Fast Facts Ending 12/31/10 :: Nationwide Children's Hospital

Fast Facts: Points of Pride

  • » Provide nearly $122 million in charity care and community benefit services annually

  • » Ranked in all 10 specialties of U.S.News & World Report’s 2011 list of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals”

  • » Ranked 6th on Parents magazine’s top pediatric hospitals

  • » Ranked in the Philanthropy 400 as one of the top nonprofits in the U.S.

  • » Fourth busiest children's hospital in the country*

  • » Fourth largest children's hospital in the country*

  • » Almost 950,000 patient visits in 2010

  • » Patients came from 49 U.S. states, as well as the District of Columbia, and 22 foreign countries in 2010

  • »  More than 18,782 donors raising more than $44.7 million to support the hospital’s mission

  • » The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the top 10 NIH-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities in the U.S.

*Data based on NACHRI-member pediatric hospitals

Fast Facts For The Year Ending 12/31/2010

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 - 2010 Statistics    
Inpatient Discharges   19,020
Average Length of Stay   6.1 days
Licensed Beds   352
Leased Off-site Beds   92
Patient Days   115,970
Gross Patient Revenue    
     (Hospital Only)   $1,310,252,000
Charity Care & Community Benefit (reflects 2009 data)   $107,988,566

 

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Awards  
NIH/Prime        37.3 ($37,318,287)
Federal/Other                                                       17.5 ($17,475,886)
Other   6.7 ($6,737,001)
Program   5.2 ($5,230,359)
Industry   2.7 ($2,674,900)
Total   $69.4 million

 

Payor Mix    
Commercial                                  41.2%
Medicaid Managed Care    31.7%
Medicaid   17.7%
Other   4.3%
Medicaid Managed Care Non-Cap   2.9%
Self-pay   2.1%
Research Grants   0.01%

 

Surgery   
Main OR (inpatient and outpatient)                          13,400
Surgery Center    6,358
Total Surgery Cases   19,758

 

Outpatient Visits    
Observation Cases   1,428
Outpatient Surgery (Main OR only)   6,754
Emergency Department   76,847

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

  
116,494
On-site Outpatient Diagnostics   162,913
Off-site Outpatient Diagnostics   152,661
Primary Care Clinics (includes on-site and off-site)   158,713
Specialty Care Clinics (includes on-site and off-site)   252,397
Total Outpatient Visits   930,766
     

Total Patient Visits (includes inpatients
and outpatients)

 949,786

 

Nationwide Children's Homecare
Infusion Doses Dispensed   88,620
Home Nursing Visits   7,950
Skilled Therapy Visits   4,324
Private Duty Nursing Hours   64,642
Hospice Patient Days    1,547
Palliative Care Visits   357
Home Health Aide Hours    6,753

Top 10 Ohio Counties by Inpatient Admissions

  County Admits
1. Franklin 9,946
2. Delaware 859
3. Fairfield 741
4. Licking 732
5. Ross 394
6. Muskingum 372
7. Pickaway 340
8. Marion 323
9. Knox 316
10. Scioto 256

Top 10 Ohio Counties for Outpatient Visits*

  County Visits
1. Franklin 613,482
2. Delaware 48,076
3. Licking 30,457
4. Fairfield 28,094
5. Clark 15,035
6. Madison                             10,247
7. Pickaway 10,240
8. Union 10,201
9. Knox 8,914
10. Muskingum 8,516

*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 9,738
2. Delaware 1,054
3. Licking 957
4. Fairfield 936
5. Muskingum 485
6. Ross 370
7. Pickaway 349
8. Knox 322
9. Union 296
10. Richland 295

Top 10 Inpatient Diagnosis

1. Chronic Disease of Tonsils and Adenoids
2. Asthma
3. Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis
4. Convulsions , Fever
5. Newborn Respiratory Problems (Apnea)
6. Cellulitis and Abscess
7. Epilepsy and Seizures
8. Perinatal Conditions (including feeding problems, seizures)
9. Appendicitis
10. Short Gestation/ Low Birthweight

Highest Volume Specialty Care Clinics

  Clinic Visits
1. Dental 33,485
2. Orthopedic 30,034
3. Ear, Nose & Throat 15,555
4. Gastroenterology 14,398
5. Behavioral Health 12,624
6. Hematology              11,809
7. Neurology 11,555
8. Cardiology 11,514
9. Endocrinology 10,796
10. Sports Medicine 9,097

Staffing

Total Employees  7,664
Medical Staff  1,054
Volunteers 1,393
Community Fundraising Volunteers 3,500
The Research Institute Employees  901
The Research Institute Investigators        135*

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

Square Footage (Net) Space

Inpatient   788,021
Outpatient (main campus)             185,030
Owned Sites (Outlaying Outpatient and Support Buildings) 137,030
Lease Sites (Care Centers, ChildLabs and Support Areas) 258,371
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, Inc
  • 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
  • The Center for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

2010-2011 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
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

Nationwide Children's Hospital
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