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This year, Costco Wholesale celebrated their 35th anniversary as a partner of Childrens Miracle Network Hospitals and raised $855,933 for Childrens National Hospital during their annual May is for Miracles... This article is about Childrens National Hospital. For other similarly named hospitals, see Childrens Hospital (disambiguation).This article reads like a press release or a news article and may be largely based on routine coverage. Please expand this article with properly sourced content to meet Wikipedias quality standards, event notability guideline, or encyclopedic content policy. (August 2020)Hospital in D.C., United StatesChildrens National HospitalThe Sheikh Zayed Campus of Childrens National HospitalGeographyLocation111 Michigan Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United StatesCoordinates38°55′38″N 77°00′52″W 38.927291°N 77.014418°W 38.927291; -77.014418Coordinates: 38°55′38″N 77°00′52″W 38.927291°N 77.014418°W 38.927291; -77.014418OrganizationCare systemCommercial, MedicaidFundingNon-profit hospitalTypeChildrens teaching hospital, Community hospitalAffiliated universityThe George Washington UniversityServicesEmergency departmentPediatric Level I Trauma CenterBeds303HistoryOpened1870LinksWebsitewww.childrensnational.orgListsHospitals in Washington, D.C.Childrens National Hospital (formerly Childrens National Health System,1 DC Childrens Hospital, Childrens National Medical Center) is a nationally ranked, freestanding, 323-bed, pediatric acute care childrens hospital located in Washington D.C. It is affiliated with the George Washington University School of Medicine and the Howard University College of Medicine.2 The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout the region.34 The hospital features an ACS verified level I pediatric trauma center, the only one in the District of Columbia.5 Its pediatric intensive care unit and neonatal intensive care units serve the region. The hospital also has a rooftop helipad for critical pediatric transport.6Childrens National is ranked among the best pediatric hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.7 In June 2022 the hospital was ranked as the #5 best childrens hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report on the publications honor roll list. The neonatology division was also ranked #1 in the country for the sixth year in a row.8Services and programsDivision of Oncology: The Division of Oncology at Childrens National Hospital strives to cure cancer and minimize the side effects of treatment. Childrens National has access to Childrens Oncology Groups Phase I trials and Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium protocols.9Childrens National Heart Institute: The institute is made up of the departments of Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Intensive Care, and Cardiac Anesthesia. Cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, interventionalists, cardiac intensivists, anesthesiologists, and fetal heart specialists care for a wide range of congenital heart problems.9Childrens National Division of Neurosurgery: The neurosurgery team tackles complex cases using image-guided surgery, gamma knife, and minimally invasive approaches. The Division of Neurology at Childrens National treats a range of pediatric conditions, including autism, brain tumors, epilepsy, headaches, learning disabilities, migraines, movement disorders, neonatal neurology, neurogenetic diseases, neuromuscular diseases, stroke, and white matter diseases.9Childrens National Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): The Division of Neonatology is ranked number one in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Within this division is one of the only level IV NICUs in the Washington, D.C., area, providing care for premature and ill newborns.9Childrens National Research Institute: Childrens National Research Institute is a top ranked pediatric research institution in terms of overall National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. Principal investigators and physicians work side by side.9Childrens National Infectious Disease Division: The Division of Infectious Disease has renown physicians and fellows providing care to the area with Lyme disease, Zika, and other complicated infectious disease issues in the hospital. The division also contains a separate Transplant Infectious Disease division which cares for critically ill transplant patients including heart, bone marrow, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract. A partnership also exists with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and ID division where internal medicine-pediatric infectious disease fellows rotate and collaborate with research projects.9 A picture of the sign in front of the emergency room at Childrens National Hospital.Mobile giving campaignIn July 2008, Childrens National Hospital partnered with the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball to promote the hospitals mobile giving campaign, which allows donations to be made via text message.10 In July 2009, Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers created a public service announcement encouraging people to support the diabetes program at Childrens National Hospital.11The Night Before ChristmasAnnually, the First Lady visits the Hospital each December with Santa Claus to read the book The Night Before Christmas. This convention has been maintained by First Ladies since Bess Truman.12Gender-affirming care harassment campaignOn August 25, 2022, right-wing Twitter account Libs of TikTok published a recording of phone operators at the Childrens National Hospital, who incorrectly suggested that a 16-year-old transgender boy could be eligible for a hysterectomy at the hospitals gender development clinic. One employee claimed that even younger patients are eligible for a hysterectomy. Right-wing media outlets, including Fox News and The Daily Caller, published articles about the recording.17 A spokeswoman for the hospital stated: None of the people who were secretly recorded by this activist group deliver care to our patients. We do not and have never performed gender-affirming hysterectomies for anyone under the age of 18.1415 The hospitals website, in error, had previously stated that hysterectomies were provided to patients between the ages of 0-21.14 The hospital has received harassment and a large volume of hostile and threatening phone calls and emails, as well as bomb threats.141517 As of September 2, 2022, the recording has been viewed more than 1.1 million times on Twitter.16When contacted by The Washington Post, Raichik did not answer a question about whether she felt responsible for the threats made against the hospitals she tweeted about, including Childrens National Hospital, but said that we 100% condemn any actsthreats of violence.16See alsoEmergency Medical Services for ChildrenReferences^ Childrens National has a new name. Washington Business Journal. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2019-10-09.^ Medical Student Education | Childrens National Research Institute. childrensnational.org. Retrieved 2021-01-09.^ Our Specialty Programs. international.childrensnational.org. Retrieved 2021-01-09.^ Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine | Childrens National. childrensnational.org. Retrieved 2021-01-09.^ Trauma Centers. American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2021-01-09.^ AirNav: DC17 - Childrens Hospital Heliport. . Retrieved 2021-01-09.^ Childrens National Hospital named No. 5 in the nation and No. 1 for newborn care by U.S. News & World Report (childrensnational.org)^ Childrens National Hospital. U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09.^ a b c d e f U.S. News & World Report^ The Power to Donate in the Palm of Your Hand Case foundation - Mobile Giving. Archived from the original on 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2008-12-09.^ Childrens Hospital Foundation: Childrens National Day at Nationals Park. Archived from the original on 2012-02-25. Retrieved 2009-07-06.^ MRS. O, Santa and Bo - Home - MRS.O - Follow the Fashion and Style of First Lady Michelle Obama. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2012-01-29.^ Bond, Shannon (26 August 2022). Childrens hospitals are the latest target of anti-LGBTQ harassment. All Things Considered. NPR. Retrieved 27 August 2022.^ a b c d Jamison, Peter (26 August 2022). Childrens hospital threatened after Libs of TikTok recording on trans hysterectomies. The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 August 2022.^ a b c Venhuizen, Harm (27 August 2022). D.C. childrens hospital harassed over trans youth services. The Associated Press. Retrieved 28 August 2022.^ a b c Lorenz, Taylor; Dwoskin, Elizabeth; Jamison, Peter. Twitter account Libs of TikTok blamed for harassment of childrens hospitals. The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-02.^ a b Villarreal, Daniel (2022-08-29). Childrens hospital gets death & bomb threats after Libs Of TikTok claims kids are sterilized there. LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2022-08-30.External linksChildrens National Hospital Web SiteChildrens National Hospital Foundation Web SiteRetrieved from https:en.wikipedia.orgwindex.php?title=Children%27s_National_Hospital&oldid=

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