Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization |
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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 2 | JAMES ANDERSON AND MICHAEL CAMBRON HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OUTSIDE OF CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | ARTICLE I, SECTION 1.1. OF CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S AMENDED AND RESTATED CODE OF REGULATIONS PROVIDES THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S SHALL CONSIST OF THE PERSONS WHO ARE FROM TIME TO TIME, AND AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | ARTICLE I, SECTION 1.1. OF CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S AMENDED AND RESTATED CODE OF REGULATIONS PROVIDES THAT THE MEMBERSHIP OF CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S SHALL CONSIST OF THE PERSONS WHO ARE FROM TIME TO TIME, AND AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT FROM CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S. EXTERNAL TAX CONSULTANTS REVIEW THE FORM 990 FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY. THE FORM 990 IS THEN PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT & COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES, FOR REVIEW. FINALLY, THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBERS IN ADVANCE OF FILING. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL OF CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE AN ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE REQUESTING INFORMATION REGARDING FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST UNDER CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ONCE THE QUESTIONNAIRES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, THEY ARE REVIEWED BY CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S FOLLOWS THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY TO RESOLVE THE CONFLICT AND DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE REPORTING TO BOARD COMMITTEES AND, IF REQUIRED, FORM 990 DISCLOSURE. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HAS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT REGARDING EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR DISQUALIFIED PERSONS TO ENSURE THAT IT HAS COMPLIED WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS UNDER IRC SEC. 4958. | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED ON FILE BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST EITHER IN-PERSON, BY TELEPHONE, OR BY WRITTEN REQUEST. | |
| CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: | FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: | GAIN IN INTEREST OF NET ASSETS OF SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS 192,475,000. MINIMUM PENSION LIABILITY ADJUSTMENT 67,279,032. ELIMINATE CHSN NET INCOME 266,473. ADDITION OF CHC NET ASSETS 26,266,360. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 286,286,865. |
| TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED ORGANIZATIONS | FORM 990, SCHEDULE R | CHMC PROVIDES VARIOUS RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITH CERTAIN SHARED SERVICES AT NO CHARGE. |
| STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND COMMUNITY BENEFIT | FORM 990, PART III | AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S, OUR APPROACH TO COMMUNITY BENEFIT IS ROOTED IN THE BELIEF THAT HOSPITALS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. PART OF THIS RESPONSIBILITY IS SERVING AS A MEDICAL SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF THEIR FAMILIES' CIRCUMSTANCE OR ABILITY TO PAY. PROVIDING COMMUNITY BENEFIT IS ONE WAY IN WHICH WE STRIVE TO MEET THAT RESPONSIBILITY. COMMUNITY BENEFIT IS DEFINED AS PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES THAT PROVIDE TREATMENT, OR PROMOTE HEALTH AND HEALING, IN RESPONSE TO IDENTIFIED COMMUNITY NEEDS. TO TRULY PROVIDE COMMUNITY BENEFIT, THESE ACTIVITIES MUST MEET AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: * IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE * ENHANCE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY * ADVANCE MEDICAL OR HEALTH CARE KNOWLEDGE * RELIEVE OR REDUCE THE BURDEN OF GOVERNMENT OR OTHER COMMUNITY EFFORTS WE HAVE PURSUED COMMUNITY BENEFIT ACTIVITIES THAT HELP FURTHER THESE OBJECTIVES BECAUSE IT IS PART AND PARCEL OF WHO WE AIM TO BE. OUR VISION STATES IT BEST: "TO BE THE LEADER IN IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH." WITHIN OUR WALLS, THERE IS EVIDENCE OF OUR COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN OUR OVERALL STRUCTURE, OUR TRAINING OF STAFF, AND OUR PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ADVOCACY EFFORTS. OUR PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM INSTILLS EXCEPTIONAL CLINICAL AND RESEARCH SKILLS AS WELL AS A STRONG SENSE OF ADVOCACY FOR THOSE LESS FORTUNATE. MANY OF THESE YOUNG DOCTORS STAY ON TO WORK IN THIS REGION AFTER COMPLETING THEIR STUDIES. ALTHOUGH CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S BEGAN PUBLICLY REPORTING COMMUNITY BENEFIT IN 2004, WE HAVE A TRADITION OF PROVIDING COMMUNITY BENEFIT THAT DATES BACK TO THE HOSPITAL'S FOUNDING IN 1883. REPORTING THESE ACTIVITIES IS OUR WAY OF BEING ACCOUNTABLE TO THE GREATER CINCINNATI COMMUNITY AND OF DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE AND IMPACT OF OUR MANY COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND PARTNERSHIPS. |
| ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT 2010 COMPARATIVE DATA PUBLISHED BY THE GOLDMAN SACHS/CHILD HEALTH CORPORATION OF AMERICA CFO SURVEY, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S COMPLEMENT OF 525 REGISTERED INPATIENT BEDS (OF WHICH 479 ARE STAFFED) RANKS AS THE SECOND LARGEST AMONG FREESTANDING PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS, WHILE ITS EMERGENCY ROOM, OPERATING ROOMS AND CLINICS RANKED AS AMONG THE NATION'S BUSIEST IN TERMS OF THE VOLUME OF PATIENTS SERVED. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S ALSO OPERATES 36 RESIDENTIAL PSYCHIATRIC BEDS (OF WHICH 33 ARE CURRENTLY STAFFED) ON ITS COLLEGE HILL CAMPUS. ADDITIONALLY, ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT 2010 INFORMATION PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ("NIH"), CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S RANKED SECOND IN THE NATION AMONG PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN TERMS OF NIH GRANT AWARDS RECEIVED. THE GROWTH RATE OF ITS NIH RESEARCH FUNDING OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS HAS EXCEEDED THE GROWTH RATES OF ALL OTHER MAJOR PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HAS EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ITS GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IS THE NATION'S FOURTH LARGEST PEDIATRIC PROGRAM. A MAJORITY OF THE PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN ITS SERVICE AREA WERE TRAINED BY CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HAS PERFORMED AN ANALYSIS AND QUANTIFICATION OF ITS ESTIMATED BENEFIT TO THE COMMUNITY. A SUMMARY OF THIS ANALYSIS IS DETAILED BELOW AND IS ALSO PROVIDED ON SCHEDULE H. THE PURPOSE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS TO PROVIDE HIGHLIGHTS OF CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES IN EACH OF THE AREAS. * PATIENT CARE (NET OF TAX LEVY AND OHIO HCAP)(NOTE A): $270.1 MILLION * SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES: $3.5 MILLION * RESEARCH (NOTE B): $170.3 MILLION * MEDICAL EDUCATION: $56.5 MILLION * COMMUNITY OUTREACH: $3.1 MILLION * TOTAL VALUE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROVIDED: $503.5 MILLION NOTE A: CHARITABLE PATIENT CARE ($270.1 MILLION) - FREE OR DISCOUNTED SERVICES FOR THOSE UNABLE TO PAY BECAUSE THEY ARE POOR OR UNINSURED. THE BENEFIT AMOUNT INCLUDES THE SHORTFALL FROM MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT BASED ON THE COST OF PROVIDING CARE TO MEDICAID RECIPIENTS (AFTER ACCOUNTING FOR SUPPORT FROM HAMILTON COUNTY HEALTH AND HOSPITALIZATION LEVY AND THE HOSPITAL CARE ASSURANCE PROGRAM) AND THE LOSS FROM THE COST OF PROVIDING CHARITY CARE. NOTE B: RESEARCH ($170.3 MILLION) - IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2010 FORM 990, SCHEDULE H INSTRUCTIONS, GRANT REVENUE UTILIZED TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED AS AN OFFSET TO RESEARCH EXPENDITURES WHEN CALCULATING OTHER COMMUNITY BENEFITS ON SCHEDULE H. IF RESEARCH FUNDING WAS REQUIRED TO BE COUNTED AS AN OFFSET TO RESEARCH EXPENDITURES, THE NET AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT RELATED TO RESEARCH WOULD BE REDUCED TO $.2 MILLION, AND THE TOTAL VALUE OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROVIDED WOULD BE REDUCED TO $333.5 MILLION. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S PROVIDES PATIENT CARE TO INFANTS, CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS. IT SERVES AS A TERTIARY LEVEL REFERRAL CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC ILLNESSES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S ADMITTED 17,844 PATIENTS WHO WERE ASSOCIATED WITH 123,729 PATIENT DAYS. IN ADDITION, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S TREATED NEARLY 893,000 OUTPATIENT VISITS. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S MAINTAINS ONE OF THE NATION'S BUSIEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS. OVER THE PAST YEAR, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HANDLED NEARLY 122,000 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS. LIKEWISE, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS THE NATION'S LEADER IN TERMS OF PEDIATRIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES. DURING FISCAL 2011, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S PERFORMED OVER 42,800 HOURS OF SURGERY. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S WORKS TO MAINTAIN THE CONTROL OF HEALTHCARE COSTS WHILE PRESERVING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE AND THE AVAILABILITY FOR ALL PEDIATRIC/ADOLESCENT CITIZENS. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOPES IT WILL SET AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE COUNTRY TO STRIVE TO WORK FOR THE COMMON HEALTHCARE CAUSE. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS BRINGING TOGETHER AND ADDRESSING BOTH THE SOCIAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE HEALTHCARE NEEDS. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO TEAM WITH THE VARIOUS SOCIAL WELFARE AGENCIES OF THE COMMUNITY. IT IS LEADING THE MOVEMENT IN COMBINING AND ADDRESSING THE COMMUNITY'S TOTAL SOCIAL WELL-BEING AND EMPHASIZING WELLNESS AND PREVENTION INSTEAD OF TREATING ILLNESSES. IN THIS MANNER, IT ENCOURAGES ALL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO BIND TOGETHER TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS AND NOT BE HINDERED BY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PAST. AS WITH OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S REINVESTS ITS NET REVENUES TO CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE QUALITY HEALTHCARE, RESEARCH, AND EDUCATION. THESE RESOURCES ALLOW CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S TO MAINTAIN A RENOWNED STAFF OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS AND PROVIDE STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S MAKES SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CONTINUOUSLY STRIVING TO IMPROVE ITS BUSINESS AND CLINICAL PRACTICES. THE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS PHYSICIANS TO BRING TIMELY AND RELEVANT INFORMATION TO THE PATIENT'S BEDSIDE, MAKING PATIENT CARE SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND IS A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, THE GREATER CINCINNATI HOSPITAL COUNCIL, THE ASSOCIATION OF OHIO CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS, THE COUNCIL OF TEACHING HOSPITALS AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS. IN 2006, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S RECEIVED THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION - MCKESSON QUEST FOR QUALITY PRIZE FOR LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION IN QUALITY, SAFETY AND COMMITMENT TO PATIENT CARE. THIS PRESTIGIOUS AWARD IS PRESENTED ANNUALLY TO AN ORGANIZATION THAT DEMONSTRATES COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVING THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE'S SIX QUALITY AIMS: SAFETY, PATIENT-CENTEREDNESS, EFFECTIVENESS, EFFICIENCY, TIMELINESS AND EQUITY. THE WINNER IS CHOSEN BY A MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF HEALTH CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY EXPERTS. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS THE FIRST PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL TO WIN THE MCKESSON QUEST FOR QUALITY PRIZE. | ||
| IN 2011, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S WAS AGAIN ONE OF ONLY EIGHT PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS IN THE UNITED STATES TO BE INCLUDED ON THE HONOR ROLL IN THE 2011 U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT'S ANNUAL "AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS" SURVEY. THE HONOR ROLL FEATURES ONLY THOSE HOSPITALS RANKED IN ALL 10 SPECIALTIES SURVEYED. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HAS BEEN RANKED IN THE TOP TEN FOR ALL PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTIES - A DISTINCTION SHARED BY FEW OTHER HOSPITALS. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS RANKED AS THE BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN THE NATION FOR DIGESTIVE DISORDERS, OTHER SPECIALTIES AND THEIR RANK INCLUDE: * GASTROENTEROLOGY - 1 * CANCER - 5 * DIABETES AND ENDOCRINE DISORDERS - 6 * CARDIOLOGY AND HEART SURGERY - 9 * NEONATAL CARE - 3 * NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY - 8 * ORTHOPEDICS - 5 * PULMONARY - 2 * UROLOGY - 4 * NEPHROLOGY - 3 CONSISTENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE MISSION, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S MAINTAINS A POLICY OF ACCEPTING ALL PATIENTS WITHIN ITS PRIMARY SERVICE AREA REGARDLESS OF ABILITY TO PAY. THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA INCLUDES THE EIGHT COUNTIES IN SOUTHWESTERN OHIO, NORTHERN KENTUCKY, AND SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA THAT GEOGRAPHICALLY SURROUND CINCINNATI. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S ABSORBED APPROXIMATELY $300 MILLION OF UNCOMPENSATED CHARITY CARE SERVICES AS A RESULT OF THIS "OPEN-DOOR" CHARITABLE POLICY. IN ADDITION, DUE TO A LOCAL PROPERTY TAX LEVY, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S RECEIVED $6 MILLION OF FUNDING TO HELP OFFSET THE COST OF PROVIDING CARE TO ELIGIBLE HAMILTON COUNTY RESIDENTS. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S ACCEPTS PATIENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S DEFINES INDIGENT PATIENT CARE AS SERVICES RENDERED TO PATIENTS WHOSE FAMILIES ARE UNABLE TO MEET CERTAIN MINIMUM INCOME AND/OR NET WORTH STANDARDS. AS SUCH, CHARGES ABSORBED BY CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IN RENDERING SERVICES TO PATIENTS WHO ARE COVERED UNDER GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO AID LOW INCOME FAMILIES (PRIMARILY THE MEDICAID PROGRAM) ARE CONSIDERED INDIGENT PATIENT CARE. THIS POLICY APPLIES TO ALL INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT OR EMERGENCY ROOM SERVICES AND TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PERFORMED BY PROVIDERS EMPLOYED BY CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S. IN FISCAL 2011, THE LOSS ON PROVISION OF CHARITY CARE AND MEANS-TESTED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TOTALED APPROXIMATELY $270.1 MILLION (AFTER TAKING INTO ACCOUNT FUNDS RECEIVED UNDER THE OHIO HOSPITAL CARE ASSURANCE PROGRAM AND THE HAMILTON COUNTY TAX LEVY WHICH TOTAL APPROXIMATELY $18.1 MILLION). CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S PARTICIPATES IN APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT SPONSORED ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS, SERVING THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS COVERED BY PUBLIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS MEDICAID AND MEDICARE. MEDICAID AND MEDICARE REIMBURSE HOSPITALS FOR HEALTHCARE SERVICES PROVIDED TO ELIGIBLE PATIENTS, BUT THE PAYMENTS DO NOT COVER THE TOTAL COST OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011, MORE THAN 44% OF ALL CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S GROSS PATIENT REVENUE WAS GENERATED FROM PATIENTS WHOM WERE ENROLLED IN VARIOUS STATE MEDICAID PROGRAMS AND MEDICARE. PATIENT CARE CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S CURRENTLY OWNS AND OPERATES INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT FACILITIES ON ITS MAIN CAMPUS, SPECIALLY SUITED TO THE PROVISION OF STATE-OF-THE-ART PEDIATRIC CARE. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HAS 525 REGISTERED INPATIENT BEDS, INCLUDING 57 INPATIENT BEDS AT ITS COLLEGE HILL CAMPUS AND 12 BEDS AT THE LIBERTY CAMPUS, OF WHICH 479 ARE CURRENTLY IN SERVICE. IT ALSO HAS 36 REGISTERED RESIDENTIAL PSYCHIATRIC BEDS AT ITS COLLEGE HILL CAMPUS, OF WHICH 33 ARE CURRENTLY IN SERVICE. ITS SPECIALIZED FACILITIES INCLUDE A LARGE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE COMPLEX CONSISTING OF A 56-BED NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FOR TREATMENT OF CRITICALLY ILL AND PREMATURE NEWBORNS, A 35-BED PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT FOR CRITICALLY ILL AND INJURED CHILDREN, AND A 15-BED CARDIAC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. IN ADDITION, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S FACILITIES INCLUDE A 48-BED HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY/BMT UNIT FOR TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SERIOUS BLOOD DISORDERS, INCLUDING BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT SERVICES. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S ALSO OPERATES A NETWORK OF 11 OUTPATIENT CARE CENTERS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE PRIMARY SERVICE AREA. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S OPENED ITS FIRST OUTPATIENT FACILITY IN 1987 AND HAS OPENED AN ADDITIONAL 10 OUTPATIENT FACILITIES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S CONTINUES TO INVEST IN THESE FACILITIES AND EXPAND THE SERVICES OFFERED IN EACH LOCATION. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S OWNS ITS OUTPATIENT NORTH BURNET, MASON, AND OAK FACILITIES AND LEASES THE OTHER EIGHT LOCATIONS. THE SERVICES OFFERED AT THESE CENTERS VARY BY LOCATION, BUT GENERALLY INCLUDE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, PEDIATRIC SPECIALTY CLINICS, THERAPIES AND DENTAL SERVICES. THREE OF THE CENTERS ALSO OFFER URGENT CARE SERVICES. IN ADDITION, THE LIBERTY CAMPUS, WHICH OPENED IN AUGUST 2008, ALSO PROVIDES EMERGENCY ROOM AND SURGICAL SERVICES. | ||
| RESEARCH CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION (THE "RESEARCH FOUNDATION"), A DIVISION OF CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S, CONDUCTS BOTH BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICALLY APPLIED BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IN THE AREAS OF MORPHOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY, MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF DISEASE AND THE PROCESSES OF NORMALLY FUNCTIONING SYSTEMS. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011, THERE WERE MORE THAN 1,250 ACTIVE-SPONSORED RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OCCUPIES APPROXIMATELY 26% OF THE AVAILABLE SPACE OF CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S AND ACCOUNTS FOR ABOUT 30% OF THE TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. ADDITIONALLY, ACCORDING TO THE MOST RECENT INFORMATION PUBLISHED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ("NIH"), CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S RANKED SECOND IN THE NATION AMONG ALL PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE FACILITIES IN TERMS OF NIH GRANT AWARDS RECEIVED. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN ADVANCING FUNDAMENTAL SCIENCE AND MEDICINE. WITH EXPANDING RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND NEW FACILITIES, THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION IS BRINGING THE MOST ADVANCED TECHNIQUES AND RESOURCES TO THE FIGHT AGAINST CHILDHOOD DISEASE. THE DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY IS GROWING, AND IS NOW ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST GROUPS WITH 24 FACULTY RESEARCHERS AND 11 FACULTY WITH ADJUNCT APPOINTMENTS. THE DIVISION FOSTERS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH BETWEEN CLINICAL AND BASIC SCIENTISTS TO TRANSLATE NEW KNOWLEDGE IN TO NOVEL DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES FOR CARE OF CHILDREN. RESEARCH IN THE NEW DIVISION OF IMMUNOBIOLOGY FOCUSES ON IMPROVED TREATMENTS FOR ASTHMA, NEW TYPES OF IMMUNE-SUPPRESSANTS FOR ORGAN TRANSPLANTS, AND MORE. THE SECOND MAJOR EXPENSE AREA FOR CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS RESEARCH. IN FISCAL YEAR 2011, IT DEVOTED APPROXIMATELY 30 PERCENT OF ITS EXPENDITURES TO SUPPORTING ITS RESEARCH PROGRAMS. SPENDING IN THIS AREA ATTRACTS TALENTED PEDIATRIC RESEARCHERS; GENERATES GOVERNMENT, FOUNDATION, AND INDUSTRY FUNDING; AND LEADS TO RELATED NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. A KEY FACTOR IN CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S ABILITY TO ATTRACT SIGNIFICANT EXTERNAL FUNDING, PARTICULARLY FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH), IS THAT IT SPENDS ITS OWN RESOURCES TO CREATE "CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE," WITH TOP RESEARCHERS IN SPECIFIC AREAS OF CHILD MEDICINE THAT WILL BE ATTRACTIVE TO OUTSIDE FUNDERS. FURTHER, THROUGH ITS TRUSTEE'S GRANT PROGRAM, IT PROVIDES SEED MONEY TO RESEARCHERS, WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT THEY WILL LATER APPLY FOR EXTERNAL FUNDING. IN 1996, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S SET UP THE OFFICE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND VENTURE DEVELOPMENT TO ENSURE AND OVERSEE THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF THE INVENTIONS OF THE RESEARCHERS AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S. | ||
| MEDICAL EDUCATION CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS ADJACENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND SERVES AS ITS DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S OFFERS EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN CLINICAL RESIDENCY PROGRAMS, CLINICAL AND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES. ALL PEDIATRICS SPECIALTIES AND SUBSPECIALTIES ARE REPRESENTED ON THE MEDICAL STAFF. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S ALSO PROVIDES GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION IN DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY AND GENETIC COUNSELING AND ANNUALLY TRAINS APPROXIMATELY 440 PHYSICIAN RESIDENTS AND 179 FELLOWS. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HAS PROVIDED TRAINING FOR THE MAJORITY OF PEDIATRICIANS PRACTICING WITHIN ITS SERVICE AREA. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S ALSO PROVIDES CLINICAL TRAINING IN ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES IN NURSING, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY, SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM IS THE NATION'S FOURTH LARGEST PEDIATRIC PROGRAM. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S COSTS OF PROVIDING SUCH TRAINING INCLUDE THE SALARY AND TRAINING COSTS OF INTERNS AND RESIDENTS. IN FISCAL 2011, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S PROVIDED NEARLY $76.3 MILLION IN MEDICAL EDUCATION COSTS. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $9.1 MILLION IN FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL CHGME PROGRAM IN FISCAL 2011 TO HELP OFFSET SUCH COSTS. ADDITIONALLY, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $8.7 MILLION FROM STATE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE PROGRAMS AND GRANTS TO FURTHER ASSIST IN OFFSETTING MEDICAL EDUCATION COSTS IN FISCAL 2011. IN FISCAL 2011, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S DEVOTED APPROXIMATELY 4 PERCENT OF ITS EXPENDITURES TO THE EDUCATION MISSION OF THE HOSPITAL. THIS MONEY IS USED TO PROVIDE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR DOCTORS, NURSES, AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OFFERS RESEARCH-BASED EDUCATION OPTIONS FOR SCIENTISTS, OFTEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI. STUDENTS IN THESE PROGRAMS WORK WITH FACULTY EXPERTS IN FIRST-RATE FACILITIES. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAM, THE IMMUNOBIOLOGY GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAM, POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS, MD/PHD POSTGRADUATE TRAINING, THE MENTORED MEDICAL STUDENT CLINICAL RESEARCH PROGRAM, THE SUMMER PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND THE SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SURF). | ||
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION ALSO SPONSORS A NUMBER OF EXCEPTIONAL INTERNAL GRANT MECHANISMS TO SUPPORT PHDS, MDS, AND MD/PHDS DURING THEIR FELLOWSHIP AND ESPECIALLY DURING THE TRANSITION TO JUNIOR FACULTY POSITIONS WITH A FOCUS ON RESEARCH. AN ACTIVE GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS AND THERE IS AN EMPHASIS ON DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY PHASE HUMAN TRIALS IN PEDIATRIC DISEASES BASED ON DISCOVERY SCIENCE PERFORMED. THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION HAS AN OUTSTANDING TRACK RECORD IN FACILITATING SUCCESSFUL FUNDING OF INDIVIDUAL TRAINING AWARDS (K AWARDS) FOR BOTH MDS AND PHDS AND CONVERTING THESE AWARDS TO INITIAL R01S. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S LONG HISTORY OF PEDIATRIC TEACHING SPANS MORE THAN 85 YEARS, BEGINNING IN 1926. IN THE YEARS SINCE, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HAS TRAINED MORE THAN 2,000 PHYSICIANS AND MANY NURSES AND OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HAS BEEN FORMALLY AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI'S COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND HAS SERVED AS THE DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS FOR THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE SINCE 1931, ENSURING THAT TEACHING AND RELATED RESEARCH WOULD STRENGTHEN PEDIATRIC PATIENT CARE. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S AND CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S EMPLOYED STAFF OF PHYSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS HOLD ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS AT THE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. CURRENTLY CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS THE FOURTH LARGEST PEDIATRIC TRAINING FACILITY IN THE UNITED STATES, HAVING 30 ACGME ACCREDITED FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS AND THREE ACGME FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS WHERE THE ACCREDITATION IS THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI. CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S FACULTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING THE UNIVERSITY'S MEDICAL STUDENTS DURING THEIR PEDIATRIC ROTATIONS IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH YEARS OF TRAINING. IN ADDITION TO GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S ALSO PROVIDES EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES, INCLUDING NURSING, NUTRITION THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY, RESPIRATORY THERAPY, RADIOLOGY TECHNOLOGY, GENETIC COUNSELING, SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY, CHILD LIFE AND SOCIAL WORK. | ||
| COMMUNITY OUTREACH CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S AND ITS STAFF PARTICIPATE IN MANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE FOLLOWING HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF THE PROGRAMS PARTICIPATED IN, BUT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AN ALL INCLUSIVE LISTING. PARTNER IN EDUCATION WITH ROCKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL - CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S PROVIDES MENTORING AND OFFERS ON-SITE HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN IN EVERY GRADE LEVEL AT ROCKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. THE CENTER PROVIDES ACUTE PRIMARY CARE SERVICES AND FOCUSES ON PREVENTION AND CLASSROOM HEALTH AS WELL AS PARENT AND TEACHER EDUCATION. CHILD ABUSE TEAM/MAYERSON CENTER - THE MAYERSON CENTER FOR SAFE AND HEALTHY CHILDREN AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS COMMITTED TO FIGHTING AND PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. IT COMBINES THE MANY ACTIVITIES AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S THAT FOCUS ON CHILD ABUSE INTO ONE COORDINATED EFFORT. THE MAYERSON CENTER BRINGS TOGETHER COMMUNITY GROUPS TO COLLABORATE WITH ITS OWN CHILD ABUSE TEAM IN THE INVESTIGATION AND TREATMENT OF VICTIMS WITHIN THE "ADVOCACY CENTER," A 7,200-SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY. THE MAYERSON CENTER INVESTIGATES SIX TO SEVEN ALLEGED OR SUSPECTED ABUSE CASES OF OUTSIDE INDIVIDUALS EVERY DAY. THE MAYERSON CENTER STAFF EVALUATES, TREATS AND PREVENTS CHILD MALTREATMENT. THE STAFF CONSISTS OF CINCINNATI POLICE AND HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICERS, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES WORKERS AND A VICTIM ADVOCATE FROM THE HAMILTON COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, ALONG WITH CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S STAFF OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND SOCIAL WORKERS. IT COLLABORATES AND EXPEDITES THE DIAGNOSIS AND INVESTIGATION OF CHILD ABUSE ALLEGATIONS. MANDATED AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION ALSO CAN UTILIZE THE CENTER AND ITS RESOURCES. THE COMBINED EFFORTS WITHIN THE MAYERSON CENTER INCLUDE STATE-OF-THE-ART DIAGNOSTIC, TREATMENT, PREVENTION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS AND CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, CHILD PHYSICAL ABUSE, CHILD NEGLECT AND PARENTING. COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROGRAM - THE AARON W. PERLMAN CENTER IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING THE ONGOING NEEDS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES DURING THEIR SCHOOL YEARS - A GREATLY NEGLECTED POPULATION. THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS PROGRAM OFFERS SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AS THEY ARE NEEDED THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL YEARS. SERVICES INCLUDE: * HELPING THE FAMILY LOCATE AND ACCESS RESOURCES FOR NEEDED EQUIPMENT AND/OR SERVICES * HELPING THE PROVIDER UNDERSTAND THE CHILD'S/YOUTH'S PHYSICAL NEEDS AND HOW TO BEST INCLUDE HIM OR HER * PROVIDING THE CHILD/YOUTH WITH THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT TO ADDRESS ONGOING THERAPEUTIC NEEDS, I.E., SEATING, MOBILITY, COMMUNICATION AND ACCESS PROBLEMS NOT ADDRESSED BY SCHOOL THERAPISTS * COLLABORATING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND SCHOOLS IN THE COMMUNITY TO ASSIST WITH MAJOR LIFE TRANSITIONS * LINKING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BACK TO CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S FOR MEDICAL FOLLOW-UP AND MANAGEMENT THIS PROGRAM TARGETS SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, AGES 3 TO 21 YEARS, AND THEIR COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. OTHER SERVICES INCLUDE SCHOOL SUPPORT/CONSULTATION; EVALUATION OF CLASSROOM ACCESS AND EQUIPMENT/TECHNOLOGY NEEDS; PEER SUPPORT; SERVICE COORDINATION FOR PARENTS; EQUIPMENT ACQUISITION; TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE; AND OCCUPATIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SPEECH THERAPY SUPPORT. CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM - PROJECT SEARCH, AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S THAT OFFERS TRAINING AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES, ALSO HAS DEVELOPED A VERY SUCCESSFUL CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. OFFERED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GREAT OAKS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT, THE PROGRAM PREPARES ADULTS, MANY OF THEM WELFARE RECIPIENTS, FOR CAREERS AS HEALTH UNIT COORDINATORS, RECEPTIONISTS, CERTIFIED NURSE AIDES AND PATIENT CARE ASSISTANTS. PROJECT SEARCH WAS AWARDED THE 2004 NEW FREEDOM INITIATIVE AWARD FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED EXEMPLARY AND INNOVATIVE EFFORTS IN FURTHERING THE EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. PROJECT SEARCH ORIGINATED AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S AND NOW HAS PROGRAM SITES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. COMPREHENSIVE SICKLE CELL CENTER - SICKLE CELL ANEMIA IS AN INHERITED DISORDER OF HEMOGLOBIN, THE PROTEIN THAT GIVES RED BLOOD CELLS THEIR RED COLOR AND CARRIES OXYGEN TO THE TISSUES. WITH SICKLE CELL ANEMIA, THE ABNORMAL HEMOGLOBIN MAKES THE USUALLY ROUND RED BLOOD CELLS RIGID AND DISTORTED INTO SICKLE, OR CRESCENT SHAPES. AT TIMES, THESE STIFF, CRESCENT-SHAPED RED BLOOD CELLS CAN PLUG UP SMALL BLOOD VESSELS AND DECREASE BLOOD FLOW TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY. THIS LEADS TO ANEMIA, UNPREDICTABLE PAIN EPISODES, AND SOMETIMES OTHER SERIOUS MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS. THE SICKLE CELL CENTER THROUGH MEDICAL TREATMENT, PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION, SOCIAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, COUNSELING, RESEARCH AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH FAMILIES, IS DEDICATED TO PROLONGING AND IMPROVING THE LIVES OF PATIENTS. THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE BY HELPING PARENTS AND FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THEIR MEDICAL CONDITION AND BY GUIDING THEM TO HELPFUL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. THE CENTER PROVIDES A NUMBER OF SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING A MONTHLY PARENT SUPPORT GROUP, ASSISTANCE WITH SCHOOL ISSUES, AND A SUMMER CAMP FOR PATIENTS AGES 7-12. FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER - THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER STAFF OFFERS THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS RELATED TO DIAGNOSES, MEDICAL CONDITIONS OR PROCEDURES. THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER WILL CONDUCT PERSONALIZED SEARCHES FOR THE FOLLOWING: * INFORMATION ABOUT CONDITIONS AND DIAGNOSES * INFORMATION ABOUT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT * INFORMATION ABOUT PARENTING ISSUES * INFORMATION ABOUT CHILDHOOD HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELL BEING * SUPPORT GROUPS OR PARENT-TO-PARENT NETWORKS * PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS * HELP IN WORKING WITH A CHILD'S SCHOOL * COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS * PARENT BUSINESS CENTER * SETTING UP FREE, PERSONALIZED WEB PAGES * RESOURCES FOR THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY * THINGS TO DO IN THE CINCINNATI AREA | ||
| PARENT-INFANT NURTURING GROUP - AMONG THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES IS THE PARENT-INFANT NURTURING GROUP PROGRAM (PING). THE HAMILTON COUNTY BOARD OF MENTAL RETARDATION, OHIO'S HELP ME GROW AGENCY, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SUPPORT THE PROGRAM. THE PARENT-INFANT NURTURING GROUP PROVIDES DEVELOPMENTAL INSTRUCTION AND CONSULTATIVE THERAPY TO CHILDREN AGES BIRTH TO THREE YEARS THAT RESIDE IN HAMILTON COUNTY AND ARE FOUND TO BE ELIGIBLE DUE TO A MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED DISABILITY OR A DOCUMENTED DELAY IN ANY AREA OF DEVELOPMENT. THE PARENT-INFANT NURTURING GROUP MEETS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK IN A SPACE DESIGNED TO WELCOME CHILD, PARENT AND SIBLINGS. THE PROGRAM IS BASED ON A PROACTIVE, FAMILY-CENTERED, EMPOWERMENT MODEL, WHICH STRENGTHENS AND SUPPORTS THE INHERENT COMPETENCIES OF THE FAMILY. A FAMILY SERVICE PLAN IS DEVELOPED. THE PARENT-INFANT NURTURING GROUP PROFESSIONAL STAFF INCLUDES A SPECIAL EDUCATION EARLY INTERVENTION SPECIALIST, A PHYSICAL THERAPIST, A SPEECH THERAPIST AND A NUTRITIONIST. INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION CENTER - CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S PROVIDES SPECIFIC HELP FOR INTERNATIONALLY ADOPTED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AND IS ONE OF ONLY ABOUT A DOZEN CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES. THE STAFF IS KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE UNIQUE MEDICAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF CHILDREN FROM OTHER COUNTRIES, IS SKILLED IN MANAGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND UNDERSTANDS THE DEVELOPMENTAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF INSTITUTIONALIZATION AND SENSORY DEPRIVATION. THE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION CENTER AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS A MEMBER OF THE JOINT COUNCIL ON INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S SERVICES, AN ORGANIZATION THAT ADVOCATES ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN IN NEED OF PERMANENT FAMILIES AND PROMOTES ETHICAL PRACTICES IN INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION. STARSHINE HOSPICE SERVICES - AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S, THE CHAPLAIN'S ROLE IN STARSHINE HOSPICE IS TO HELP A PERSON DISCOVER HIS OR HER OWN SPIRITUAL RESOURCES, WHICH CHANGE FROM PERSON TO PERSON AND SITUATION TO SITUATION. ANY STARSHINE HOSPICE FAMILY REQUESTING SPIRITUAL SERVICES WILL RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM THE CHAPLAIN AND OTHER STAFF. THESE SERVICES MAY INCLUDE COUNSELING, FUNERAL PLANNING AND COLLABORATION WITH THE FAMILY'S FAITH COMMUNITY. STARSHINE HOSPICE ALSO PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SPECIAL SERVICES: * PAIN/SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT * MASSAGE THERAPY * CHILD LIFE INTERVENTIONS WITH SIBLINGS * SCHOOL VISITS * BEREAVEMENT CARE * MEMORIALS * GRIEF CARE * PERINATAL HOSPICE FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK - THE MISSION OF THE FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS TO SUPPORT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING CANCER, A BLOOD DISEASE OR IMMUNE DISORDER. THE FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK CONSISTS OF SPECIALISTS WHO PROVIDE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, SPIRITUAL, AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT. INJURY FREE COALITION FOR KIDS - INJURY FREE COALITION FOR KIDS AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S IS A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GROUP COMPOSED OF HOSPITAL PERSONNEL, RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED IN 2000 TO PREVENT UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AMONG CHILDREN LIVING IN AT-RISK NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS. THE PROGRAM IS MODELED AFTER THE NATIONAL INJURY FREE COALITION FOR KIDS STARTED BY DR. BARBARA BARLOW AT NEW YORK'S HARLEM HOSPITAL IN 1984. CINCINNATI'S INJURY FREE COALITION FOR KIDS HAS COMBINED DR. BARLOW'S MODEL OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND INPUT FROM AVONDALE RESIDENTS TO PRODUCE THE FOLLOWING PLAN TO HELP REDUCE INJURIES TO AVONDALE YOUTH: * EDUCATING PARENTS AND CHILDREN ABOUT RISKY BEHAVIORS. * CHANGING THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE COMMUNITIES TO CREATE SAFER PLACES FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY. * PROVIDING SAFE, STRUCTURED OUT-OF-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES THAT REVOLVE AROUND SPORTS, TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURAL LEARNING. RIDE WITH PRIDE, WEAR A HELMET - CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S AND BIGG'S SPONSOR THE "RIDE WITH PRIDE, WEAR A HELMET" PROGRAM THROUGHOUT THE CINCINNATI AND NORTHERN KENTUCKY AREA. THIS BICYCLE HELMET SAFETY CAMPAIGN IS DESIGNED TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF BICYCLE-RELATED HEAD INJURIES AMONG CHILDREN BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WEARING HELMETS. SAFE KIDS COALITION - IN AN EFFORT TO FURTHER INJURY PREVENTION INITIATIVES, CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HAS BECOME A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN AND THE LEAD ORGANIZATION OF THE CINCINNATI SAFE KIDS COALITION. THE MISSION OF THE NATIONAL SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN IS TO PREVENT UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES TO CHILDREN AGES 14 AND UNDER FROM: * MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES * FIRES AND SCALD BURNS * PEDESTRIAN INJURIES * POISONING AND CHOKING * BIKE CRASHES * UNINTENTIONAL SHOOTINGS * FALLS AND DROWNINGS FOUNDING SPONSORS OF THE NATIONAL SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN INCLUDE CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, IN WASHINGTON, D.C., AND JOHNSON & JOHNSON. THE STATE AND LOCAL COALITIONS CARRY OUT GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL SAFE KIDS CAMPAIGN. COALITION GOALS INCLUDE: * PUBLIC EDUCATION * COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING * SAFETY PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION * LEGISLATION INACTION * MEDIA OUTREACH * LOCAL INJURY DATA COLLECTION * LOCAL PROGRAM EVALUATION CHILD CAR SEAT SAFETY - DURING THE YEAR, TRAUMA SERVICES STAFF OFFERS FREE CAR SEAT SAFETY INSPECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. DURING THESE INSPECTIONS, STAFF MEMBERS OFFER GUIDANCE ON TOPICS, INCLUDING CHILD SAFETY SEATS AND THE LAW, CHOOSING THE RIGHT SAFETY SEAT, CORRECT SAFETY SEAT INSTALLATION AND RESTRAINING YOUR CHILD IN A SAFETY SEAT. SAFETY FAIR - THE CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S SAFETY FAIR IS A FREE PROGRAM PROVIDED TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE GREATER CINCINNATI AREA. THE SAFETY FAIR IS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE YOUNG CHILDREN, KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THIRD GRADE, IN A FUN, YET EFFECTIVE ATMOSPHERE. THE SAFETY FAIR CONSISTS OF FIVE INTERACTIVE STATIONS WHICH INCLUDE BURN PREVENTION, PEDESTRIAN SAFETY, SEAT BELT SAFETY, HOME SAFETY AND BICYCLE/HELMET SAFETY. CHILD POLICY RESEARCH CENTER - THE CHILD POLICY RESEARCH CENTER (CPRC) WAS CREATED IN 1999 AND DEVELOPS, TRANSLATES, AND COMMUNICATES EVIDENCE TO MEASURABLY IMPROVE CHILD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND THE QUALITY OF HEALTHCARE FOR CHILDREN. OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE COMMUNITY, LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL POLICY MAKERS, PROGRAM MANAGERS AND ADVOCATES. THE CENTER ADDRESSES THE MOST URGENT CHALLENGES FACING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THE CENTER'S MAIN THEMES INCLUDE POPULATION CHILD HEALTH, HEALTH INSURANCE AND ACCESS, HEALTH SYSTEM PERFORMANCE, AND QUALITY. INNOVATIONS - INNOVATIONS IN COMMUNITY RESEARCH AND PROGRAM EVALUATION COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY AGENCIES, STATE, LOCAL AND REGIONAL INITIATIVES, SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE PROGRAM EVALUATION SERVICES, PROGRAM CONSULTATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WEB-BASED DATA SYSTEMS, GRANT WRITING ASSISTANCE, STRATEGIC PLANNING AND CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SERVICES. INNOVATIONS COLLABORATIONS FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS: * HEALTH DISPARITIES * SCHOOL-BASED MENTAL HEALTH * EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT * CHILDHOOD NUTRITION * COMMUNITY-BASED ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION IN ADDITION, INNOVATIONS TEAM MEMBERS ARE PROFICIENT IN QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS, INCLUDING SURVEY DEVELOPMENT AND FOCUS GROUP CONDUCT, CULTURAL COMPETENCE TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT OF WEB-BASED DATA CAPTURE SYSTEMS, REAL-TIME DATA REPORTING VIA DASHBOARD PROGRAMMING, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION AND REFINEMENT, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTING RELATIONSHIP AND DEVELOPMENTALLY-BASED MODELS OF CARE. HEALTH CARE TRAINING PROGRAM - THE HEALTHCARE TRAINING PROGRAM AT CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED SHORT-TERM TRAINING FOR ADULTS WITH SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT SUCH AS ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGES OR DISABILITIES. THE TRAINING PROGRAM PREPARES STUDENTS FOR TWO HIGH-DEMAND POSITIONS: * HEALTH UNIT COORDINATOR * STATE TESTED NURSE ASSISTANT | ||
| WILLIAM K. SCHUBERT MINORITY TUITION ASSISTANCE SCHOLARSHIP - THIS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO ENCOURAGE MINORITY STUDENTS TO SEEK CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE AND TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT MINORITY STUDENTS FROM ATTENDING COLLEGE. AWARDS ARE GRANTED TO GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO COLLEGE. DRUG & POISON INFORMATION CENTER (DPIC) - DPIC IS A 24-HOUR EMERGENCY AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR ANYONE WITH CONCERNS INVOLVING POISON OR DRUGS. DPIC'S SPECIALLY TRAINED STAFF OF PHARMACISTS, PHARMACOLOGISTS, NURSES AND DRUG/POISON INFORMATION ASSISTANTS ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT POISONINGS, DRUG ABUSE, PRODUCT CONTENTS, SUBSTANCE IDENTIFICATION, INTERACTIONS, AND ADVERSE REACTIONS. BLOOD DRIVES - CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S TEAMS WITH HOXWORTH FOR THE EMPLOYEE BLOOD DRIVE. PARTICIPATION IN A VARIETY OF FUNDRAISING AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - THE FOLLOWING IS A LISTING OF SOME OF THE FUNDRAISING/VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF CHILDREN OR RAISE MONEY TO FURTHER RESEARCH ON CHILDHOOD DISEASES: * UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN * CINCINNATI WALK FOR KIDS (BENEFITS CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S) * KICKS FOR KIDS (BENEFITING AARON W. PERLMAN CENTER) * WALK AMERICA (ANNUAL MARCH OF DIMES EVENT TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND PREMATURITY) * CINCY-CINCO - "DAY OF THE CHILDREN" (BENEFITS SU CASA HISPANIC MINISTRIES AND OTHER CHARITIES IN THE TRI-STATE AREA) * WALK TO CURE DIABETES (BENEFITS JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION) * HEART MINI-MARATHON (BENEFITS THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION) * WALK THE WALK (BENEFITS THE DIVISION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS) |
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