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, 2023, the Hospital's mix of patients was 54.5% medicaid, 36.5% commercial, 3.5% other government programs and 5.5% 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, 2023 are as follows # of beds 181, inpatient days 37,171, admissions 7,978. Average length of stay 4.66 days. Average daily census 120.2, occupancy rate 66%, surgeries performed 13,224, x-ray studies 48,655, lab test 606,132, respiratory therapy procedures 93,530, pharmacy doses dispensed 836,286 cardiology procedures 21,138, neurology procedures 4,822, urgent care visits 48,011, emergency department visits 99,052, outpatient clinic visits 215,530.