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(iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) |
(iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? |
(v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? |
(vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? |
(vii) Amount of support? |
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| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3.. | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public Support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. (Explain in Part IV.) Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets.. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | ||||||






| Calendar year(or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public Support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
| Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) | (a) 2006 | (b) 2007 | (c) 2008 | (d) 2009 | (e) 2010 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) | ||||||
| 13 | Total support (Add lines 9, 10c, 11 and 12.). | ||||||




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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 | SUMMARY OF KEY CHANGES TO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND'S BYLAWS: - ONE CORPORATE BOARD HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE HOSPITAL, CHORI AND THE FOUNDATION (A SEPARATE LEGAL ENTITY) - THE BOARD SHALL HAVE A MINIMUM OF 15 MEMBERS AND A MAXIMUM OF 30 MEMBERS - THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WOULD CONTINUE THE CHAIRS OF THE STANDING COMMITTEES, THE PRESIDENT OF THE MEDICAL STAFF AND THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD (CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, SECRETARY, TREASURER AND CEO). - FOUR STANDING COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN ADDED: STRATEGIC PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT [FOUNDATION], RESEARCH [CHORI], EDUCATION, AND COMPLIANCE. CURRENT STANDING COMMITTEES WOULD REMAIN IN PLACE: GOVERNANCE, FINANCE, QUALITY, AND AUDIT. THE RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE NEW COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN ADDED. - INCLUDES LANGUAGE ON THE BOARD OF ADVISORS. ADVISORS WOULD KEEP CONNECTIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ASSIST THE HOSPITAL IN RAISING FUNDS. - ADDED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, RESEARCH AND THE PRESIDENT OF BRANCHES TO BE EX-OFFICIO DIRECTORS. - NEW BOARD MEMBERS CAN BE ADDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, NOT JUST AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. - WE HAVE CHANGED THE PHYSICIAN RESTRICTION TO 25% -- ONLY FOR PHYSICIANS RELATED TO THE HOSPITAL. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW, THE CHANGES WERE INCORPORATED AND A NEW DRAFT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FOLLOWING THEIR REVIEW, NEW REVISIONS WERE MADE AND A NEW DRAFT WAS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A LAST REVIEW AND REVISIONS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL MANAGERS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. IN ADDITION TO MANAGERS, EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN DIRECT PURCHASING DECISIONS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CEO AND SENIOR VICE PRESIDENTS ARE MADE BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (COMPENSATION COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH THE INPUT OF AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM, FUTURESENSE, INC. THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD PER BOARD DELEGATION AND ARE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. FUTURESENSE, INC. SPECIALIZES IN HEALTHCARE COMPENSATION AND HAS SUBSTANTIAL EXPERTISE IN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUDE COMPARISONS TO BENCHMARK MARKET COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS FOR BASE AND TOTAL COMPENSATION. FUTURESENSE, INC. COMPLETES AN ANNUAL REPORT ON THE COMPENSATION OF ALL EXECUTIVES WHICH IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD EACH JULY/AUGUST. THAT REPORT PROVIDES BENCHMARK MARKET COMPARISONS ON BOTH BASE AND TOTAL COMPENSATION. THIS REPORT IS AN AGENDA ITEM THAT IS DOCUMENTED BY THE MINUTES. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ONE MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE RISK MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT AND A COPY WILL BE SENT TO THE RETURN ADDRESS. CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES THAT THE CORPORATION FILE ITS ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION (AND ANY AMENDMENTS OR RESTATEMENTS WITH RESPECT THERETO) WITH THE CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE. CHILDREN'S HAS DONE SO. COPIES OF THE ARTICLES CAN BE OBTAINED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE. THERE IS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT THAT THE CORPORATION PROVIDE COPIES OF ITS GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS DIRECTLY TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THE ISSUE OF WHETHER THE CORPORATION SHOULD VOLUNTARILY MAKE THESE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW IS BEING REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE CHILDREN'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. | |
| HOURS PER WEEK DEVOTED TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS | 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN B | BERTRAM H. LUBIN'S TIME IS DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER AT OAKLAND 30.85 HOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION 8.00 HOURS BAYCHILDREN'S PHYSICIANS 1.00 HOUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND FAMILY HOUSE 0.05 HOUR FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S CARE 0.10 HOUR AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK 40.00 HOURS B. BRADLEY BARBER'S TIME IS DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER AT OAKLAND 20.00 HOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION 19.50 HOURS FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S CARE 0.50 HOUR AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK 40.00 HOURS KIM STRANGE'S TIME IS DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER AT OAKLAND 36.00 HOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION 2.00 HOURS BAYCHILDREN'S PHYSICIANS 2.00 HOURS AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK 40.00 HOURS RICHARD DECARLO'S TIME IS DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER AT OAKLAND 35.00 HOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER FOUNDATION 0.50 HOUR BAYCHILDREN'S PHYSICIANS 4.00 HOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND FAMILY HOUSE 0.50 HOUR AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK 40.00 HOURS PATRICIA TAGGART'S TIME IS DIVIDED AS FOLLOWS: CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER AT OAKLAND 25.00 HOURS BAYCHILDREN'S PHYSICIANS 15.00 HOURS AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK 40.00 HOURS |
| CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: | CHANGE IN MINIMUM PENSION LIABILITY -13,221,190. BOOK/TAX DIFFERENCE IN K-1 INCOME 15,211. ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT 81. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: -13,205,898. |
| AUDIT COMMITTEE AND OVERSIGHT | FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C | THERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES TO THIS PROCESS FROM PRIOR YEAR. |
| OTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D | THE PEDIATRIC CARDIAC CENTER AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC, THERAPEUTIC, INTERVENTIONAL, SURGICAL AND FOLLOW-UP SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH ALL TYPES OF HEART DISEASE FROM BEFORE BIRTH TO AGE 18; LONG-TERM PATIENTS ARE FOLLOWED UP TO AGE 21. OUR SURGEONS PERFORM SUCCESSFUL OPEN-HEART SURGERIES ON CHILDREN OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING BABIES WITH HEARTS AS SMALL AS A STRAWBERRY OR WALNUT. SEVEN PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGISTS AND THREE PEDIATRIC CARDIAC SURGEONS LEAD THE CENTER WITH SUPPORT FROM A DEDICATED, SPECIALLY TRAINED TEAM THAT HELPS CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES COPE WITH THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE. A SOCIAL WORKER, AN OUTPATIENT CARDIOLOGY NURSE AND A TEAM OF CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALISTS PROVIDE COUNSELING AND INFORMATION ABOUT CARING FOR CHILDREN WITH CARDIAC DISORDERS. THE CENTER OFFERS A PACEMAKER CLINIC, PERFORMS AN AVERAGE OF 200 CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONS EACH YEAR, AND IMPLANTS ATRIAL SEPTAL DEVICES (ASD) VIA CATHETERIZATIONS TO BLOCK A SMALL OPENING OR HOLE IN A CHILD'S HEART. WE ALSO SEE ABOUT 5,500 PATIENT VISITS A YEAR AT OUR SPECIALTY CARE OFFICES. A NEW CATH LAB IS BEING INSTALLED AND WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH HIGH-QUALITY, FLAT-PANEL DETECTORS (FPD), INSTEAD OF IMAGE INTENSIFIERS. THESE PANELS PRODUCE DISTORTION-FREE IMAGES WITH UNIFORM BRIGHTNESS FOR PATIENTS OF ALL SIZES - AN IMPORTANT FEATURE IN PEDIATRICS. BECAUSE OF ITS SUPERIOR IMAGE QUALITY, FPD TECHNOLOGY REQUIRES ONLY ONE SCAN, COMPARED TO TWO OR MORE SCANS REQUIRED BY THE OLDER EQUIPMENT WE NOW USE. THIS IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL WHEN CARING FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS: PHYSICIANS NEED TO MAKE CRITICAL DECISIONS QUICKLY. THE NEW FPD TECHNOLOGY ALSO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES RADIATION EXPOSURE TO OUR PATIENTS AND CAREGIVERS. SOME PATIENTS WILL RECEIVE 97 PERCENT LESS RADIATION EXPOSURE THAN BEFORE. ORTHOPEDICS - THE DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDICS AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND WORKS WITH CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 18 TO PREVENT OR CORRECT INJURIES AND DISORDERS OF THE SKELETAL SYSTEM, AND THEIR ASSOCIATED MUSCLES, JOINTS AND LIGAMENTS. WE ARE THE BUSIEST PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT IN THE BAY AREA, WITH MORE THAN 13,000 PATIENT VISITS A YEAR. WHEN A CHILD FRACTURES A BONE, SUFFERS A SPORTS INJURY, OR HAS A CONGENITAL DISORDER SUCH AS SCOLIOSIS OR A NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER SUCH AS SPINA BIFIDA, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR HIM OR HER TO SEE A PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDIST. PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDISTS TREAT ONLY CHILDREN AND ADDRESS EACH CHILD'S FUTURE GROWTH AS PART OF THE TREATMENT PLAN. THIS IS HOW WE HELP THE CHILD ACHIEVE THE BEST FUNCTIONALITY, AND EXPERIENCE THE LEAST DISRUPTION TO HIS OR HER NORMAL ACTIVITIES. AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND, WE TREAT LOTS OF KIDS, WITH ALL KINDS OF FRACTURES, CONGENITAL AND TRAUMATIC HAND INJURIES, PROBLEMS DUE TO CEREBRAL PALSY AND SCOLIOSIS, AS WELL AS LEGG-PERTHES DISEASE, LIMB DISORDERS, DISLOCATED HIPS, AS WELL AS OTHER CONDITIONS. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL SPORTS MEDICINE CENTER FOR YOUNG ATHLETES SPECIALIZES IN GETTING KIDS BACK IN THE GAME THROUGH PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF SPORTS-RELATED INJURIES IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. SURGERY - THE SURGERY TEAM AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND WORKS WITH PEDIATRICIANS, FAMILY PHYSICIANS, CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS AND OTHER MEDICAL SPECIALISTS TO TREAT THE WHOLE CHILD. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO MINIMIZE THE STRESS AND DISCOMFORT OF SURGERY WHILE PROVIDING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PEDIATRIC SURGICAL EXPERTISE FOR CHILDREN, FROM THE TINIEST NEWBORNS THROUGH ADOLESCENCE. OUR SURGICAL PRACTICE ENCOMPASSES THE FULL SPECTRUM OF GENERAL PEDIATRIC SURGERY, INCLUDING LAPAROSCOPIC AND ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES. OUR SURGEONS HAVE PARTICULAR EXPERTISE IN: NEONATAL SURGERY, ONCOLOGY, UROLOGY, THORACIC SURGERY AND ARE AVAILABLE AROUND THE CLOCK FOR CRITICAL CARE SITUATIONS INVOLVING TRAUMATIC INJURIES REQUIRING SURGICAL INTERVENTION. NEUROSURGERY - NEUROSURGERY STAFF AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND PROVIDE A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS. CHILDREN WITH BRAIN TUMORS, SPINAL DISORDERS, CONGENITAL ANOMALIES, CRANIOSYNOSTOSIS, SPASTICITY, AND HYDROCEPHALUS ARE TREATED BY OUR SURGICAL TEAM OF EXPERIENCED, PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGEONS AND OUR ADVANCED-PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES SKILLED IN THE CARE OF PEDIATRIC PATIENTS. OUR PROGRAM IS EQUIPPED WITH A COMPUTER-GUIDED STEREOTACTIC NEUROSURGERY STATION AND NEUROENDOSCOPE FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE, STATE-OF-THE-ART BRAIN SURGERY. OUR PATIENTS RECEIVE THE FINEST POST-OPERATIVE CARE IN THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AND NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. TRANSPORT TEAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO RECEIVE PATIENTS 24 HOURS A DAY. CHILDREN'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY NEURO-ONCOLOGY, SPINAL DISORDER, SPASTICITY, AND CRANIOFACIAL PROGRAMS ENSURE THAT NEUROSURGERY PATIENTS AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RECEIVE COMPLETE, INTEGRATED OUTPATIENT CARE. GASTROENTEROLOGY - THE DEPARTMENT OF GASTROENTEROLOGY/HEPATOLOGY/ NUTRITION AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND PROVIDES CARE FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 18 WHO HAVE SYMPTOMS AND DISEASES OF THE STOMACH, INTESTINES, LIVER AND PANCREAS. GASTROENTEROLOGY REFERS TO THE STOMACH, INTESTINES AND ASSOCIATED ORGANS. HEPATOLOGY REFERS TO THE LIVER. OTOLARYNGOLOGY - COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC TREATMENT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 18 YEARS OF AGE WITH EAR, NOSE, THROAT, AND LARYNGOTRACHEAL PROBLEMS. SERVICES INCLUDE ALL PEDIATRIC ENT SERVICES, AND THE COCHLEAR IMPLANT PROGRAM. A COCHLEAR IMPLANT IS A SMALL, COMPLEX ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT CAN HELP TO PROVIDE A SENSE OF SOUND TO A PERSON WHO IS PROFOUNDLY DEAF OR SEVERELY HARD OF HEARING. THE IMPLANT IS SURGICALLY PLACED UNDER THE SKIN BEHIND THE EAR. WE HAVE SAFELY AND SUCCESSFULLY IMPLANTED THE DEVICE IN MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY CHILDREN. REHABILITATION - THE PEDIATRIC REHABILITATION TEAM AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED APPROACH TO CARING FOR CHILDREN, FROM BIRTH THROUGH ADOLESCENCE, WHO REQUIRE HOSPITALIZATION FOR MEDICAL REASONS RELATED TO DISABILITY, OR NEED INTENSIVE REHABILITATION FOLLOWING ILLNESS OR ACCIDENT THAT HAS CAUSED A LOSS OF FUNCTION. OUR COLLABORATIVE TEAM APPROACH INCLUDES OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS (OT), PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (PT), SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS, HAND THERAPISTS, AUDIOLOGISTS, PHYSIATRISTS, ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS, REHABILITATION NURSES AND SOCIAL WORKERS. THIS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH ASSURES THAT CHILDREN WILL RETURN TO THEIR PREVIOUS FUNCTIONAL STATUS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE OR WILL GAIN THE ABILITY TO DO THINGS THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO LEARN ON THEIR OWN. NEUROLOGY - NEUROLOGY STAFF AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND EVALUATE AND CARE FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 18 WHO HAVE DISORDERS AFFECTING THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, SPINAL CORD, NERVES, AND MUSCLES. WE HAVE A COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY CENTER AND WORK CLOSELY WITH THE NEUROSURGERY STAFF TO EVALUATE AND MANAGE CARE OF CHILDREN WITH BRAIN TUMORS. PULMONOLOGY - THE PHYSICIANS AND STAFF AT THE DIVISION OF PULMONARY MEDICINE TREAT KIDS, FROM BIRTH TO 21, WITH A BROAD RANGE OF BREATHING OR RESPIRATORY HEALTH PROBLEMS, FROM ASTHMA, RECURRENT COUGHS AND RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS TO ALLERGIES, DYSPNEA (SHORTNESS OF BREATH) AND OTHER CONDITIONS. CHILDREN'S IS A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED CYSTIC FIBROSIS TREATMENT CENTER AND HAS A KIDS-ONLY SLEEP LAB CLINIC CAPABLE OF DIAGNOSING AND TREATING THE MOST CHALLENGING CASES OF SLEEP APNEA. THE COMPREHENSIVE PULMONARY FUNCTION LABORATORY PROVIDES ADVANCED PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING USING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES DESIGNED TO EASE THE CHILD'S FEARS AND DISCOMFORTS. NEPHROLOGY - NEPHROLOGISTS AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND PROVIDE CARE FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE 18 WHO HAVE RENAL DISEASE; LONG-TERM PATIENTS ARE SEEN UP TO AGE 21 YEARS. NEPHROLOGY DEALS WITH THE FUNCTION AND DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS. UROLOGY - CHILDREN'S UROLOGY TEAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CONSULTATIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN TO AGE 18 WHO HAVE PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE KIDNEYS, BLADDER AND GENITALIA. OUR COMPASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS SPECIALIZE IN TREATING DEFECTS OF THE URINARY TRACT, SUCH AS HYPOSPADIAS AND EPISPADIAS (BIRTH DEFECTS IN BOYS IN WHICH THE URINARY TRACT OPENING IS NOT AT THE TIP OF THE PENIS), BLADDER EXSTROPHY, AMBIGUOUS GENITALIA AND OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY (BLOCKED URINE FLOW) CAUSED BY URETHRAL ABNORMALITIES. |
| OTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENTS (CONTINUED) | FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D | PLASTIC SURGERY - PLASTIC SURGEONS AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND EVALUATE AND TREAT A WIDE RANGE OF PLASTIC SURGERY PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 18 YEARS, INCLUDING CONGENITAL ANOMALIES, ACUTE TRAUMATIC INJURIES, AND RECONSTRUCTION FOLLOWING BURNS AND OTHER TRAUMATIC INJURIES. SERVICES INCLUDE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF ALL CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED RECONSTRUCTIVE PROBLEMS; CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY; AND HAND/MICROSURGERY. OPHTHALMOLOGY - THE EYE CLINIC AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OAKLAND EVALUATES AND TREATS EYE PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN FROM INFANCY THROUGH ADOLESCENCE. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE ROUTINE EYE EXAMS AND TREATMENT OF ALL PEDIATRIC EYE CONDITIONS. CRANIOFACIAL - THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CRANIOFACIAL CENTER AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND IS AMONG THE NATION'S LEADING CENTERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES IN CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 21 YEARS. THE CENTER EMPLOYS A TEAM APPROACH TO CRANIOFACIAL CARE, BRINGING TOGETHER PANELS OF NATIONALLY RESPECTED SPECIALISTS FROM AMONG THE HOSPITAL'S 31 PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES, WHO WORK TOGETHER TO CUSTOMIZE TREATMENTS FOR EACH CHILD. THE PANEL INCLUDES PEDIATRIC SURGEONS, DENTISTS, OPHTHALMOLOGISTS, ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, NUTRITIONISTS AND OTHER RELATED SPECIALISTS WHO TREAT THE WHOLE CHILD. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EVALUATION AS WELL AS THERAPEUTIC, SURGICAL, AND FOLLOW-UP CARE, ALL SPECIFICALLY ORIENTED TOWARD THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN. WE ALSO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR COMMUNITY PHYSICIANS AND FAMILIES. CRANIOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES OCCUR WHEN THE PROPER DEVELOPMENT OF BONES IN THE SKULL AND FACE IS INTERRUPTED. THE RESULTS CAN LEAD TO SUCH DEFORMITIES AS EYE AND ORBIT DEFORMITIES, NASAL DEFORMITIES OR A CLEFT LIP OR PALATE, AMONGST OTHERS. AUDIOLOGY - THE DIVISION OF AUDIOLOGY AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND WORKS WITH CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 21 YEARS TO DIAGNOSE AND TREAT HEARING LOSS OR IMPAIRMENT. WE HAVE A SPECIALLY TRAINED TEAM OF AUDIOLOGISTS AND SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS THAT OFFER CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY TO HELP CHILDREN IMPROVE HEARING, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE. ENDOCRINOLOGY - THE DIVISION OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND DIABETES AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND TREATS CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 18 WHO HAVE ALL TYPES OF ENDOCRINE DISORDERS. ENDOCRINE DISORDERS INCLUDE DIABETES, HYPERTHYROIDISM AND HYPOTHYROIDISM, AND OTHER DISORDERS OF THE ENDOCRINE GLANDS. WEIGHT MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL FITNESS ARE USED FOR CHILDREN MANAGING DIABETES AND OTHER ENDOCRINE DISORDERS. ADOLESCENT MEDICINE - THE ADOLESCENT MEDICINE/TEEN CLINIC AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL, PSYCHOSOCIAL AND PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR KIDS AGES 11-19. THE CLINIC ALSO TREATS FEMALES UNDER AGE 11 WHO HAVE REACHED PHYSICAL MATURITY. CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HAS AN ADOLESCENT MEDICINE CLINIC NEAR OUR HOSPITAL AND TWO SCHOOL-BASED CLINICS IN OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOLS. ALL THREE SERVE AS NATIONAL MODELS FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTHCARE. OUR SPECIALLY TRAINED TEAM LOOKS AT ALL ASPECTS OF AN ADOLESCENT'S LIFE TO HELP ADDRESS THE MANY MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES THAT THEY FACE. STUDENTS WHO ARE TIRED, SICK, STRESSED, DEPRESSED, OR STRUGGLE WITH HEALTH ISSUES HAVE THE MOST DIFFICULTY SUCCEEDING IN SCHOOL. OUR INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF EXPERTS HELP STUDENTS GET BACK ON TRACK, OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES DEALING WITH ISSUES SUCH AS ASTHMA, OBESITY, MENTAL HEALTH, GYNECOLOGICAL CARE, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, FAMILY PLANNING, SPORTS EXAMINATIONS, AND PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ASSAULT. INFECTIOUS DISEASE - INFECTIOUS DISEASES STAFFERS AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR A WIDE SPECTRUM OF BACTERIAL, VIRAL, FUNGAL, AND PARASITIC INFECTIONS. THEY ALSO OVERSEE INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS, EXPOSURES, AND OUTBREAKS IN THE HOSPITAL. THE HIV PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT FOR HIV-INFECTED AND EXPOSED CHILDREN. THE TB CLINIC SEES PATIENTS REFERRED FOR TREATMENT AND EXPOSURE TO TUBERCULOSIS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO DOES CLINICAL RESEARCH, INCLUDING CONDUCTING CLINICAL TRIALS. A THREE-YEAR ACCREDITED PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CLINICIANS WANTING SPECIALIZED TRAINING. SPEECH & LANGUAGE - SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SPECIALISTS AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND DIAGNOSE AND TREAT CHILDREN FROM INFANCY THROUGH AGE 18 THAT HAS COMMUNICATION DISORDERS, HEARING PROBLEMS OR SPEECH IMPEDIMENTS. CENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTION - THE CENTER FOR CHILD PROTECTION AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IMPACTED BY ABUSE AND/OR EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE. AS THE DESIGNATED SITE FOR FORENSIC MEDICAL SERVICES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, OUR MEDICAL STAFF CONDUCTS FORENSIC MEDICAL EVALUATIONS FOR POSSIBLE CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT OF CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 18 YEARS OF AGE. WE HAVE A SPECIAL PROGRAM CALLED THE D.O.V.E.S. PROJECT THAT OFFERS EDUCATION, SCREENING, COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO BATTERED CAREGIVERS AND TO CHILDREN EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. MEDICAL GENETICS - THE DIVISION OF MEDICAL GENETICS PROVIDES CONSULTATION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 18 YEARS. WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CRANIOFACIAL CENTER, THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL PEDIATRICS AND THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, CLINICIANS EVALUATE CHILDREN WHO ARE AT RISK FOR OR HAVE EVIDENCE OF GENETIC DISORDERS. ADULTS WITH SOME TYPES OF GENETIC CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE EVALUATED. DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS - DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS STAFF AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND PROVIDE EVALUATION, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT, AND REFERRAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE OR WHO ARE AT RISK FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, BEHAVIOR DISORDERS AND LEARNING PROBLEMS. AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THE SERVICES WE OFFER IS SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR PARENTS. PSYCHIATRY - COMPASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS IN THE DIVISION OF PSYCHIATRY AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND OFFER A FULL RANGE OF OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN UP TO AGE 18 AND THEIR FAMILIES, AS WELL AS CONSULTATION/LIAISON AND SUPPORTING CLINICAL SERVICES TO INPATIENTS AND STAFF. CHILDREN'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF PSYCHIATRISTS, PSYCHOLOGISTS AND SOCIAL WORKERS TREAT CHILDREN FROM MANY BACKGROUNDS AND WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF CONDITIONS, INCLUDING ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS, AFFECTIVE DISORDERS, DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS, DEPRESSION AND LEARNING DISABILITIES. |
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