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the only free-standing pediatric hospital in Alabama.one of the 10 busiest pediatric hospitals in the nation.one of the Top 20 employers in Alabama with more than 4,400employees across the state.the pediatric teaching hospital for the School of Medicine at UAB.
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Children’s is a private,
not-for-profit hospital and treats
all children regardless of their family’s ability to
pay.
In an average year Children’s has more than
650,000 patient visits to our clinics
and nearly 14,000 patient
admissions.
Children’s is a world-class cancer center and treats
more than 90 percent of all
children diagnosed with
cancer in Alabama.
For the third year in a row, several
of Children’s sub-specialties were ranked in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s
Hospitals edition.
Since the opening of the Russell
Building, Children’s has
added heart, liver and kidney
transplant to its services.
Childrenʼs of Alabama, 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL, 35233, 205.638.9100, www.ChildrensAL.org
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the busiest pediatric emergency department in the southeastern U.S.The Alabama Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders - the largest pediatric cancer center in Alabama.the only Accredited Pediatric Epilepsy Monitoring Unit in the nation.the only pediatric burn center in Alabama - one of the largest in the Southeast.one of the largest pediatric cardiology programs in the southeastern U.S.one of the largest pediatric rheumatology programs in the nation.Alabama’s only Level IV NICU in conjunction UAB’s Regional NICU.the only pediatric ECMO (heart/lung bypass) program in Alabama.home to the only pediatric kidney dialysis program in the state — one of the largest in the country.the only pediatric hospital in the southeastern U.S. to offer paired solid organ transplants.the only international adoption center to have a partnership with the Chinese government.the state’s only comprehensive, multidisciplinary cochlear implant progam.the state’s first and only LEED-certified healthcare facility.
CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA IS HOME TO...
A Media Relations representative can be paged 24 hours a day by calling (205) 638-9100.
the only free-standing pediatric hospital in Alabama.one of the 10 busiest pediatric hospitals in the nation.one of the top 20 employers in Alabama with more than 5,000 employees across the state.the only pediatric hospital in the southeastern U.S. to offer paired solid organ transplants.
JUST THE FACTSwww.ChildrensAL.org
CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA IS...•••
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Children’s is a private,
not-for-profit hospital and treats
all children regardless of their
family’s abilityto pay.
Since the opening of the Russell
Building, Children’s has
added heart, liver and kidney
transplant to its services.
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the busiest pediatric emergency department in the Southeast with more than 70,000 visits in 2018. . .the Alabama Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders - the largest pediatric cancer center in Alabama - the state’s only dedicated pediatric bone marrow transplant facility.the only accredited pediatric epilepsy monitoring unit in the nation.the only pediatric burn center in Alabama and one of the largest in the Southeast.one of the largest pediatric cardiovascular programs in the Southeast.one of the largest pediatric rheumatology programs in the nation.Alabama’s only Level IV NICU in conjunction with UAB’s Regional NICU. the only pediatric ECMO (heart/lung bypass) program in Alabama.the only pediatric kidney dialysis program in the state and one of the largest in the country.the pediatric medicine, surgery, research and residency programs for the UAB School of Medicine.the only international adoption center to have a partnership with the Chinese government.the state’s only comprehensive, multidisciplinary cochlear implant progam.the state’s first and only LEED-certified healthcare facility.the state’s only pediatric cleft and craniofacial center.the state’s only poison control center.
CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA IS HOME TO...
Many Children’s subspecialties are
consistently ranked in the U.S.
News & World Report’s Best Children’s
Hospitals edition.
Children’s of Alabama, 1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233, 205-638-9100, www.ChildrensAL.org
Children’s is a world-class cancer center and treats
more than 90 percent of all
children diagnosed with
cancer and blood disorders in Alabama.
In 2018, Children’s had 677,390 patient
visits to our clinics and 15,614
patient admissions.
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A Media Relations representative can be paged 24 hours a day by calling 205-638-9100.
CONTACT US
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@ChildrensofAL*Numbers reflect total 2018 visits and cases by county
Lauderdale2,494 Limestone
1,549 Madison13,975
Jackson938Colbert
2,033Lawrence
1,063 Morgan3,593 Marshall
5,051DeKalb4,570
Franklin1,115
Marion1,858
Winston1,931
Baldwin1,259
Cullman6,855
Blount6,444
Etowah8,093
Cherokee971
Lamar817
Fayette1,059
Walker7,383
Jefferson373,631
St. C
lair
25,6
55
Calhoun8,465
Cleb
urne
940
Pickens1,105
Tuscaloosa11,914
Shelby127,042
Talla
dega
6,99
6
Clay952
Randolph1,010
Bibb2,421Greene
449 Hale998 Perry
488Sumter525
Marengo1,177Choctaw
399
Chilton4,542
Coosa638
Talla
poos
a1,
581
Chambe
rs1,
164
Autauga3,300
Elmore4,889
Lee4,180
Dallas2,103
Macon429 Russell
1,014Bullock346
Lowndes750
Montgomery10,273
Wilcox517
Clarke276
Washington100
Monroe164
Butler789
Cre
nsha
w52
4
Pike1,134
Barbour 605
Henry537Dale
1,362Coffee1,553
Covington1,360 Geneva
607
Houston2,582
Conecuh175
Escambia440
Mobile1,801