Welcome from David Lubarsky
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At a Glance
Select highlights from UC Davis Children’s Hospital
2017-18 Annual Report
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UC Davis Children's Hospital by the Numbers
Central Valley’s only level I pediatric trauma center, with 123,631 clinic visits, 7,884 hospital admissions and 16,320 emergency department visits per year.
The West Coast’s first level I Children’s Surgery Center as verified by the American College of Surgeons, with 4,329 children’s surgeries this year.
Designated children's hospital beds
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) – 49
Pediatric and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PICU) – 24
General Pediatrics – 48
Pediatric Emergency Department – 11
Children’s Surgery Center – 6 operating rooms, 1 procedure room, 24 pre-op/post-op beds
Provides care for children in 33 counties, covering 65,000 square miles, with over 2,900 transfers accepted from referring institutions.
Physicians across more than 30 subspecialties, (the region’s greatest diversity of pediatric subspecialties).
Members of our all-R.N. nursing staff have been trained to care for children.
- Granted Magnet® recognition status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
- 84% of UC Davis nurses hold a B.S.N. degree or higher
- 14% hold advanced degrees
- 50% of UC Davis nurses have obtained a specialty certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center