Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | |||||||||||||||
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in Philadelphia | |||||||||||||||
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| Location | 3401 Civic Center Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Delaware Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°56′53″N 75°11′38″W / 39.948°N 75.194°W | ||||||||||||||
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| Funding | Non-profit hospital | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Children's teaching hospital | ||||||||||||||
| Affiliated university | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
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| Emergency department | Level I Pediatric Trauma Center | ||||||||||||||
| Beds | 594 | ||||||||||||||
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| Helipad | FAA LID: 9PN2 | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
| Other links | Madeline Bell | ||||||||||||||
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, also known by its acronym CHOP, is a children's hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its primary campus is located in the University City neighborhood of West Philadelphia, next to the University of Pennsylvania. The hospital has 692 beds and more than 1.6 million outpatient and inpatient visits annually. It is one of the world's largest and oldest children's hospitals and the first hospital in the United States dedicated to the healthcare of children.
CHOP has been ranked among the best ten children's hospitals in the United States by U.S. News & World Report since 2009. As of 2024, it was ranked number one in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for two out of eleven specialties. The hospital treats infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21.
The hospital also treats adults who would benefit from advanced pediatric care. Most of its physicians serve in the pediatrics and other specialty departments of the Perelman School of Medicine.