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Fast Facts For The Year Ending 12/31/2008

Visit the "Children's on Quality" portion of our website to learn how we are performing on 10 quality indicators that impact patient care.
Our Mission
Nationwide Children’s Hospital is committed to providing the highest quality care to all children and their families regardless of ability to pay.

Patient Care
  Advocacy for children and families
Pediatric Research
  Education of patients, families and future providers
Outstanding Service to accommodate the needs of patients and families

Our Vision
To serve our mission, we will attract top-notch caregivers from around the world. We aspire to set the standard for quality care and patient experiences for our children. We will realize our vision by focusing on three priorities:

  • Enhance the patient experience
  • Discover new treatments and cures
  • Improve performance and capacity

Financial Review - 2008 Statistics
Inpatient Discharges   16,230
Average Length of Stay   6.7 days
Licensed Beds   354 
Leased Off-site Beds   66 
Patient Days   108,873
Gross Patient Revenue    
     (Hospital Only)   $992,113,000
Charity Care & Community Benefit   $62,723,000

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Awards  
NIH/Prime      23.2 ($23,244,855)
Federal/Other                                                     13.5 ($13,547,396) 
Other   4.9 ($4,864,398) 
Program   5.7 ($5,646,438) 
Industry   2.1 ($2,065,220)
Total   $49.4 million

Payor Mix
Commercial                                  47.9%
Medicaid Managed Care    30.6%
Medicaid   15.1%
Other   3.9%
Self-pay 2.5%
Research Grants 0.1%

Surgery   
Main OR (inpatient and outpatient)                          13,551 
Surgery Center    4,132
Total Surgery Cases    17,683

Outpatient Visits    
23-Hour Observation   7,054
Outpatient Surgery (Main OR only) 6,748
Emergency Department   79,608

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

  
96,538
On-site Outpatient Diagnostics   139,144
Off-site Outpatient Diagnostics   125,196
Primary Care Clinics (includes on-site and off-site) 137,167
Specialty Care Clinics (includes on-site and off-site)   215,259
Total Outpatient Visits   806,714

Total Patient Visits (includes inpatients
and outpatients)

 822,944

Nationwide Children's Close To HomeSM Behavioral Health
and Counseling Services  
Counseling Hours (billed hours)                                    225,584 

Nationwide Children's Homecare
Infusion Doses Dispensed 99,627
Home Nursing Visits   7,301
Skilled Therapy Visits   2,056
Private Duty Nursing Hours   60,086
Hospice Patient Days    768
Palliative Care Visits   304
Home Health Aide Hours    7,921

Top 10 Inpatient Admissions by Ohio County
County Admits
1. Franklin 8,305
2. Licking 769
3. Fairfield 624
4. Delaware 607
5. Ross 318
6. Muskingum                                 314
7. Pickaway 312
8. Marion 308
9. Union 265
10. Scioto 255

Top 10 Ohio Counties for Outpatient Visits*
County Visits
1. Franklin 552,843
2. Delaware 35,651
3. Licking 26,333
4. Fairfield 21,770
5. Clark 16,085
6. Union                              9,485
7. Pickaway 8,282
8. Madison 7,569
9. Knox 7,253
10. Muskingum 6,923
*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 9,107
2. Delaware 921
3. Licking 874
4. Fairfield 810
5. Muskingum 367
6. Pickaway                                 331
7. Knox 329
8. Union 320
9. Ross 292
10. Scioto 290

Top 10 Inpatient Diagnosis
1. Asthma
2. Convulsions, Fever
3. Bronchiolitis/Bronchitis
4. Newborn Respiratory Problems (Apnea)
5. Cellulitis and Abscess
6. Respiratory Distress Syndrome
7. Chemotherapy
8. Appendicitis
9. Diabetes Mellitus
10. Epilepsy and Seizures

Highest Volume Specialty Care Clinics
Clinic Visits
1. Dental 34,389
2. Orthopedic 11,575
3. Surgery 9,196
4. Hematology/Oncology 8,710
5. Ear, Nose and Throat 8,091
6. Eye                8,080
7. Endocrinology 7,890
8. Cardiology       7,884
9. Gastroenterology 7,868
10. Neurology 7,580

Staffing
Total Employees  6,793
Medical Staff  949
Volunteers 720
Foundation Volunteers 2,500
The Research Institute Employees  734
The Research Institute Investigators        118*
*with $50,000 or more in research funding support

Square Footage (Net) Space
Inpatient   788,144
Outpatient (main campus)             210,500

Outpatient (Close To HomeSM network

  
    and support buildings, hospital owned) 143,487

Outpatient (Care Centers and support

 

    areas, hospital-leased)

 182,788

Research

300,600
Education & Support Areas (main campus) 366,425
Support & Offices (outlying areas) 276,504
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 Homecare
Children’s Anesthesia Associates
Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation *
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*
* Indicates Operating Divisions

2007-2008 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
Yvette McGee Brown - 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

William H. Cotton, MD - President
Steve S. Teich, MD - Vice President
Mary Lou McGregor, MD - Immediate Past President