Fast Facts: Did You Know?

Fast Facts For The Year Ending 12/31/2009

Visit the "Children's on Quality" portion of our website to learn how we are performing on 10 quality indicators that impact patient care.

Financial Review - 2009 Statistics    
Inpatient Discharges   18,472
Average Length of Stay   6.4 days
Licensed Beds   359
Leased Off-site Beds   69
Patient Days   118,520
Gross Patient Revenue    
     (Hospital Only)   $1,170,824,000
Charity Care & Community Benefit   $86,260,688

 

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Awards  
NIH/Prime        28.5 ($28,482,770)
Federal/Other                                                       21.9 ($21,924,789)
Other   6.6 ($6,577,673)
Program   5.6 ($5,607,898)
Industry   2.2 ($2,162,932)
Total   $64.8 million

 

Payor Mix    
Commercial                                  44.5%
Medicaid Managed Care    33.3%
Medicaid   15.4%
Other   4.4%
Self-pay   2.3%
Research Grants   0.04%

 

Surgery   
Main OR (inpatient and outpatient)                          13,279
Surgery Center    5,594
Total Surgery Cases   18,873

 

Outpatient Visits    
23-Hour Observation   4,123
Outpatient Surgery (Main OR only)   6,219
Emergency Department   85,455

Urgent Care (includes main campus, Dublin, Westerville and East Columbus Close To HomeSM Centers)

 
119,893
On-site Outpatient Diagnostics   155,102
Off-site Outpatient Diagnostics   139,009
Primary Care Clinics (includes on-site and off-site)   160,431
Specialty Care Clinics (includes on-site and off-site)   243,575
Total Outpatient Visits   914,456
     

Total Patient Visits (includes inpatients
and outpatients)

932,928

 

Nationwide Children's Homecare
Infusion Doses Dispensed   99,974
Home Nursing Visits   6,846
Skilled Therapy Visits   4,064
Private Duty Nursing Hours   60,319
Hospice Patient Days    1,198
Palliative Care Visits   421
Home Health Aide Hours    9,082

Top 10 Inpatient Admissions by Ohio County

  County Admits
1. Franklin 9,735
2. Licking 764
3. Delaware 732
4. Fairfield 681
5. Marion 323
6. Union                               318
7. Muskingum 314
8. Pickaway 303
9. Ross 300
10. Knox 257

Top 10 Ohio Counties for Outpatient Visits*

  County Visits
1. Franklin 589,395
2. Delaware 74,558
3. Licking 29,209
4. Fairfield 28,601
5. Clark 16,462
6. Madison                             11,426
7. Pickaway 10,300
8. Union 9,696
9. Knox 8,784
10. Muskingum 8,740

*Includes on-site and off-site primary care, specialty clinics, outpatient diagnostics, and emergency services (excludes dental clinic)

Top 10 Ohio Counties for Outpatient Surgery and 23-Hour Observation Visits

  County Visits
1. Franklin 8,306
2. Delaware 1,251
3. Fairfield 848
4. Licking 822
5. Muskingum 452
6. Knox                           360
7. Pickaway 307
8. Union 304
9. Ross 290
10. Scioto 256

Top 10 Inpatient Diagnosis

1. Asthma
2. Bronchiolitis/Bronchitis
3. Convulsions, Fever
4. Newborn Respiratory Problems (Apnea)
5. Epilepsy and Seizures
6. Cellulitis and Abscess
7. Chemotherapy
8. Appendicitis
9. Diabetes Mellitus
10. Perinatal conditions, including feeding problems, seizures

Highest Volume Specialty Care Clinics

  Clinic Visits
1. Dental 35,647
2. Orthopedic 30,713
3. Gastroenterology 12,083
4. Endocrinology 10,566
5. Cardiology 10,196
6. Hematology              9,762
7. Surgery 9,419
8. Eye 8,699
9. Neurology 8,658
10. Ear, Nose, Throat 8,318

Staffing

Total Employees  7,241
Medical Staff  981
Volunteers 1,332
Community Fundraising Volunteers 3,500
The Research Institute Employees  805
The Research Institute Investigators        130*

*with $50,000 or more in research funding support

Square Footage (Net) Space

Inpatient   788,021
Outpatient (main campus)             185,030

Outpatient (Close To HomeSM network

 
and support buildings, hospital owned) 130,203

Outpatient (Care Centers and support

 

    areas, hospital-leased)

276,301

Research

300,600

Education & Support Areas (main campus) 337,242
Support & Offices (outlying areas) 247,863
Parking Structures (2) 997,410

Nationwide Children's Hospital Subsidiaries

  • Nationwide Children’s Hospital
-Nationwide Children's Behavioral Health
-Nationwide Children's Educational Institute
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital
  • Nationwide Children's Behavioral Health
  • Nationwide Children's Educational Institute
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital Homecare
  • Children's Anesthesia Associates
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation
  • Pediatric Academic Associates
  • Children’s Orthopedic Medical Center
  • Children’s Radiological Institute
  • Children’s Surgical Associates Corp.
  • The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
  • Pediatric Pathology Associates of Columbus
  • Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

2009-2010 Boards of Directors - Chairpersons

Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Inc./Nationwide Children's Hospital:  Abigail S. Wexner, Chair
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital:  Donald P. McConnell, Chair
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation:  Cheryl W. Lucks, Chair (effective July 2008)
Center for Child and Family Advocacy:  Abigail S. Wexner, Chair

Administrative Staff

Steve Allen, MD, MBA - Chief Executive Officer
Richard J. Brilli, MD - Chief Medical Officer
John Barnard, MD - President, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Richard J. Miller - President and Chief Operating Officer, Nationwide Children's Hospital
Karen Days - Interim President, Center for Child and Family Advocacy
Jon Fitzgerald - President, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation
Linda Stoverock, RN, MSN - Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer
Timothy C. Robinson - Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Medical Staff Officers

Steve S. Teich, MD - President
Brian Coley, MD - Vice President
William H. Cotton, MD - Immediate President