OUR MISSION
Founded in 1901, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is the first and largest pediatric hospital in Southern California. The hospital is one of only eleven children’s hospitals in the nation – and the only one on the West Coast – ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. The Saban Research Institute at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is among the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States with 88 investigators at work on 171 laboratory studies, clinical trials and community-based research and health services. Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is a premier teaching hospital and has been afffiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California since 1932.
The hospital’s Mission Statement is:
We create hope and build healthier futures.
More than 4,200 employees and 588 medical staff deliver care to patients at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Annual statistics log:
- 10,920 inpatient visits
- 301,838 outpatient visits
- 65,919 Emergency Department visits
- 15,459 pediatric surgeries performed – more complex procedures than any other hospital in Southern California.
Since its beginning, Peninsula Committee Children’s Hospital has donated over $10,000,000 to Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
PATIENTS FROM SURROUNDING AREAS SERVED BY CHLA IN 2010*
| Carson | 175 |  |
| Compton | 633 | |
| El Segundo | 68 | |
| Gardena | 343 | |
| Harbor City | 63 | |
| Hawthorne | 546 | |
| Hermosa Beach | 48 | |
| Lawndale | 158 | |
| Lomita | 58 | |
| Long Beach | 627 | |
| Manhattan Beach | 121 | |
| Marina del Rey | 33 | |
| Palos Verdes | 171 | |
| Playa del Rey | 10 | |
| Redondo Beach | 197 | |
| San Pedro | 204 | |
| Torrance | 459 | |
| Wilmington | 174 |
*The patient statistics are unique. This means that each child is counted just once a year, no matter how many visits to the hospital took place within the year. This prevents duplication of statistics.