Children’s Hospital

Children’s Hospital

For the past 110 years, Children’s Hospital has been providing comprehensive health care services to all children (i.e., from newborns through age 21) throughout the State of Ohio. Its corporate family includes Children's Hospital; Children's Hospital Research Institute, Children's Hospital Behavioral Health and Counseling Services, Children's Hospital Institute for Pediatric Education, Children's Hospital Foundation, Children's Homecare Services, Children’s Hospital Close to Home Physician Care Centers, and Children's Orthopedic and Surgery Centers. It has 4,521 employees (i.e., 828 medical staff, 650 volunteers, 3,870 foundation volunteers, 511 at the Columbus Children’s Research Institute, 63 Columbus Research Institute Investigators 63). It has 323 in-patient beds with over 603,221 in-patient square footage, 510,830 out patient square footage and 293,500 of research square footage. Children's believes that no child should be refused necessary care and attention for lack of ability to pay. Children’s gross patient services total revenue for hospital only was $465,032,000 ($15,792,000 was the total uncompensated care.). In-patient discharges for 2003 were 14,223. Patient days were 85,453. Total research awards for 2003 were $33,512,845. Payer mix is commercial Manage care 33%, Medicaid 32%, Commercial indemnity 19%, Medicaid managed care 11%, Self-pay 3%, and Other 2%. Number of outpatient visits for 2003 were Emergency Department 66,079 visits; Urgent care (including Main Campus, Northwest, Northeast, and East sites) 65,236 visits, and Outpatient clinic visits were 235,648 (includes Close to Home Physician Care Centers). The Close to Home Physician Care Center patient visits were 72, 376 and the counseling hours at the Children’s Close to Home Behavioral Health & Counseling Services were 90,012.

Children’s Hospital Close-to-Home Physician Care Centers

Children’s Hospital Close-to-Home Physician Care Centers provide community-based physician services for children (ages birth to 21). Care includes regular physical exams, vision, hearing and general development checks, and immunizations against childhood diseases. Children's believes that no child should be refused necessary care and attention for lack of ability to pay, thus the Physician Care Centers (n=8) provide care to low income and disenfranchised populations although together they serve a broad demographic. Payer mix is commercial manage care 33%, Medicaid 32%, Commercial Indemnity 19%, Medicaid Managed Care 11%, Self-pay 3%, and Other 2%. The Close-to-Home Physician Care Centers patient visits were 72,376 in 2003.

Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health Services

Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health Services (CHBHS) is the largest provider of outpatient child and adolescent mental health service in Central Ohio. The majority of assessment and treatment is provided through Guidance Services, located at the Children’s Hospital Close-to-Home Centers. Guidance Services provide a multidisciplinary approach to behavioral health services with approximately 65 full time equivalent clinical positions including psychiatry, psychology, social work, counselors, and substance abuse professionals. In 2002, the Guidance Services provided approximately 22,000 visits to 3830 children and their families. Visits include psychiatric assessment and medication consultation, counseling services psychological assessment and community supports services. While the majority of services are provided from one to the Close-to-Home locations, approximately 31% of services are provided in the youth’s natural environment, including home and/or school. Referrals are received from a broad range of referral sources. Also, the current payer mix includes the following: 48% publicly funded, 39% insurance, with the remaining in the “other” category. A total of counseling hours at Children’s Behavioral Health Care Centers for the year 2003 were 90,012.