UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
| UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh | |||||||||||
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| University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | |||||||||||
UPMC CHP in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||
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| Location | 4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°28′01″N 79°57′11″W / 40.4670°N 79.9531°W | ||||||||||
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| Funding | Non-profit hospital | ||||||||||
| Type | Teaching | ||||||||||
| Affiliated university | University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine | ||||||||||
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| Emergency department | Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center | ||||||||||
| Beds | 315 | ||||||||||
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| Helipad | FAA LID: 30PN | ||||||||||
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| Construction started | 2006 | ||||||||||
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| Website | www.chp.edu | ||||||||||
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP), popularly known simply as Children's, is part of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the only hospital in Greater Pittsburgh dedicated solely to the care of infants, children, teens and young adults through around age 26. UPMC Children's also sometimes treats older adults that require pediatric care. The hospital is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and features a state-verified level 1 pediatric trauma center, one of four in the state. CHP also has a rooftop helipad for emergent transport of pediatric patients.
Care is provided by more than 700 board-certified pediatricians and pediatric specialists. Children's also provides primary care, specialty care, and urgent care at over 40 locations throughout the Pittsburgh region, as well as clinical specialty services throughout western Pennsylvania at regional health care facilities.