Children's sees approximately 125 trauma cases each month and has seen more than 10,000 trauma patients since 1984. The helipad is located at the top of the hospital building. Each day, Children's medical team performs an average of 50 surgeries and one heart surgery on kids from infancy through adolescence. Children's provides care to about 43,000 kids every year. Each year, Children's serves about 11,300 inpatients and has approximately 230,000 outpatient and specialty- clinic visits.
Patients are often chronically ill and require multiple services.
Through Children's network of caring, kids can receive specialized clinical and primary care services at 15 neighborhood locations throughout the county. The 15 neighborhood locations, in El Cajon, Escondido, La Mesa, Oceanside, Rancho Bernardo, Chula Vista, Temecula, Vista, Carmel Valley, El Centro and Alpine, offer a broad range of services, from speech, physical and occupational therapies to child guidance and child protective services. Children's Healthcare Referral Service is community information resource center for families, physicians and agencies. The Center for Healthier Communities for Children serves as the hub of all Children's community health improvement strategies including public policy coordination, research, education, and ongoing program development and evaluation. Children's 59-bed Convalescent Hospital is the only pediatric skilled nursing facility in California.