CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
HOSPITAL PROGRAM SERVICES: FAMILIES LOOK TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA FOR THE FINEST IN PEDIATRIC CARE. WITH TWO PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL FACILITIES AND 429 STAFFED BEDS, WE CHAMPION THE SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING HIGH-QUALITY, FAMILY CENTERED PEDIATRIC SERVICES. THE LEAPFROG GROUP'S ANNUAL LIST OF TOP HOSPITALS NAMED CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA'S MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL HOSPITALS AS TWO OF THE TOP TEN PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN THE COUNTRY FOR QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY.SEE SCHEDULE O. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:FOR THE 14TH YEAR, U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT HAS NAMED CHILDREN'S AS ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS, WITH OUR PULMONOLOGY PROGRAM RANKING 44TH AND OUR NEPHROLOGY PROGRAM - IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MASONIC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL - RANKING 26TH IN THE NATION FOR 2020-2021. WE ARE MINNESOTA'S LARGEST PROVIDER OF CARE TO CHILDREN WITH COMPLEX SURGICAL CONDITIONS, HEART DISEASE, CANCER, DIABETES, AND EXTREME PRE-MATURITY. IN 2020, CHILDREN'S CARED FOR 11,048 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS REPRESENTING 88,853 PATIENT DAYS, PERFORMED 14,679 SURGICAL CASES, TREATED 56,554 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND CARED FOR 375,901 OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS, MANY OF WHICH PROVIDED TO INNER CITY MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL RESIDENTS. CHILDREN'S CONTINUES TO SERVE A DIVERSE POPULATION WITH 125,949 FAMILY ENCOUNTERS FOR LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION IN 69 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.CHILDREN'S CONSIDERS CERTAIN MAJOR PROGRAMS AS DESTINATION PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE SOUGHT OUT DUE TO THEIR HIGH QUALITY OUTCOMES. THESE PROGRAMS MEET RIGOROUS CRITERIA FOR EXCELLENCE, INCLUDING OUTSTANDING USE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, CLINICAL RESEARCH, AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES.- CARDIOVASCULAR - CHILDREN'S PEDIATRIC CARDIOVASCULAR PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN THE REGION WITH SOME OF THE MOST IMPRESSIVE OUTCOMES IN THE U.S. TEAM MEMBERS CARE FOR THOUSANDS OF THE REGION'S SICKEST CHILDREN WITH HEART CONDITIONS, INCLUDING FETUSES, NEWBORNS, INFANTS, CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULT, LONG-TERM PATIENTS WITH PEDIATRIC CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS.- NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE & SPECIAL CARE NURSERY - CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZES IN CARING FOR MULTIPLES, BABIES WITH CONGENITAL ANOMALIES, VERY PREMATURE AND VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES, AND INFANTS BORN WITH OTHER COMPLEX DIAGNOSES. WE OFFER EXCEPTIONAL TERTIARY AND QUATERNARY CARE FOR BABIES, WITH SURVIVAL OUTCOMES AMONG THE BEST IN THE WORLD. CHILDREN'S NEONATAL PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE NATION'S LARGEST PROGRAMS WITH 155 STAFFED BEDS AND MORE THAN 38,000 PATIENT DAYS. OUR NEONATAL TEAM INCLUDES HIGHLY-TRAINED AND EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS FROM A FULL SPECTRUM OF MEDICAL SPECIALTIES. WE HAVE OUR MOTHER BABY CENTER AT ABBOTT & CHILDREN'S MINNEAPOLIS AND IN 2015 WE OPENED OUR SECOND AND THIRD MOTHER BABY CENTERS AT MERCY HOSPITAL IN COON RAPIDS AND UNITED HOSPITAL AND CHILDREN'S - ST. PAUL.- HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY - THE HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY PROGRAM AT CHILDREN'S IS THE LARGEST IN THE UPPER MIDWEST WITH TREATMENT OUTCOMES THAT CONSISTENTLY RANK CHILDREN'S AS ONE OF THE TOP TEN PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. IN OUR NATIONALLY UNIQUE MODEL, YOUR CHILD'S OR TEEN'S CARE IS SPEARHEADED AND COORDINATED BY A BOARD-CERTIFIED HEMATOLOGIST/ONCOLOGIST, WHO LEADS A HIGHLY EXPERIENCED TEAM OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROFESSIONALS.- CYSTIC FIBROSIS - THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS (CF) CENTER AT CHILDREN'S OF MINNESOTA DIAGNOSES AND TREATS CHILDREN IN ALL STAGES OF CF. OUR DEDICATION TO FAMILY-CENTERED CARE AND EDUCATION HELPS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES LEARN TO LIVE WITH CF. CARE AT CHILDREN'S FOR PATIENTS WITH CF RANKS AMONG THE TOP 10 PROGRAMS NATIONALLY IN KEY OUTCOMES MEASURED BY THE NATIONAL CYSTIC FIBROSIS REGISTRY. CHILDREN'S PROVIDES A CONTINUUM OF CARE THROUGH COORDINATED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES, FROM DIAGNOSIS THROUGH LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP. THE CYSTIC FIBROSIS CENTER OF CHILDREN'S PROVIDES STATE-OF-THE ART COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH CF.- DIABETES/ENDOCRINOLOGY - THE MCNEELY PEDIATRIC DIABETES CENTER IS THE ONLY DIABETES CENTER IN THE REGION TO SPECIALIZE IN WORKING SOLELY WITH CHILDREN AND TEENS. THE STAFF PROVIDES EXPERT HEALTH CARE TO HELP MAINTAIN A CHILD'S TARGETED BLOOD SUGAR RANGES. MOST CHILDREN SEEN IN THE DIABETES CENTER HAVE TYPE 1 DIABETES. A SMALL BUT GROWING NUMBER HAVE TYPE 2. IN ADDITION TO DIABETES, THE CLINIC PROVIDES DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES AND TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH DISORDERS OF GROWTH, ADVANCED OR DELAYED SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT, PITUITARY DISORDERS, THYROID ABNORMALITIES, DISORDERS OF CALCIUM BALANCE, ADRENAL DISORDERS, AND HYPOGLYCEMIA. THE MCNEELY PEDIATRIC DIABETES CENTER HAS RECEIVED RECOGNITION FOR ITS DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM FROM THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION, BY MEETING THE ASSOCIATION'S HIGH EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS.- CHILDREN'S PROVIDES OTHER HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS SUCH AS SURGERY. CHILDREN'S SURGERY TEAMS DELIVER NEXT-GENERATION CARE IN AN AWARD-WINNING ENVIRONMENT THAT IS EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO PEDIATRICS. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OF MANY DISCIPLINES WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE CHILDREN WITHTHE BEST POSSIBLE SURGERY EXPERIENCE. CHILDREN'S BODIES ARE DIFFERENT THAN ADULTS. FOR EXAMPLE, THEY OFTEN REQUIRE SPECIALLY-SIZED SURGICAL EQUIPMENT. THEY REACT DIFFERENTLY TO ANESTHESIA AND TO PAIN. THEIR BODIES RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO ILLNESS AND TREATMENT, IN PART BECAUSE THEY ARESTILL GROWING. THAT'S WHY CHILDREN BENEFIT FROM OUR HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED, PEDIATRIC-SPECIFIC SURGERY TEAMS. AT CHILDREN'S, ALMOST 15,000 SURGERIES ARE PERFORMED EACH YEAR ON FETUSES, NEWBORNS, CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND YOUNG ADULTS FROM THROUGHOUT THE UPPER MIDWEST. SURGICAL TREATMENT RESULTS RANK CHILDREN'S AMONG THE TOP HOSPITALS IN THE U.S. IN PEDIATRIC SURGICAL CARE. CHILDREN'S HAS SOME OF THE LOWEST RATES IN THE U.S. OF POST-SURGERY COMPLICATIONS AND SOME OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF PATIENT AND FAMILY SATISFACTION.ADDITIONAL DESTINATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE NEUROSCIENCES, ENT AND FACIAL PLASTIC SURGERY, AND TRAUMA CARE.AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS & CLINICS OF MINNESOTA ALSO PROVIDES A BROAD SPECTRUM OF BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. THESE SERVICES AND DONATIONS ACCOUNT FOR A MEASURABLE PORTION OF THE HOSPITALS' COSTS AND HELP TO PROMOTE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES, COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT, HEALTH EDUCATION, AND AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO CARE. PLEASE SEE IRS FORM 990, SCHEDULE H FOR A SUMMARY OF THESE COMMUNITY BENEFITS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$749.9MProgram 2 [2020]
EDUCATION: MANY EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH REQUIRE LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN THEIR FUTURE. CHILDREN'S PROVIDES EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PROVIDERS, HEALTH CARE STUDENTS, AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 1) COMMUNITY MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS: DURING THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR, CHILDREN'S PROVIDED TRAINING TO 396 AFFILIATED RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS, AND HOSTED 197 MEDICAL STUDENT & 329 RESIDENT ROTATIONS AT CHILDREN'S MINNEAPOLIS, CHILDREN'S ST PAUL, OR BOTH LOCATIONS. SEE SCHEDULE O. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:WE CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN MULTIPLE PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS AND CLINICAL TRIALS. WE ARE ALSO GENERATING LANDMARK INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED RESEARCH, AIMED AT NOVEL WAYS TO DELIVER LIFE-SAVING TREATMENTS, MANAGE PAIN AND SYMPTOMS AND DEVELOP NEW METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING CHILDHOOD DISEASES.EVERY DAY, CHILDREN'S RESEARCHERS EXPRESS THEIR COMMITMENT TO BUILDING BETTER OUTCOMES FOR OUR CHILDREN. THESE OUTCOMES WILL HAVE BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LASTING IMPACT FOR CHILDREN RECEIVING STATE OF THE SCIENCE CARE AT OUR SPECIALTY CENTERS. CHILDREN WITH CARDIAC DISEASE, CANCER, GENETIC AND BLOOD DISORDERS, DIABETES, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, AND OTHER LIFE-IMPACTING CONDITIONS ALL HAVE BENEFITED FROM RESEARCH AT CHILDREN'S. THE VISION AND STRATEGIC INNOVATION OF OUR RESEARCH LEADERS HAVE BROUGHT US TO IMPRESSIVE MILESTONES IN THE PAST YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO TAKE STEPS TOWARD ADVANCING OUR RESEARCH AND COMMITTED TO THRIVING INTO THE FUTURE WITH OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.4MProgram 3 [2020]
RESEARCH: CHILDREN'S HAS 418 OPEN RESEARCH STUDIES, OF WHICH 157 ARE ACTIVELY RECRUITING CLINICAL TRIALS. IN 2020 CHILDREN'S RECEIVED ABOUT $26.6 MILLION FROM INDUSTRY CONTACTS AND FEDERAL STATE AND FOUNDATION SPONSORS. TYPES OF STUDIES AND TRIALS CONDUCTED AT CHILDREN'S ARE INVESTIGATOR-INITIATED STUDIES, EXTERNAL MULTI-CENTER TRIALS, OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES, REGISTRIES, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SUCH AS CASE MANAGEMENT. CHILDREN'S HAD ONGOING RESEARCH IN EMERGENCY/TRAUMA, CYSTIC FIBROSIS, DIABETES AND ENDOCRINOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR AND CRITICAL CARE, PAIN AND PALLIATIVE CARE, INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE, GENETICS, CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS, AND NEONATOLOGY ENT AND REHAB. SEE SCHEDULE O. PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THE ROTATIONS WERE PERFORMED IN CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, INPATIENT MEDICAL/SURGICAL, PICU AND NEONATAL INPATIENT CARE UNITS, SURGERY AND ANESTHESIA, ENT SURGERY, UROLOGY, AND SUBSPECIALTY CLINICS. IN ADDITION, CHILDREN'S OFFERED 28 CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSES, AND PRODUCED 147 PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS. CULTIVATING MEDICAL LEADERS ENSURES THAT WE CONTINUE OUR MISSION - CHAMPIONING THE SPECIAL HEALTH NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HEALTH CARE AND OTHER PROVIDERS OF SERVICES TO CHILDREN:I) THE MIDWEST REGIONAL CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER AT CHILDREN'S IS A LEADER IN IMPROVING THE CARE OF ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN WHOSE GOAL IS TO IMPROVE SERVICES FOR ABUSED CHILDREN IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THE CENTER OFFERS INFORMATION, CONSULTATION, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND TRAINING TO PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND NON-MEDICAL MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY CHILD ABUSE TEAMS, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, ATTORNEYS AND CHILD PROTECTION WORKERS.II) RECOGNIZED, AS THE NATION'S LEADER IN PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATION, CHILDREN'S INSTITUTE FOR PALLIATIVE CARE (CIPC) DEVELOPED A MODEL FOR A REGIONAL TRAINING AND CONSULTATION CENTER. CIPC DEVELOPS AND LEADS TRAINING SEMINARS USING RECOGNIZED CURRICULUM FOR PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVECARE, PROVIDES HOSPITAL-BASED CONSULTATION TO CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NEED OF HOSPICE OR PALLIATIVE CARE WHILE THEY ARE HOSPITALIZED, OFFERS A REGIONAL 24/7 TELEPHONE CONSULTATION PROGRAM PROVIDING EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND GUIDANCE TO FAMILIES AND PROFESSIONAL PROVIDERS, AND SERVES AS A RESOURCE CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE.III) THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN (EMSC) RESOURCE CENTER HOUSED AT CHILDREN'S CREATES AWARENESS REGARDING THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN EMERGENCY MEDICAL SITUATIONS. EMSC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO TRAIN PRE-HOSPITAL PERSONNEL, FIRST RESPONDERS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, AND SCHOOL NURSES IN THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. THE EMSC RESOURCE CENTER ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PARTICIPATES IN STATEWIDE PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY/DISASTER PREPAREDNESS PLANNING, DEVELOPS AND DISSEMINATES PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY ARE GUIDELINES, AND CONDUCTS MORTALITY REVIEWS AND RESEARCH.EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT - BECAUSE DISPARITIES IN CHILD HEALTH ARE SO CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH LOW EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND POOR JOB SKILLS, CHILDREN'S IS ENGAGED IN SEVERAL KEY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS AND EARNING POTENTIAL AMONG YOUTH AND ADULTS. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THE ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL AND CRISTO REY JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL HEALTH CAREERS PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS INTERESTED IN HEALTH CARE CAREERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE HEALTH CARE SPECIFIC EDUCATION AND OBTAIN INTERNSHIPS WITH HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, THE ACHIEVE MINNEAPOLIS/STEP-UP SUMMER JOBS PROGRAM THAT PLACES YOUTH IN SUPERVISED SUMMER INTERNSHIPS AT PARTICIPATING COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND A PARTNERSHIP WITH PROJECT FOR PRIDE IN LIVING THAT RECOGNIZES THAT A HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY REQUIRES RESIDENTS WITH WELL-PAYING JOBS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3.6M
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