Arkansas Children's Hospital
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| Location | Little Rock, Arkansas, US United States |
| Coordinates | 34°44′36″N 92°17′29″W / 34.74327°N 92.29151°WCoordinates: 34°44′36″N 92°17′29″W / 34.74327°N 92.29151°W |
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| Care system | Private |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
| Affiliated university | UAMS College of Medicine |
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| Emergency department | I |
| Beds | 370 |
| Speciality | Pediatrics |
| History | |
| Founded | 1912 |
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| Website | www |
Arkansas Children's Hospital (ACH) is a pediatric hospital with a Level I trauma center located in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is among the largest in the United States, serving children from birth to age 21. ACH is affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and serves as a teaching hospital with the UAMS College of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics. ACH staff consists of more than 505 physicians, 200 residents, and 4,400 support staff members. The hospital includes 356 licensed beds, and offers three intensive care units. The campus spans 36 city blocks and has a floor space totaling over 1,200,000 square feet (110,000 m2).
Marcy Doderer is president & CEO of Arkansas Children's Hospital, succeeding Dr. Jonathan Bates after his 2013 retirement.
Arkansas Children's is building a 233,613-square foot hospital in Springdale. Arkansas Children's Northwest will serve the 200,000 children who live in that 11-county area. Administrators say the facility will open in January 2018. Wal-Mart and the Wal-Mart Foundation have invested $8 million in the project, while J.B. Hunt has given $5 million toward the construction.
First Lady of Arkansas Hillary Clinton served on the board of the Arkansas Children's Hospital Legal Services from 1988 to 1992.
The Children's Hospital Association named Arkansas Children's Hospital a finalist for a Pediatric Quality Award in 2015. The organization highlighted ACH for its work to increase hand hygiene compliance rates among patient care staff.
The 2016 list of "Best Doctors in America" features several physicians on staff at Arkansas Children's Hospital. More than 100 additional physicians included in the list were affiliated more generally with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health System
In 2011, Arkansas Children's Hospital set a national record for pediatric heart transplants conducted in a year. The hospital transplanted new hearts into 31 children and adults that year.
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