Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta enhances the lives of children through excellence in patient care, research and education. Serving our community with more than 30 pediatric specialties, Children’s is committed to being a model for pediatric care.

Children’s was formed in 1998 when Egleston Children’s Health Care System and Scottish Rite Children’s Medical Center joined to form a unified healthcare system. In February 2006, HSOC Inc., an affiliate of Children’s, began providing services at Children’s at Hughes Spalding. Today, Children’s is one of the country’s leading pediatric hospitals.

A not-for-profit organization that benefits from generous philanthropic and volunteer support, Children’s serves patients from all walks of life. Children’s is the largest Medicaid provider in the state, serving eight out of 10 pediatric inpatient Medicaid cases in Atlanta and four out of 10 statewide. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is committed to providing medically needed healthcare to the children of Georgia. In 2008, Children’s provided $103 million in unreimbursed care to patients.

Children’s provides access to care through:

• 510 staffed beds
• 16 neighborhood locations throughout metro Atlanta, including:
  • Four Immediate Care Centers
  • One Primary Care Center
• Marcus Autism Center 
• More than 6,700 employees
• Access to more than 1,400 pediatric physicians
• 5,900 volunteers

In 2008, Children’s managed more than:

• 553,069 patient visits
• 262,769 unique patients (from all 159 counties in Georgia)
• 24,037 hospital admissions
• 141,669 inpatient days
• 529,032 outpatient visits
• 38,174 surgical procedures (inpatient and outpatient) 1
• 70,288 Emergency department visits
• 112,992 Immediate Care Center visits
• 44,062 Primary Care visits