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Contact Info
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Phone: (614) 722-4450
Fax: (614) 722-4458
Meet Our Leadership
Octavio Ramilo, MD
Chief- View Our Team »
Fast Facts
January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009
Inpatient Discharges: 4,214
Observation Discharges: 99
Total Discharges: 4,313
Average Length of Stay*: 2.5 Days
Average Daily Census*: 19.0
Patient Days*: 10,419
Infectious Disease Clinic: 1,137
International Adoption/Travel: 278
Northeast Adoption: 248
Tuberculosis: 3,114
TB Clinic: 452
Total Infectious Disease Clinic Visits: 5,229
*Excludes observation patients- View Annual Report »
Research
Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases specialists provide consultation and treatment for children with all types of acute, recurrent and chronic infections. Patients are evaluated and managed following referral to the outpatient infectious diseases clinic, the inpatient infectious diseases unit or any clinical care unit at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
The Immune Deficiency Clinic is part of a comprehensive, family-centered HIV clinical service that provides medical, psychosocial and case management services to HIV-infected infants, children, adolescents and women.
Our Clinics
FACES/HIV Immune Deficiency Clinic
Outpatient Care Center, 3rd Floor
555 S. 18th Street
Columbus, OH 43205
(614) 722-6060
FAX (614) 722-6770
Infectious Diseases Clinic
Outpatient Care Center, 5th Floor
555 S. 18th Street
Columbus, OH 43205
International Adoption Clinic
Westerville Close to Home Center
433 N. Cleveland Avenue
Westerville, OH 43082
Tuberculosis Clinic
Outpatient Care Center, 5th Floor
555 S. 18th Street
Columbus, OH 43205
Resources
Our physicians frequently provide lectures and telephone consultation for community hospitals, physicians and other agencies on topics such as immunization updates, HIV-related infections, or specific infectious disease topics.
Additional outreach & support services include:
- HIV outreach education (perinatal, adolescents) to medical professionals and lay persons
- Case management
- Nutrition
International Adoption Clinic
Learn how our clinic can assist you.
Family AIDS Clinic and Educational Services (FACES)
Learn how FACES can assist you.
Department Highlights
Although viral infections and Kawasaki disease share similar symptoms, physicians shouldn’t rule out Kawasaki disease when a viral infection is also detected, as these infections may accompany the disease, suggests a new study.
H1N1 Monitoring
Nationwide Children's is closely monitoring the H1N1 influenza virus. We are taking precautions to protect our staff and patient families, while operating as normal. Read how you can help keep yourself and your family from getting sick.
