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General Facts about St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is a nonsectarian regional children's medical center providing a wide range of pediatric medical, surgical, and subspecialty care to children from around the Delaware Valley and throughout the world. The hospital is affiliated with Drexel University College of Medicine and Temple University School of Medicine.
Here's a brief glance at some of our vital statistics:
- Beds: 189 licensed beds
- Rooms: 43 single rooms, 32 double rooms
- Nearly 100 full-time faculty members
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: 30 beds
- Transplant/Oncology Unit: 7 beds
- Cardiac Care Unit: 8 beds
- Intensive Care Unit: 8 beds
- Special Care Unit: 12 beds
- Operating Rooms: 9 operating rooms, 9 recovery rooms
- Short Procedure Unit: 26 beds
- Burn Center: 5 beds
- Emergency Department: 23 examining rooms, 1 trauma room
St. Christopher’s is a referral center for the following:
- Cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery
- Renal dialysis
- Cystic fibrosis, apnea and other pulmonary disorders
- Liver and kidney transplantation
- Neonatal intensive care (level 3C with subspecialty surgical services and ECMO)
- Pediatric Trauma (level 1 trauma center)
- Ambulatory surgery
- Craniofacial surgery
- Dentistry
- Burns
- Epilepsy, PKU, metabolic disorders & sleep disorders
- Allergy and asthma
- Sickle cell anemia
- Neurofibromatosis
- HIV-infected children and their families
- Radiology and laboratory medicine
Our City
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is centrally located in Philadelphia, the second-largest city on the east coast. It provides a wealth of activities to suit every taste. As the birthplace of our nation, it offers Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell among its historical attractions. As a cultural center, the city is home to the world-famous Philadelphia Orchestra, the Pennsylvania Ballet and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, as well as opera, theater and science museums.
The city has major league sports teams for every season, world-class music venues, restaurants, bars and clubs and excellent shopping.
The Philadelphia metropolitan area is also a major health and educational center offering many educational and employment opportunities for residents' family members. There are numerous colleges and universities offering outstanding bachelor's, master's and doctoral degree programs in medically related fields and in diverse programs outside of medicine.
Beautiful Fairmount Park provides miles of biking and jogging trails and relaxing shaded areas for picnicking along the Schuylkill River. The Philadelphia Zoo is located within the park.
Philadelphia is well situated, with easy access to many points of interest in the Northeast. Conveniently located on the major air, rail and highway corridor of the East Coast, the city is only a short commute to New Jersey shore resorts or the Pocono Mountains. New York City and our nation's capital are within easy rail or driving distance. Philadelphia is a city with wide ethnic diversity. And, while rich in historic traditions, it prides itself on meeting the challenges of the future with vision and innovation.
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