Childrens Healthcare Of Atlanta Inc

Programs: The childrens healthcare of atlanta foundation, inc. Was established in 2008 and works to engage the community through philanthropy and volunteerism in support of the mission and vision of childrens healthcare of atlanta. In 2016, the foundation had 77 paid staff and 5,782 volunteers. Childrens at egleston and childrens at scottish rite assess the health care needs of the communities they serve through strategic planning processes completed for the childrens healthcare of altanta system. As part of a 10-year plan launched in 2007, childrens is focusing on clinical, research, teaching and wellness. In addition, in february 2006, a management agreement was signed for children's at hughes spalding, owned by grady health system, to be operated by hsoc inc. -an affiliate of children's. The mission of childrens at hughes spalding is to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Children's broke ground on a new four-story facility for children's at hughes spalding in august 2008. This new facility opened in fall 2009 and houses child-friendly inpatient beds, an enhanced emergency department and specialty clinics for sickle cell disease, asthma, primary care and child protection services. In 2016, the three hospitals operated by children's healthcare of atlanta, inc. Provided 575 licensed beds and managed 1,008,830 patient visits, 391,277 unique patients, 27,836 hospital discharges, 161,475 inpatient days, 973,482 outpatient visits, 42,781 surgical procedures (inpatient and outpatient), 236,595 emergency department visits, 154,091 urgent care center visits and 42,331 primary care visits. Childrens also managed 81,047 calls from parents across georgia to the childrens nurse advice line. Marcus autism center is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to provide information, services and programs to children with autism spectrum disorder, their families and those who live and work with them. Marcus autism center offers integrated advanced clinical, behavioral, educational and family support services through a single organization to reduce the stress for families that use our services. Marcus autism center had its beginnings as the marcus developmental resource center at emory university in 1991. Since then, with the help of community support, marcus autism center has treated more than 40,000 children. In 2016, they treated nearly 5,000 individual patients and directly impacted 5,000 children in georgia and beyond through clinical care, research or community outreach. Through generous donations, marcus autism center has become a nationally recognized center for excellence for the provision of coordinated and comprehensive services for children with autism spectrum disorder. Since inception, marcus autism center has provided services to more than 40,000 individuals, conducted research, and provided education and training programs. Together with families, support groups, government agencies and foundations, marcus autsim center is strengthening the community through advocacy at the local and state level. Marcus autism center strives for fuller integration of individuals with autism spectrum disorder into school and community life, better access for families to appropriate clinical and educational services, and enhanced funding for research and training. The center's services include providing children and their caregivers support, opportunity, encouragement, pride, commitment and determination. In 2016, the research team at marcus autism center continued work as an nih autism center of excellence, recording thousands of visual and vocal measurements over infants first years of development. In addition, marcus autism center continued their involvement in a scalable, public action strategy called "talk with me baby", which is aimed at increasing early exposure to language and public understanding of the primacy of language. This program provides professional development to nurses, the nation's largest healthcare workforce who will coach new and expectant parents to deliver "language nutrition" to their kids.