Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlanta area, Georgia, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Hospital type | Community, General, Teaching, Specialist |
| Affiliated university |
Emory University School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine |
| History | |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United States |
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) sometimes simply referred to as Children's, is a not for profit children's healthcare system, located in the Atlanta area. CHOA formed in 1998 when Egleston Children's Health Care System and Scottish Rite Medical Center came together becoming one of the largest pediatric systems in the United States. In 2006 CHOA assumed responsibility for the management of services at Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital growing the system to three hospitals.
Today the growing pediatric healthcare system consist of the following:
During the 1990s the United States healthcare industry changed dramatically. Hospitals throughout the county faced colliding pressures, such as reimbursement issues, insurance coverage changes and staff shortages. Egleston Children's Health Care System, which included the Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children and Scottish Rite Medical Center were among the hospitals that had struggled to continue providing care for sick and injured children and their families. Both hospitals were faced with the possibility of closure, Atlanta leaders urged Egleston and Scottish Rite to unite to preserve pediatric healthcare for the region.
Then in 1998, the two hospitals merged to form Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. The new organization improved its standing immediately by eliminating redundancies and reducing costs. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Children’s went on to achieve even greater financial improvements, reaching $38 million in savings in just 24 months—when the original goal had been $30 million over a five-year period. In addition to exceeding the organization's original financial targets, Children’s achieved new benchmarks for customer service and employee satisfaction.
In 2006, they merged with Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital; the transaction was facilitated by a $20 million donation from philanthropist Diana Blank. During the year of 2006, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta launched a comprehensive, five-year campaign to raise funds for the largest proposed healthcare facility expansion and renovation project in the State of Georgia’s history. Called the One to Grow On Campaign, the campaign raised a total of $294 million which surpassed the original goal of $265 million. The campaigns success was in part due to the generous support of the Atlanta area community.
The Children's Christmas Parade is a major Christmas parade held to benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Beginning in 1981 with Egleston Children’s Hospital (which later merged with Scottish Rite Children's Hospital), it is held on the first Saturday in December, which is also the second weekend after Thanksgiving.
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