DAYTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

DAYTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS A PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN DAYTON, OHIO. THE HOSPITAL AND ITS STAFF ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING AS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE MIAMI VALLEY THROUGH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. IT OFFERS INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT AND ANCILLARY SERVICES TO THE CHILDREN IN THE SURROUNDING 20 COUNTIES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO PATIENTS WITHOUT REGARD TO THEIR ABILITY TO PAY. FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, THE HOSPITAL'S MIX OF PATIENTS WAS 50.1 PERCENT MEDICAID, 38.1 PERCENT COMMERCIAL, 3.8 PERCENT OTHER GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND 8 PERCENT SELF PAY. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDES A LEVEL III NEONATAL NURSERY FOR PREMATURE NEWBORNS AS WELL AS CRITICAL CARE AND GENERAL PEDIATRIC INPATIENT BEDS. A 24 HOUR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IS AVAILABLE TO ALL CHILDREN IN THE AREA. SOME OF THE SPECIALTIES OFFERED AT THE HOSPITAL ARE NEUROSURGERY, HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY, PULMONARY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, NEUROLOGY, UROLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY, ENDOCRINOLOGY, GENETICS, CARDIOLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS AND GENERAL SURGERY. WITHOUT DAYTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, MANY CHILDREN IN THE AREA WOULD HAVE TO TRAVEL A GOOD DISTANCE TO RECEIVE THESE SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS A PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM THAT TRAINS NEW PEDIATRICIANS WHO WILL CARE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHILDREN. DAYTON CHILDREN'S ALSO SPONSORS MANY COMMUNITY EVENTS WHERE CHILDREN'S HEALTH AND SAFETY ARE PROMOTED. SOME STATISTICS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2025 ARE AS FOLLOWS: # OF BEDS 206, INPATIENT DAYS 32,894, ADMISSIONS 6,809. AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY 4.83 DAYS. AVERAGE DAILY CENSUS 109.6, OCCUPANCY RATE 60 PERCENT, SURGERIES PERFORMED 13,162, X-RAY STUDIES 50,955, LAB TESTS 642,041, RESPIRATORY THERAPY PROCEDURES 77,033, PHARMACY DOSES DISPENSED 793,560, CARDIOLOGY PROCEDURES 20,269, NEUROLOGY PROCEDURES 4,888, URGENT CARE VISITS 49,209, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS 95,650, OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS 360,036.