CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA GROUP RETURN
1575 Northeast Expressway, Atlanta, GA 30329 www.choa.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO MAKE KIDS BETTER TODAY AND HEALTHIER TOMORROW.

THE CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA FOUNDATION, INC. WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2008 AND WORKS TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH PHILANTHROPY AND VOLUNTEERISM IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION AND VISION OF CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA. IN 2019, THE FOUNDATION HAD 86 PAID STAFF AND MORE THAN 10,000 HOSPITAL AND EVENT VOLUNTEERS. IN 1998, EGLESTON CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND SCOTTISH RITE MEDICAL CENTER CAME TOGETHER TO FORM CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA - ONE OF THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY. THE NEW SYSTEM HAD A SINGLE PRIORITY: FAMILY-CENTERED CARE. IN 2006, CHILDREN'S ASSUMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES AT HUGHES SPALDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, GROWING THE SYSTEM TO THREE HOSPITALS AND 27 NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS. IN 2019, THE THREE HOSPITALS OPERATED BY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC. PROVIDED 673 LICENSED BEDS AND MANAGED 1,205,697 PATIENT VISITS, 444,076 UNIQUE PATIENTS, 26,818 HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS, 164,453 INPATIENT DAYS, 1,170,880 OUTPATIENT VISITS, 44,993 SURGICAL PROCEDURES (INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT), 244,403 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS, 194,669 URGENT CARE CENTER VISITS AND 42,595 PRIMARY CARE VISITS. CHILDRENS ALSO MANAGED 69,507 CALLS FROM PARENTS ACROSS GEORGIA TO THE CHILDRENS NURSE ADVICE LINE. MARCUS AUTISM CENTER IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION, SERVICES AND PROGRAMS TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, THEIR FAMILIES AND THOSE WHO LIVE AND WORK WITH THEM. MARCUS AUTISM CENTER OFFERS INTEGRATED ADVANCED CLINICAL, BEHAVIORAL, EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH A SINGLE ORGANIZATION TO REDUCE THE STRESS FOR FAMILIES THAT USE OUR SERVICES. MARCUS AUTISM CENTER HAD ITS BEGINNINGS AS THE MARCUS DEVELOPMENTAL RESOURCE CENTER AT EMORY UNIVERSITY IN 1991. SINCE THEN, WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT, MARCUS AUTISM CENTER HAS TREATED MORE THAN 40,000 CHILDREN. IN 2019, THEY CARED FOR MORE THAN 4,700 INDIVIDUAL PATIENTS. WITH THE SUPPORT OF GENEROUS DONATIONS, MARCUS AUTISM CENTER HAS BECOME A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CENTER FOR EXCELLENCE FOR THE PROVISION OF COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER. SINCE 2014, MARCUS AUTISM CENTER HAS TRACKED MORE THAN 6,000 DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATIONS AND 180,000 CLINICAL VISITS WITH 24,000 UNIQUE PATIENTS, CONDUCTED RESEARCH, AND PROVIDED EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. TOGETHER WITH FAMILIES, SUPPORT GROUPS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND FOUNDATIONS, MARCUS AUTSIM CENTER IS STRENGTHENING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ADVOCACY AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL. MARCUS AUTISM CENTER STRIVES FOR FULLER INTEGRATION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER INTO SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY LIFE, BETTER ACCESS FOR FAMILIES TO APPROPRIATE CLINICAL AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND ENHANCED FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND TRAINING. THE CENTER'S SERVICES INCLUDE PROVIDING CHILDREN AND THEIR CAREGIVERS SUPPORT, OPPORTUNITY, ENCOURAGEMENT, PRIDE, COMMITMENT AND DETERMINATION.

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