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2008 Riley Facts and Figures

Riley Hospital for Children is Indiana's only comprehensive children's hospital, with pediatric specialists in every field of medicine and surgery. Riley is committed to providing the highest quality health care to children in a compassionate, family-centered environment. Riley is a national leader in cutting-edge research and medical education, ensuring health care excellence for children for generations to come. Riley provides medical care to all Indiana children, regardless of a family's ability to pay.

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2008 Profile *
For Riley Hospital for Children
And Riley Hospital for Children at Methodist Hospital
And Riley Hospital for Children at Clarian North

PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES PATIENTS

  • One of the nation's largest and most comprehensive outpatient care facilities for children
  • World's largest pediatric sleep disorders center
  • One of the nation's three largest autism treatment centers
  • A national leader in providing clinical care and conducting research for children with cancer. The Riley Children's Cancer Center is the only comprehensive pediatric cancer center in Indiana and part of the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center — the only National Cancer Institute-designated patient care center in Indiana
  • Indiana's only pediatric burn center
  • Indiana's most comprehensive neonatal unit, including the state's most experienced ECMO program
  • Indiana's largest and most comprehensive pediatric intensive care unit
  • Indiana's only pediatric dialysis program
  • Indiana's only dedicated pediatric inpatient unit for cardiovascular care — The Riley Heart Center
  • One of the nation's largest pediatric residency programs and the only training site in Indiana for pediatric specialists
  • Riley integrates and supports family-centered care by bringing in the perspectives of patients and families directly into the planning, delivery and evaluation of health care

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

  • Riley Community Education and Child Advocacy helps families to prevent injuries to all children (including children with special needs) with child safety products and education through two first-in-the-nation programs, the Riley Safety Store and Safe Escape Program
  • Riley provides Indiana's largest number of continuing education programs for physicians and other health care professionals
  • Riley physicians staff the neonatal units at six community hospitals around Indiana

NATIONAL PROMINENCE

  • Ranked among the nation's top 11 children's hospitals by Child magazine. In addition, Riley's pulmonary and neonatal intensive care programs ranked among the top 10 programs in the U.S. by Child magazine
  • Five specialty programs ranked among the top 30 children's hospitals in the nation by U.S.News & World Report's 2008 edition of America's Best Children's Hospitals
  • Clarian Health has been ranked among the nation's top hospitals for 11 consecutive years by U.S.News & World Report
  • All of the Indiana pediatricians listed in America's Top Doctors, a national consumer publication, have Riley-based practices

*Indiana University Hospital Level II Special Care Nursery provides care for premature and sick infants and had 367 admissions and 6,495 total days of care with the average length of stay 17.70 days in 2007. IUH Special Care Nursery offers 36 full-time staff and 24 staffed beds.

Patients

Staffed Beds - 447
Admissions and Observation Cases - 16,552
Total Subspecialty Outpatient Visits - 231,556
Air/Ground Transports - 1,604
Inpatients and Outpatients Surgeries - 14,306
Average Length of Stay (in days) - 10.96
Total Days of Patient Care - 103,046

Statewide Sites Staffed by Riley:

Staff

Full Time Staff - 1,912
Medical Staff - 365
Volunteers - 575

US News - America's Best Children's Hospitals 2008 America's Top Doctors Parents Magazine: 25 Best Children's Hospitals

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