Wolfson Children's Hospital

Wolfson Children's Hospital is a nationally ranked, non-profit, pediatric acute care hospital located in Jacksonville, Florida. It has 216 beds[1] and is the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville[2] and the Florida branch of the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine.[3] The hospital is a part of the Baptist Health system, and the only children's hospital in the system. It provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to pediatric patients aged 0–21[4] throughout Jacksonville and the Northern Florida region, but also treats some adults that would be better treated under pediatric care.[5][6] Wolfson Children's Hospital also features the only state verified level 1 pediatric trauma center in the region, and one of five in the state.[7][8] A new inpatient building under construction as of 2020 will increase the hospital's number of beds to 298.[9][10]

Wolfson Children's Hospital
Baptist Health
The hospital pictured in 2016.
Geography
Location800 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL, United States
Coordinates30.315207°N 81.663234°W / 30.315207; -81.663234
Organization
Care systemChildren's Hospital
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universityUniversity of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville
Services
Emergency departmentPediatric Trauma Referral Center
Beds216
SpecialityPediatrics and pediatric subspecialties
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: 7FD4 (Shared with Baptist Medical Center)
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 150 x 100 46 × 30 concrete
History
Opened
  • 1955: (Inside of Baptist)
  • 1993: (Original Building)
  • 2012 (Weaver Tower)
Links
Websitewww.wolfsonchildrens.com
ListsHospitals in the United States
Other linkswww.wolfsonchildrens.com/about

History

In 1946, Morris David Wolfson wrote a letter to his sons, Sam Wolfson, Louis Wolfson, Saul Wolfson, Cecil Wolfson, and Nathan Wolfson asking them to build a children's facility in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] A $500,000 donation from the Wolfson Family Foundation led to the establishment of Wolfson Children's Memorial Hospital, a 50-bed pediatric wing at Baptist Memorial Hospital (now Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville) in 1955.[11]

The hospital grew incrementally during its early years, particularly in 1971, when pediatricians with the Northeast Florida Pediatric Society signed an agreement stating that a consolidated center of excellence would be the best way to serve the region's children and families.[12][13]

In 1987, Wolfson and Nemours Children's Specialty Care, Jacksonville, began their affiliation to better serve the area's children. Wolfson also began an academic affiliation with the University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville in the 1990s, training pediatric residents, fellows and other professionals in pediatric medicine. In 2019, they began training anesthesia residents from Kendall Regional Medical Center. It is also serves as a pediatrics training site for physicians in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

Wolfson Children's Hospital 1993 building (on the left) without the new J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Tower constructed.

In 1993, a new Wolfson Children's Hospital opened, offering a range of inpatient and outpatient services, including a level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit; Children's Emergency Center; and specialized programs such as pediatric oncology, radiology, pathology and research.[12]

Since 2011, the hospital has also expanded regionally, opening Wolfson Children's Specialty Centers in Lake City, Florida; Daytona Beach, Florida; Brunswick, Georgia (in partnership with Southeast Georgia Health System); at the Baptist Clay Medical Campus in Fleming Island, Florida; and in Tallahassee, Florida (in partnership with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare).[14]

In 2012, Wolfson Children's Hospital expanded with the opening of the new J. Wayne and Delores Barr Weaver Tower on the Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville campus. The hospital continues to expand its number of specialized services, and to provide child health advocacy outside of hospital walls through "THE PLAYERS Center for Child Health," which offers education, childhood injury prevention, and legislative efforts to improve health care access for children.[15]

Wolfson Children's Hospital was named the only state-designated Pediatric Trauma Referral Center in Northeast Florida, the Florida Department of Health announced on July 2, 2018.[16]

In January 2020 Wolfson Children's Hospital opened up a new satellite pediatric emergency room at Baptist Medical Center South in Jacksonville and consists of 12 exam rooms.[17]

About

A not-for-profit children's hospital that serves 157,000+ patients from birth to 21 years of age annually, Wolfson Children's Hospital offers 30+ pediatric medical and surgical specialities through its long-time partnerships with Nemours Children's Specialty Care (of the Nemours Foundation), Jacksonville, the University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, and Mayo Clinic Florida in Jacksonville.

Foundation

In 1985, the Baptist Health Foundation was created to assist in fundraising for Baptist Health.[18] The Foundation coordinates gifts and fundraising for Wolfson Children's Hospital in addition to four adult Baptist Health hospitals.

The hospital's major fundraising event is the Wolfson Children’s Challenge, an annual event that features a 55K Ultra Marathon, 55K Ultra Relay, 30K Individual Run, 1-Mile Fun Run, and family-friendly activities.

Another signature event is Christmas in July, always held on July 25 each year, to collect toys and donations to help the hospital's Child Life Department normalize the hospital experience and provide distraction through toy and play.

Awards

In 2016, U.S. News & World Report named Wolfson Children's Hospital among the nation's top 50 hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery, and gastroenterology and GI surgery. Wolfson Children's Hospital achieved Magnet status by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2007 and again in 2012 and 2017, an international recognition of excellence in patient care.

In 2019 the hospital was awarded the status of "top children's hospital" by The Leapfrog Group's children's hospital rankings, one of seven nationwide.[19][20]

As of 2020-21 Wolfson Children's Hospital has placed nationally in all 3 out of 10 ranked pediatric specialties on U.S. News & World Report: Best Children's Hospital rankings. In addition, the hospital is ranked as #5 the best children's hospital in Florida.[21]

2021 U.S. News & World Report Rankings for Wolfson Children's Hospital[22]
Specialty Rank (In the U.S.) Score (Out of 100)
Pediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology #45 65.7
Pediatric Orthopedics #48 63.1
Pediatric Urology #50 49.6

See also

References
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