Childrens Healthcare Of Atlanta Inc

TO MAKE KIDS BETTER TODAY AND HEALTHIER TOMORROW.

THE CHILDREN'S 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 CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. IN 2021, THE FOUNDATION HAD 7,652 HOSPITAL AND EVENT VOLUNTEERS. IN 1998, EGLESTON CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND SCOTTISH RITE MEDICAL CENTER CAME TOGETHER TO FORM CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA - ONE OF THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY. THE NEW SYSTEM HAD A SINGLE PRIORITY: FAMILY-CENTERED CARE. IN 2006, CHILDREN'S ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES AT HUGHES SPALDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, GROWING THE SYSTEM TO THREE HOSPITALS AND MORE THAN 20 NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS AND URGENT CARE CENTERS. IN 2021, THE THREE HOSPITALS OPERATED BY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC. PROVIDED 673 LICENSED BEDS AND MANAGED 1,091,000 PATIENT VISITS, 414,000 UNIQUE PATIENTS, 27,760 HOSPITAL DISCHARGES, 168,988 INPATIENT DAYS, 1,057,281 OUTPATIENT VISITS, 41,946 SURGICAL CASES (INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT), MORE THAN 218,000 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, 153,462 URGENT CARE CENTER VISITS AND 12,587 TELEMEDICINE VISITS. CHILDREN'S ALSO MANAGED 68,633 CALLS FROM PARENTS ACROSS GEORGIA TO THE CHILDREN'S 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 41,000 CHILDREN. IN 2021, THEY CARED FOR MORE THAN 5,000 INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS. SINCE 2015, MARCUS AUTISM CENTER HAS TRACKED MORE THAN 15,000 DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATIONS AND 215,000 CLINICAL VISITS WITH 30,000 UNIQUE PATIENTS, 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.