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       OUR HOSPITAL
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A New Hospital Building

Building for the Future
(Length: 07:23) Chris Albrecht and Mary Hart, Campaign Co-Chairs,
introduce our New Hospital Building

Photos of Construction Underway
Track our Progress
Project Cost and Funding
Recent Campus Renovations
Raising Awareness

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is building a new, 460,000 square-foot inpatient facility. This New Hospital Building will transform the practice of pediatric medicine, benefiting our patients, families, and hospital caregivers for generations to come. When the New Hospital Building at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is open in 2010, it will be the finest medical and surgical environment for seriously ill and injured children anywhere in the United States.

How will this building help patient care?

Child-Friendly Setting

Ceilings will be decorated with cheerful images
Lighting will be child-friendly
Each floor will have a different design theme with soft colors for young children
Chase Place Playrooms will be available on every floor of the hospital
Gardens will incorporate a playground that is universally accessible to able and disabled children alike
Semi-private rooms will be available for children who can benefit from social contact, often so important for children with chronic disease

Parents Integrally Involved in Recovery

Two-thirds of patient rooms will be private so children can recover surrounded by their loved ones
Patient rooms will incorporate a distinct "family zone" which will include space for parents to stay overnight
Dining facilities on the ground floor will open onto spacious gardens
A convenience store will offer healthy refreshments 24 hours a day
A state-of-the-art Bill and Helen Close and Family Family Resource Center will provide Internet access, multilingual print and video reference materials and referrals to support groups
Each floor will include a family lounge with spaces for quiet and reflection, as well as family alcoves

Vice President and Chief of Nursing, Mary Dee Hacker, comments on why integrating family members is so important for enhancing care for sick and injured children.

Cutting-Edge Technology & Testing New Treatments & Cures

Patient rooms will be wired for computer workstations
Electronic physiological monitoring equipment will provide ongoing tracking of a patient's vital signs that will be downloaded into the patient's electronic record in real time
The entire facility will incorporate HEPA-filtration
Scientists at The Saban Research Institute will be able to test new treatments and cures on many of our patients at the bedside

Increased Services Where Our Patients Need Them Most

Expanded Emergency Department services at a time when many Emergency Departments thoughout Los Angeles County have closed
Forty percent of beds will be dedicated to critical and acute care
Increased capacity in our Bone Marrow Transplant and Intensive Care Units, areas that are consistently at capacity
State-of-the-art imaging facilities

Improved Seismic Performance

Replacing a 40-year old facility, the New Hospital Building will be able to withstand and remain fully operational after a major earthquake, complying with and even surpassing the seismic requirements for hospitals in the state of California.

To discuss making a gift to support the New Hospital Building, please contact:
Melissa Do Vale
Email or call (323) 361-1706