Rady Children’s is the San Diego region’s only designated pediatric trauma center and the only area hospital dedicated solely to pediatric care. Since Children’s first opened its doors in 1954, its mission has been "to restore, sustain and enhance the health and developmental potential of children."
From mild illness and injury to the most severe medical emergency, Rady Children’s specially qualified clinical staff and affiliated physicians provide a full continuum of care, with a staff of over 625 physicians and 800 nurses. The hospital’s healing environment was created with kids in mind, and incorporates state-of-the-art technology in a setting designed to enrich the experience of patients, families and staff. Rady Children’s has over 300 works of visual art, storytellers, numerous musicians, several changing galleries featuring community and children’s art, healing gardens and more.
The hospital has 248 licensed hospital beds, 59 skilled nursing beds, several hospital-based outpatient specialty clinics, and neighborhood medical centers throughout the county that offer a variety of outpatient services. In addition, Rady Children’s is one of the leading children’s research centers in the country.
Rady Children’s is a recipient of the Peter Barron Stark & Associates Award for Workplace Excellence, and the first pediatric hospital in the country to win the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations’ prestigious Ernest A. Codman Award for Quality.
Rady Children’s is committed to ensuring that nursing professionals receive support, rewards and career advancement opportunities, with specialized inpatient nursing roles, including neonatal and pediatric critical care, medical/surgical, surgical and perianesthesia services, orthopedic/rehabilitation, hematology/oncology and emergency care/urgent care.
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