All Children's Hospital
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All Children's Hospital is a Pediatric hospital located in St. Petersburg
, Florida
It is the only freestanding children’s hospital on the state's Gulf coast. It has consistently ranked among America’s top 25 children’s hospitals in comparative studies done by Child Magazine
, which rated All Children's Hospital as the best in Florida in 2007. All Children's has also garnered Most Outstanding Business awards from the Tampa Bay Business Journal and the Greater St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce.
The mission of this private, not-for-profit hospital is rooted in its beginnings as Florida’s first Crippled Children’s Hospital for polio victims. All Children’s understands that it’s not enough to treat disease—that true progress comes from teaching and research to cure disease. All Children’s shares its pediatric expertise through research and education affiliations with the University of South Florida
(USF Health) as well as the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
.
All Children's Hospital became synonymous with academic pediatrics when Robert A. Good
became Physician and Chief. The University of South Florida's Dean of Medicine Andor Szentivanyi recruited Robert A. Good
and increased USF's presence at All Children's to mollify opposition to a Tampa Children's Hospital.
As a regional referral center for children with some of the most challenging medical problems, All Children’s draws patients from throughout Florida, all 50 states and 36 foreign countries. Growing regional demand is such that construction is now underway on a new hospital and outpatient center to replace the current 40-year old facility. When this $800-million project is completed in January 2010, it will represent nearly a million square feet of space dedicated to state-of-the-art pediatric healthcare.
(2 and 3 pounds each). Ryan Patrick was in critical condition
, while one brother, Jackson Robert, was upgraded from critical to serious condition, according to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg. Charlie Craig and MacKenzie Margaret were in serious condition, while, Brady Christopher and Eli Benjamin, were in stable condition. All of the infants survived and were discharged from the hospital; the last discharge occurred on November 21, 2007. The Bylers had used fertility drugs.
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. It is known as a vacation destination for both American and foreign tourists. As of 2008, the population estimate by the U.S. Census Bureau is 245,314, making St...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
It is the only freestanding children’s hospital on the state's Gulf coast. It has consistently ranked among America’s top 25 children’s hospitals in comparative studies done by Child Magazine
Child (magazine)
Child is a discontinued American parenting magazine founded by Jackie Leo and MaryAnn Sommers in 1986 and published through 2007. It was originally backed by Italian publishers, then sold to The New York Times Magazine Group which published it until 1995 along with its other women’s magazines,...
, which rated All Children's Hospital as the best in Florida in 2007. All Children's has also garnered Most Outstanding Business awards from the Tampa Bay Business Journal and the Greater St. Petersburg Chamber of Commerce.
The mission of this private, not-for-profit hospital is rooted in its beginnings as Florida’s first Crippled Children’s Hospital for polio victims. All Children’s understands that it’s not enough to treat disease—that true progress comes from teaching and research to cure disease. All Children’s shares its pediatric expertise through research and education affiliations with the University of South Florida
University of South Florida
The University of South Florida, also known as USF, is a member institution of the State University System of Florida, one of the state's three flagship universities for public research, and is located in Tampa, Florida, USA...
(USF Health) as well as the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute opened on October 26, 1986, on the Tampa campus of the University of South Florida. The current President/CEO is Dr. William S...
.
All Children's Hospital became synonymous with academic pediatrics when Robert A. Good
Robert A. Good
-External links:** can be found at The Center for the History of Medicine at the Countway Library, Harvard Medical School....
became Physician and Chief. The University of South Florida's Dean of Medicine Andor Szentivanyi recruited Robert A. Good
Robert A. Good
-External links:** can be found at The Center for the History of Medicine at the Countway Library, Harvard Medical School....
and increased USF's presence at All Children's to mollify opposition to a Tampa Children's Hospital.
As a regional referral center for children with some of the most challenging medical problems, All Children’s draws patients from throughout Florida, all 50 states and 36 foreign countries. Growing regional demand is such that construction is now underway on a new hospital and outpatient center to replace the current 40-year old facility. When this $800-million project is completed in January 2010, it will represent nearly a million square feet of space dedicated to state-of-the-art pediatric healthcare.
Fundraisers
Each year, ACH has hosted the "Taste of Pinellas", In which Restaurants from around the Bay area sell food at the Vinoy/North Shore park, this in conjunction with the annual "Telethon" has raised millions of dollars over the years for ACH.Sextuplets
On September 1, 2007, 5 boys and 1 girl were born to Karoline and Ben Byler of Wesley ChapelWesley Chapel, Florida
Wesley Chapel is a census-designated place in Pasco County, Florida, United States. Wesley Chapel is considered part of the Tampa Bay Area metro. The population was 44,092 at the 2010 census. In 2003, some residents of Wesley Chapel started a movement to incorporate the community...
(2 and 3 pounds each). Ryan Patrick was in critical condition
Critical Condition
Critical condition is a medical state.Critical Condition may also be:* Critical Condition , an episode of the television series Sex and the City* Critical Condition , a 1987 comedy film...
, while one brother, Jackson Robert, was upgraded from critical to serious condition, according to All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg. Charlie Craig and MacKenzie Margaret were in serious condition, while, Brady Christopher and Eli Benjamin, were in stable condition. All of the infants survived and were discharged from the hospital; the last discharge occurred on November 21, 2007. The Bylers had used fertility drugs.