPMC announced plans to demolish the Former Children's hospital, which includes the building which sits on the corner of Fifth Avenue and DeSoto Street.<ref>{{Cite web|last=FÁBREGAS|first=LUIS|date=18 December 2009|title=Large portion of old Children’s Hospital faces wrecking ball|url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/large-portion-of-old-childrens-hospital-faces-wrecking-ball/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-14|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US}}</ref> However the blue banded main tower which was constructed in 1986 remained as part of [[UPMC Presbyterian]] partially because of the fact that UPMC Presbyterian used the rooftop helipad and CHP also contained offices for UPMC Presbyterian.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kinnunen|first=Martin|date=23 May 2013|title=UPMC Presbyterian’s New Helipad Opens Today|url=https://inside.upmc.com/upmc-presbyterians-new-helipad-opens-today/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926044423/https://inside.upmc.com/upmc-presbyterians-new-helipad-opens-today/|archive-date=2020-09-26|access-date=2020-10-11|website=UPMC & Pitt Health Sciences News Blog|language=en-US}}</ref> The demolition was taken in July 2010, and though it was scheduled to be finished October that year, the removal of asbestos and other factors delayed the progress until the demolition was complete in May, 2011. Later that month it is landscaped as park, although UPMC has plans to build a heart and transplant hospital on its footprint.<ref>{{Cite web|last=SCHMITT|first=BEN|date=3 November 2017|title=UPMC unveils sweeping $2 billion plan to build 3 hospitals in Pittsburgh|url=https://archive.triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/upmc-unveils-sweeping-2-billion-plan-to-build-3-hospitals-in-pittsburgh/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011221621/https://archive.triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/upmc-unveils-sweeping-2-billion-plan-to-build-3-hospitals-in-pittsburgh/|archive-date=2020-10-11|access-date=2020-10-11|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US}}</ref> === Talks of a new hospital === Ideas were floating around as early as 2000 when CHP conducted a study to determine the cost of renovating the original hospital on Fifth Avenue and DeSoto Street in Oakland. Throughout the years the additions created an environment that was confusing to navigate. They determined it would cost about $185 million to upgrade electrical systems and rooms, but wouldn't address problems with the outdated hospital design itself.<ref>{{Cite web|last=SCHMITT|first=BEN|date=20 May 2015|title=Healing Children for 125 Years|url=https://pittsburghquarterly.com/articles/healing-children-125-years/|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Pittsburgh Quarterly|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230334/https://pittsburghquarterly.com/articles/healing-children-125-years/|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, there was no room for expansion and patient volumes were straining the 263-bed hospital.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=FITZPATRICK|first=DAN|date=10 August 2007|title=Building new Children's Hospital changes community and how patients are cared for|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2007/08/10/Building-new-Children-s-Hospital-changes-community-and-how-patients-are-cared-for/stories/200708100278|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en}}</ref> Hospital administration instead refocused on building a brand new hospital or finding another building onto which a new children's hospital could be attached. A few sites were considered including a lot next to [[UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital|UPMC Magee-Women's Hospital]], which was ultimately not chosen due to the lack of expansion potential. A lot at [[Ling-Temco-Vought|LTV Steel]] site along the [[Monongahela River]] was also considered and turned down due to the potential cost of environmental cleanup that option entailed. Also, the area behind [[UPMC Montefiore]] was inquired upon but faced the same expansion problems as the Magee-Women's proposal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=TEMPLETON|first=DAVID|date=26 April 2009|title=A decade of decisions shaped new Childrens' Hospital|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2009/04/26/A-decade-of-decisions-shaped-new-Childrens-Hospital/stories/200904260125|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en|archive-date=2020-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625051912/https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2009/04/26/A-decade-of-decisions-shaped-new-Childrens-Hospital/stories/200904260125|url-status=live}}</ref> As plans were being drawn up, leaders from the St. Francis Medical Center in Lawrenceville announced that they would be closing due to long term financial struggles and were looking for a buyer.<ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=13 July 2002|title=UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh|pages=5|work=Indiana Gazette|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/61132681/upmc-childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh/|url-status=live|access-date=2020-10-15}}</ref> After financial donations from Highmark, UPMC officials decided to purchase the St. Francis Medical Center, providing large amounts of land and expansion potential.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Glover|first=Lynne|date=29 July 2002|title=St. Francis set to close doors|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2002/07/29/story1.html|access-date=2020-06-24|website=Pittsburgh Business Times|archive-date=2020-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230331/https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2002/07/29/story1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[File:Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh 3.jpg|thumb|The new hospital under construction in 2006.]] ===New Hospital Campus=== After acquiring the land, UPMC officials drew up plans for the site that included the demolition of a few buildings, but kept about 4 buildings from the old hospital, choosing to renovate them instead. The decision reduced overall construction costs for the project as not as many buildings were required to be constructed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Snowbeck|first=Christopher|date=20 October 2002|title=Saying goodbye to St. Francis Medical Center|url=http://old.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20021020stfrancis1020fnp2.asp|access-date=2020-06-24|website=old.post-gazette.com|archive-date=2020-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230335/http://old.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20021020stfrancis1020fnp2.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> Buildings still existing from St. Francis days include the Plaza Building, Faculty Building, Administrative Office Building, and the back half of the main hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Picture of St. Francis Medical Center|url=https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/longform/stories/poorhealth/2/img/poorhealthstfmedctrL.jpg|access-date=23 June 2020|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|archive-date=6 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230336/https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/longform/stories/poorhealth/2/img/poorhealthstfmedctrL.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref> Construction workers are blending the old and new buildings by matching floor and ceiling heights.<ref name=":4" /> Throughout the construction of the project, costs increased and UPMC continuously disputed the additions, trying to save money. After a few trimmings from the original design UPMC and Children's agreed and UPMC paid for most of the project.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gaul|first=Gilbert M.|date=2011-09-26|title=Pittsburgh: Price Of New Hospital Soared to $625 Million Amid Dispute Over How Much To Spend|url=https://khn.org/news/childrens-hospitals-pittsburgh/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Kaiser Health News|language=en-US}}</ref> The architect for the new hospital building was [[Louis D. Astorino]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 June 2006|title=A Conversation with Louis and Dennis Astorino|url=https://www.enr.com/articles/35851-a-conversation-with-louis-and-dennis-astorino?v=preview|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=www.enr.com|language=en}}</ref> Early demolition of buildings not required started soon after the deal, and construction and renovations for CHP started in 2006 and completed in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh {{!}} 203886 {{!}} EMPORIS|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/203886/childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh-pittsburgh-pa-usa|access-date=2020-06-24|website=www.emporis.com|archive-date=2020-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230339/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/203886/childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh-pittsburgh-pa-usa|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 September 2007|title=St. Francis medical records deadline near|url=https://archive.triblive.com/news/st-francis-medical-records-deadline-near/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-14|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US}}</ref> While outpatients were seen at the new building starting on April 20, the hospital officially opened on May 2, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Children’s Opens Nation’s Most Advanced Digital Pediatric Hospital|url=https://www.upmc.com/media/news/chp-opens-nations-most-advanced-digital-peds-hopsital|access-date=2020-10-15|website=UPMC {{!}} Life Changing Medicine|language=en}}</ref> Transport of patients from the Oakland campus to Lawrenceville consisted of a convoy of 34 ambulances to transport about 150 patients over a 10 hour window.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=TWEDT|first=STEVE|date=23 October 2008|title=Children's challenge: Moving patients to new hospital|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2008/10/23/Children-s-challenge-Moving-patients-to-new-hospital/stories/200810230385|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en}}</ref> Medical equipment was transferred over the next day, May 3.<ref name=":3" /> Patient rooms at the new hospital were much larger consisting of 300 square feet per room, 1.5 times larger than the rooms at the old campus in Oakland. In addition, rooms at the new hospital are completely private featuring an overnight couch with pull out bed for caregivers.<ref name=":4" /> Along with the physical upgrades, CHP implemented an advanced new electronic health record system (EHR) as a part of the new hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 July 2009|title=Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh goes paperless|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-jul-07-2009-2015818/?utm_source=+clipping+email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=clipping+email/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=newspaperarchive.com|language=en}}</ref> When the hospital first opened, residents in Lawrenceville complained about the loud noises that the rooftop ventilation fans made and CHP officials were quick to hire acoustic engineers, spending around $250,000 to find a solution to the noise issues.<ref>{{Cite web|last=BRANDOLPH|first=ADAM|date=14 September 2010|title=Noisy fans at Children's Hospital rile Lawrenceville residents|url=https://archive.triblive.com/local/local-news/noisy-fans-at-childrens-hospital-rile-lawrenceville-residents/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230340/https://archive.triblive.com/ccpa/?page=%2Flocal%2Flocal-news%2Fnoisy-fans-at-childrens-hospital-rile-lawrenceville-residents%2F|archive-date=2020-10-06|access-date=2020-06-25|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 February 2011|title=Keep it down: Council takes up the issue of noise pollution|url=https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2011/02/01/Keep-it-down-Council-takes-up-the-issue-of-noise-pollution/stories/201102010349|access-date=2020-06-25|website=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230339/https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2011/02/01/Keep-it-down-Council-takes-up-the-issue-of-noise-pollution/stories/201102010349|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Children's Hosp of Pittsburgh.jpg|250px|thumbnail|right|Exterior view of the Children's Hospital.]]The new {{convert|1500000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} hospital has 315 beds, with a 45-bed emergency department, a 36-bed pediatric [[intensive care unit]], and a 12-bed cardiac intensive care unit.<ref>[http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06180/701931-28.stm Children's Hospital final steel beams placed, as ex-CEO looks on] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230340/https://old.post-gazette.com/pg/06180/701931-28.stm |date=2020-10-06 }} - [[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]. Retrieved June 21, 2007.</ref> A ten-story research center is also on the campus, with seven out of the ten floors dedicated for pediatric medical research. The complex is [[Environmentalism|environmentally friendly]]<ref>[http://www.chp.edu/CHP/Environmentally+Friendly New Hospital Campus - Environmentally Friendly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230341/https://www.chp.edu/about/campus |date=2020-10-06 }} Retrieved March 20, 2009</ref> and "quiet".<ref>[http://www.chp.edu/CHP/Quiet+Building New Hospital Campus - Quiet Building] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230407/https://www.chp.edu/about/campus |date=2020-10-06 }} Retrieved March 20, 2009</ref> The Hospital also includes a Weight Management and Wellness Center to offer help to obese children. The Center assists children in the area with maintaining and achieving a healthy weight, while also treating weight related health issues.<ref>[http://www.chp.edu/CHP/healthybehaviors+Weight Management and Wellness Center] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719020939/http://www.chp.edu/CHP/healthybehaviors+Weight |date=2011-07-19 }} Retrieved March 18, 2011</ref> In 2011, the main building of the hospital became one of the first [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED certified]] children's hospital buildings in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Green Children's|first=Hospital Team|date=17 August 2020|title=The History of LEED-Certified Children's Hospitals|url=https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/82dd029524ba4be597a9be37abdbbe3e|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011221620/https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/82dd029524ba4be597a9be37abdbbe3e|archive-date=2020-10-11|access-date=2020-10-11|website=ArcGIS StoryMaps|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-05-22|title=Caring for the kids: A different approach to health care design creates a healthier environment for a children's hospital|url=https://www.mcmorrowreports.com/caring-for-the-kids-a-different-approach-to-health-care-design-creates-a-healthier-environment-for-a-childrens-hospital/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910205240/http://mcmorrowreports.com/caring-for-the-kids-a-different-approach-to-health-care-design-creates-a-healthier-environment-for-a-childrens-hospital/|archive-date=2016-09-10|access-date=2020-10-11|website=The McMorrow Reports|language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh is connected to the [[Ronald McDonald House Charities|Ronald McDonald House]] via a third floor walkway.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rmhcpgh.org/family-services/amenities| title=Amenities/| access-date=2016-12-31| archive-date=2017-01-01| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170101041521/https://www.rmhcpgh.org/family-services/amenities/| url-status=dead}}</ref> == About == [[File:Children's Hospital Pittsburgh.jpg|thumb|In the photo, the site is under construction. The first building from the left (with white [[Tyvek]]) is the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center. To its right, the colorful building, is the main hospital. Buildings not easily visible in image: faculty pavilion, administrative office building, and a central plant.]] === Patient Care Units === * 46-bed [[Emergency department|Pediatric Emergency Department]] * 36-bed [[Pediatric intensive care unit|Pediatric Intensive Care Unit]] * 33-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit *55-bed [[Neonatal intensive care unit|Neonatal Intensive Care Unit]] * 8-bed Rehabilitation Unit * 181 beds for General Pediatrics In addition to the patient care units the hospital also has 14 operating rooms and 4 procedure rooms.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=About Our Campus|url=https://www.chp.edu/about/campus|access-date=|website=UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh|archive-date=2020-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230334/https://www.chp.edu/about/campus|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Hospital Builder - UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh|url=http://www.dckww.com/project/upmc-childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=dck worldwide|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311205733/http://www.dckww.com/project/upmc-childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UPMC Children’s Hospital Clinical Services Building|url=https://www.pjdick.com/project/upmc-childrens-hospital-clinical-services-building/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=LET'S BUILD {{!}} PJ Dick · Trumbull · Lindy Paving|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011221626/https://www.pjdick.com/project/upmc-childrens-hospital-clinical-services-building/|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Research=== In addition to the clinical services offered, CHP also has a wing for research at the new hospital campus. Research at CHP primarily takes place at the John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center. The building was built in 2008 and has 9 floors and {{convert|300000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} of space.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=John G. Rangos Sr. Research Building, Pittsburgh {{!}} 268272 {{!}} EMPORIS|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/268272/john-g-rangos-sr-research-building-pittsburgh-pa-usa|access-date=2020-10-11|website=www.emporis.com|archive-date=2020-10-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011221632/https://www.emporis.com/buildings/268272/john-g-rangos-sr-research-building-pittsburgh-pa-usa|url-status=live}}</ref> The center is named after philanthropist John G. Rangos after he donated $6 million cumulatively to the hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|title=John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center {{!}} Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh {{!}} Rangos Foundation|url=http://rangosfoundation.org/partners-programs/childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh/|access-date=2020-10-11|website=rangosfoundation.org|archive-date=2019-11-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102201055/http://rangosfoundation.org/partners-programs/childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh/|url-status=live}}</ref> The facility supports many different areas of research including fields such as biomedical research, including genomics, cellular imaging, signal transduction, structural biology, and immunology and neuroscience.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center|url=https://www.chp.edu/research/our-facilities/research-center|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230358/https://www.chp.edu/research/our-facilities/research-center|archive-date=6 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2020|website=Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh}}</ref> The building contains animal research laboratories,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheehan|first=Andy|date=2017-03-09|title=PETA Not Satisfied After Investigators Find Nothing Amiss At Pitt Lab|url=https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/03/09/peta-still-not-satisfied-after-investigators-find-no-violations-at-pitt-lab/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-13|website=KDKA 2 CBS Pittsburgh|language=en-US}}</ref> wet labs,<ref name=":0" /> general laboratory space, and offices to help find cures for pediatric ailments.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-27|title=John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center|url=https://www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/about-us/our-facilities/john-g-rangos-sr-research-center|access-date=2020-10-13|website=www.pediatrics.pitt.edu|language=en}}</ref> === Education === The hospital houses the pediatrics division of the [[University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine]] and attending physicians at the hospital are also professors at the school.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-05-04|title=UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh|url=https://www.pediatrics.pitt.edu/about-us/our-facilities/upmc-childrens-hospital-pittsburgh|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine: Department of Pediatrics|language=en}}</ref> The hospital's teaching program is home to 275 interns and residents at the University.<ref>{{Cite web|title=American Hospital Directory - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC (393302) - Free Profile|url=https://www.ahd.com/free_profile/393302/Children%27s_Hospital_of_Pittsburgh_of_UPMC/Pittsburgh/Pennsylvania/|access-date=2020-10-15|website=www.ahd.com}}</ref> === Clinical trials === As part of the research center, Children's Hospital regularly conducts clinical trials to solve many of today's pediatric health challenges, including cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and liver and intestine transplantation.<ref>[http://www.chp.edu/CHP/Clinical+Trials Children's Hospital's Clinical Trials] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603075123/http://www.chp.edu/CHP/Clinical%2BTrials |date=June 3, 2010 }} Retrieved March 25, 2010</ref> ==Awards== [[File:Children's UPMC.jpg|thumb|Front of the hospital.]] In 2008, Children's was ranked 10th among children's hospitals in funding provided by the National Institutes of Health.<ref name="Children's Hospital's Press Room">[http://www.chp.edu/CHP/News+Releases Children's Hospital's Press Room] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230410/https://www.chp.edu/news|date=2020-10-06}} Retrieved March 25, 2010</ref> In 2009, Children's was one of only eight pediatric hospitals in the nation named a 2009 Leapfrog Top Hospital by the [http://leapfroggroup.org/ Leapfrog Group]. This was the second year in a row that Children's has been named a Leapfrog Top Hospital.<ref name="Leapfrogtop">{{cite press release|url=http://www.chp.edu/CHP/120309|title=Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC One of Only Eight Pediatric Hospitals In Nation Named Leapfrog Top Hospital|publisher=Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh|date=2009-12-03|accessdate=2010-05-01|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121210072157/http://www.chp.edu/CHP/120309|archivedate=2012-12-10}}</ref> In 2009, Children's was recognized for leading the way in advanced technology as the first and today's only pediatric hospital in the United States to achieve Stage 7 recognition from HIMSS Analytics for the use and implementation of electronic medical records. Stage 7 is HIMSS’ highest level of certification, achieved by only 0.5 percent of the more than 5,000 hospitals in the United States.<ref name="Children's Hospital's Press Room" /> In 2009, KLAS, an independent health care research organization, recognized Children's as the leader in its use of health care information technology among pediatric hospitals in the United States. This is only the third time in 12 years that KLAS has recognized a specific health care organization for the depth of adoption of electronic health records.<ref name="Children's Hospital's Press Room" /> In 2010, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh was one of only eight pediatric hospitals in the United States named to ''U.S. News and World Report's'' Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll and was ranked in every specialty evaluated by ''US News''.<ref name="USNewsrank">{{cite web|date=2010-06-02|title=Best Children's Hospitals 2010-11: The Honor Roll|url=http://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-childrens-hospitals/articles/2010/06/02/best-childrens-hospitals-2010-11-the-honor-roll.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605222413/http://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-childrens-hospitals/articles/2010/06/02/best-childrens-hospitals-2010-11-the-honor-roll.html|archive-date=2010-06-05|accessdate=2010-06-03|publisher=U.S. News & World Report}}</ref> The new hospital was named the 7th most beautiful hospital in the US by Soliant Health in 2010<ref>{{cite news|date=2010-07-08|title=Children's ranked among most beautiful hospitals|newspaper=Pittsburgh Tribune-Review|url=http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_689388.html|url-status=dead|accessdate=2012-03-22|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120919023540/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_689388.html|archivedate=2012-09-19}}</ref> and the 10th most beautiful hospital in the world by HealthExecNews in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|date=2012-03-15|title=The 25 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the World|url=http://healthexecnews.com/the-25-most-beautiful-hospital-designs-in-the-world|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230343/http://www.healthcarebusinesstech.com/the-25-most-beautiful-hospital-designs-in-the-world/|archive-date=2020-10-06|accessdate=2012-03-22|publisher=HealthExecNews.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC|url=https://www.dlaplus.com/pages/children-s-hospital-of-pittsburgh-of-upmc-and-rangos-research|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201006230347/https://www.dlaplus.com/pages/children-s-hospital-of-pittsburgh-of-upmc-and-rangos-research|archive-date=2020-10-06|access-date=2020-06-24|website=www.dlaplus.com|language=en}}</ref> In 2015 CHP was named HIMSS Enterprise Davies Award recipient due to its advanced [[Electronic health record|EHR system]] in place.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Monegain|first=Bernie|date=2016-02-12|title=Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC wins Davies Award for EHR excellence|url=https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/children%E2%80%99s-hospital-pittsburgh-upmc-wins-davies-award-ehr-excellence|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=Healthcare IT News|language=en}}</ref> ===Pediatric specialty rankings=== In 2016, it was ranked as the 7th best children's hospital in America by ''[[U.S. News and World Report]]'' and was ranked #10 in neonatology, #22 in cancer, #10 in cardiology, #3 in diabetes, #2 in gastroenterology and GI surgery, and #15 in nephrology, #10 in neurology, #44 in orthopedics, #6 in pulmonology, and # 16 in urology.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/pa/childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh-of-upmc-6232430|title=Best Children’s Hospitals 2015-16|author=U.S. News & World Report|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319103146/https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/pa/childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh-of-upmc-6232430|archive-date=2016-03-19|accessdate=24 May 2016}}</ref> As of 2020, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh has placed nationally in all 10 ranked pediatric specialties on U.S. News and World Report and placed 8th overall on the honor roll.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harder|first=Ben|date=2019-11-30|title=Best Children's Hospitals 2019-20: Honor Roll and Overview {{!}} US News Best Hospitals|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20191130160337/https://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-childrens-hospitals/articles/best-childrens-hospitals-honor-roll-and-overview|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-15|website=web.archive.org|publisher=U.S. News and World Report}}</ref> In 2021 the hospital was ranked as the #9 best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News and World Report on the publications' honor roll list.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Harder|first=Ben|date=16 June 2020|title=The Honor Roll of U.S. News Best Children's Hospitals 2020-21|url=https://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-childrens-hospitals/slideshows/best-childrens-hospitals-honor-roll|access-date=16 June 2020|website=U.S. News & World Report|archive-date=16 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200616112455/https://health.usnews.com/health-news/best-childrens-hospitals/slideshows/best-childrens-hospitals-honor-roll|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:ChildrensHospitalUPMCDetail.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Detail of the exterior architecture of UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh]] {| class="wikitable" |+U.S. News and World Report Rankings for UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/pa/childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh-of-upmc-6232430|title=Best Children's Hospitals: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh|last=|first=|date=2020|website=U.S. News and World Report|access-date=15 April 2020|archive-date=19 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319103146/https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/area/pa/childrens-hospital-of-pittsburgh-of-upmc-6232430|url-status=live}}</ref> !Specialty !Rank (In the U.S.) !Score (Out of 100) |- |Neonatology |#48 |63.6 |- |Pediatric Cancer |#33 |76.1 |- |Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery |#3 |86.2 |- |Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology |#6 |86.0 |- |Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery |#7 |88.6 |- |Pediatric Nephrology |#13 |87.5 |- |Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery |#15 |83.8 |- |Pediatric Orthopedics |#45 |64.4 |- |Pediatric Pulmonology & Lung Surgery |#6 |82.9 |- |Pediatric Urology |#10 |83.9 |} ==Foundations== * The Noah Samuel Fidel fund * [https://www.givetochildrens.org/ Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Foundation] ==Gallery== <gallery> File:ChildrensHospitalPittsburghNight.jpg|UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh at night File:Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Sunrise (34056343821).jpg|A picture of the sunrise over the UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh from afar. File:Pittsburgh Childrens Hospital-new.jpg|2007 image of the hospital's main building. File:Baseball Field at Bloomfield Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA-new.jpg File:Children's H UPMC.jpg|Side of the building. </gallery> ==See also== * [[List of children's hospitals in the United States]] * [[University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]] * [[University of Pittsburgh]] * [[Mr. Yuk]] ''(poison control campaign created by Children's Hospital)'' ==References== {{reflist|33em}} ==External links== {{Commons category|UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh}} * {{Official website|https://www.chp.edu/}} * [http://www.chp.edu/CHP/virtual_visit Virtual Visit of the New Children's Hospital] * [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09116/965054-114.stm Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The new Children's Hospital: A user's guide] Video * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090605212818/http://www.wqed.org/ondemand/onq.php?cat=&id=517&part=2 WQED OnQ feature on the history of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9_anvWG1pA Children's Hospital campus virtual tour on YouTube] {{University of Pittsburgh Medical Center}} {{Pittsburgh}} {{Pennsylvania Trauma Centers}} {{University of Pittsburgh}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Hospital buildings completed in 2008]] [[Category:Hospitals in Pittsburgh]] [[Category:University of Pittsburgh]] [[Category:University of Pittsburgh Medical Center]] [[Category:Children's hospitals in the United States]] [[Category:Teaching hospitals in Pennsylvania]] [[Category:Hospitals established in 1887]] [[Category:Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh)]] [[Category:Hospital buildings completed in 2009]] [[Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1968]] [[Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1982]]'