| Our
Mission To
make a world of difference in the lives of children, adolescents, and their families
by integrating medical care, education and research to provide the highest quality
care and service to our diverse community. Founded
in 1901, CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES (CHLA) has been treating seriously ill
and injured children for more than a century. CHLA is acknowledged throughout
the United States and around the world for its leadership in pediatric and adolescent
health. CHLA is one of America's premier teaching hospitals, affiliated with the
Keck School of Medicine of USC for more than 75 years. The hospital is a national
leader in pediatric academics and pediatric research. -
CHLA treats nearly 62,000 patients a year in its Emergency Department.
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It admits more than 11,000 children a year to the hospital, with almost 50% of
those admissions children under four years of age.
- There
are more than 287,000 visits a year to its 29 outpatient clinics; more than 5,000
visits at community sites through its Division of Adolescent Medicine.
- Since
its beginning, Peninsula Committee of Childrens Hospital has donated over $6,000,000
to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles.
PATIENTS
FROM SURROUNDING AREAS SERVED BY CHLA IN FISCAL YEAR 2005/2006
| Carson | 666 | Manhattan
Beach | 420 |
| Compton | 2,090 | Marina
Del Rey | 94 |
| El
Segundo | 190 | Palos
Verdes Peninsula | 242 |
| Gardena | 1,163 | Playa
Del Rey | 24 |
| Harbor
City | 168 | Rancho
Palos Verdes | 343 |
| Hawthorne | 1,337
| Redondo Beach | 715 |
| Hermosa
Beach | 73 | San
Pedro | 499 |
| Lawndale | 487 | Torrance | 1,563 |
| Lomita | 173 | Wilmington | 431 |
| Long
Beach | 2,223 | TOTAL:
12,901 |
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