Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, a hospital of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, is the only hospital in Southwestern Pennsylvania dedicated solely to the care of infants, children and young adults. Care is provided by more than 700 board-certified pediatricians and pediatric specialists. Children’s also provides primary care and specialty care at over 30 locations throughout the Pittsburgh region, as well as clinical specialty services throughout western Pennsylvania at regional health care facilities.[2] Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC was one of only eight pediatric hospitals in the United States to make U.S. News & World Report’s 2010-11 Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll and is ranked in all ten of the specialties evaluated by US News.[3] Children’s is also one of only eight children’s hospitals in the United States to be named as a Leapfrog Top Hospital[4] and was ranked sixth in the nation by Parents magazine.[5]

The 1,500,000-square-foot (140,000 m2) hospital has 296 beds, with a 42-bed emergency department, a 36-bed pediatric intensive care unit, and a 12-bed cardiac intensive care unit.[6] 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 environmentally friendly[7] and “quiet”.[8] 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.[9]

The architect is Louis D. Astorino. The new hospital was named the 7th most beautiful hospital in the US by Soliant Health[10] in 2010 and the 10th most beautiful hospital in the world by HealthExecNews in 2012.[11]

Additionally, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is connected to the Ronald McDonald House via a third floor walkway. Families are now just an elevator ride away from their children.[12]