CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA INC
1575 Northeast Expressway, ATLANTA, GA 30329 www.choa.org

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

CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC. (CHILDRENS) SERVES AS THE CORPORATE PARENT OF, AND IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF, THE EXEMPT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM WHOSE PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. CHILDREN'S SERVES METRO ATLANTA, THE ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA AND THE UNITED STATES. CHILDRENS IS THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC PROVIDER IN THE STATE CARING FOR CHILDREN FROM ALL 159 GEORGIA COUNTIES IN 2019. CHILDREN'S, ONE OF THE LEADING PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY, IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT BENEFITS FROM THE GENEROUS PHILANTHROPIC AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT OF OUR COMMUNITY. OPERATING THREE HOSPITALS (EGLESTON, HUGHES SPALDING AND SCOTTISH RITE), MARCUS AUTISM CENTER, CENTER FOR ADVANCED PEDIATRICS AND 20 NEIGHBORHOOD LOCATIONS (INCLUDING EIGHT URGENT CARE CENTERS), WITH MORE THAN ONE MILLION PATIENT VISITS ANNUALLY, CHILDREN'S IS RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN CANCER, CARDIAC AND ORTHOPAEDICS AND OFFERS ACCESS TO MORE THAN 60 PEDIATRIC SPECIALTIES. CHILDREN'S IS RANKED ONE OF THE TOP PEDIATRIC HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. THE MISSION, VISION, VALUES AND EMPLOYEE PROMISE OF CHILDREN'S WERE CREATED THROUGH AN IN-DEPTH PROCESS INVOLVING EMPLOYEES, PHYSICIANS, VOLUNTEERS AND BOARD MEMBERS. 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. CHILDREN'S IS ALSO THE LARGEST PEDIATRIC MEDICAID PROVIDER IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA, SERVING NEARLY 9 OUT OF 10 PEDIATRIC INPATIENT MEDICAID CASES IN ATLANTA AND NEARLY 6 OUT OF 10 CASES STATEWIDE. CHILDREN'S IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING MEDICALLY NEEDED HEALTHCARE TO THE CHILDREN OF GEORGIA. STATEWIDE, 51.7% OF GEORGIA'S CHILDREN ARE ENROLLED IN PUBLIC HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE INCLUDING MEDICAID OR PEACHCARE AND NEARLY 6.2% ARE UNINSURED. IN 2019, CHILDRENS PROVIDED $27.7 MILLION IN SUBSIDIZED HEALTH SERVICES AND $130.8 MILLION OF UNREIMBURSED CLINICAL CARE. IN ADDITION, CHILDRENS INVESTS IN PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, TEACHING AND CHILD WELLNESS AND PREVENTIVE CARE INITIATIVES, FOR WHICH CHILDRENS ALSO DOES NOT GET PAID. THE TOTAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT PROVIDED BY CHILDRENS IN 2019 WAS $238.6 MILLION. CHILDREN'S SERVES AS THE PEDIATRIC PHYSICIAN TEACHING SITE FOR EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY, DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, GWINNETT HOSPITAL SYSTEM, MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA aka NAVICENT HEALTH, NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, PINNACLE HEALTH HOSPITALS and WELLSTAR ATLANTA MEDICAL CENTER. CHILDREN'S TAKES THE LEAD IN TRAINING THE PEDIATRICIANS OF TOMORROW. NEW PHYSICIANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE IN A VARIETY OF SPECIALTIES. OF THE TRAINEES WHO COMPLETED ONE OF OUR FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS in 2019, 59% HAVE REMAINED IN GEORGIA, AND 47% OF THOSE ARE NOW EMPLOYEES OF CHILDRENS OR FACULTY AT EMORY. CHILDREN'S ALSO TRAINS OTHER PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING NURSES, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS, PARAMEDICS AND PSYCHOSOCIAL EXPERTS. THE JOINT CHILDRENS AND EMORY PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALTY TRAINING PROGRAM PROVIDES A PIPELINE FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF GEORGIA. CHILDREN'S OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES TO OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN, INCLUDING PROGRAMS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, SCHOOL NURSES, COACHES AND TEACHERS. CHILDREN'S BELIEVES THAT TODAY'S MEDICAL DISCOVERIES COULD SAVE THE LIFE OF A CHILD TOMORROW. RESEARCH IS A CORNERSTONE OF THE CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA MISSION. CHILDRENS IS COMMITTED TO ADVANCEMENTS IN PEDIATRIC MEDICINE AND FINDING ANSWERS TO PERPLEXING MEDICAL CONDITIONS, WORKING WITH PARTNERS SUCH AS EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND THE CDC. IN 2019, CHILDRENS HAD MORE THAN 3,700 PATIENTS ENROLLED IN A CLINICAL RESEARCH STUDY. OF THOSE ENROLLED, 720 PARTICIPATED IN A CLINICAL TRIAL. IN ADDITION, 82 NEW INVESTIGATORS WERE ADDED FROM ACROSS THE U.S., INCLUDING MANY WHO BECAME INVOLVED WITH RESEARCH PROJECTS AT CHILDRENS FOR THE FIRST TIME AS A RESULT OF THE FORMATION OF THE EMORY + CHILDRENS PEDIATRIC INSTITUTE. THIS AFFILIATION FACILITATES LEADING-EDGE PEDIATRIC RESEARCH AND TRAINS PEDIATRICIANS AND PEDIATRIC SUBSPECIALISTS. CHILDRENS HAS AN ONGOING COMMITMENT TO OUR RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP WITH GEORGIA TECH, CALLED THE CHILDRENS PEDIATRIC TECHNOLOGY CENTER (PEDTECH), WHICH IS RECOGNIZED WITHIN THE ENGINEERED BIOSYSTEMS BUILDING (EBB) AND IN OTHER GEORGIA TECH CAMPUS FACILITIES WHERE JOINT RESEARCH IS TAKING PLACE. AMONG OTHER THINGS, CHILDRENS HAS NUMEROUS RESEARCH SUCCESS STORIES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES, DRUG DISCOVERY, NEWBORN MEDICINE, SICKLE CELL DISEASE, ONCOLOGY, TRANSPLANT MEDICINE, DEVICE DEVELOPMENT AND AUTISM. CHILDRENS KEY PRIORITY RESEARCH CENTERS ARE THE AFLAC CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS CENTER, ATLANTIC PEDIATRIC DEVICE CONSORTIUM, CENTER FOR CHILDHOOD INFECTIONS AND VACCINES, CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH, CENTER FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND AIRWAYS DISEASE RESEARCH, CENTER FOR DRUG DISCOVERY, CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC INNOVATION, CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC NANOMEDICINE, CENTER FOR TRANSFORMING PEDIATRIC HEALTHCARE DELIVERY, CENTER FOR TRANSPLANTATION AND IMMUNE-MEDIATED DISORDERS, CHILDRENS CENTER FOR NEUROSCIENCES RESEARCH, CHILDRENS HEART RESEARCH AND OUTCOMES CENTER, CLINICAL OUTCOMES RESEARCH & PUBLIC HEALTH, AND MARCUS AUTISM CENTER. OUR STEPHANIE V. BLANK CENTER FOR SAFE AND HEALTHY CHILDREN WORKS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES (DFCS) AND CHILD ADVOCACY AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY, TREAT AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. IN 2019, THROUGH THE CENTER, CHILDRENS TRAINED NEARLY 8,100 PROFESSIONALS ABOUT HOW TO RECOGNIZE, REPORT AND PREVENT CHILD ABUSE. THOSE TRAINED INCLUDED MEDICAL PERSONNEL, LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILD ADVOCATES, SCHOOL STAFF, SOCIAL WORKERS AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS. IN 2019 CHILDRENS CONTINUED ITS STRONG4LIFE INITIATIVE FOCUSING ON CHILDHOOD OBESITY, ILLNESS AND INJURY PREVENTION, CHILD PROTECTION AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. IN 2019 STRONG4LIFE TRAINED 609 EARLY CARE PROFESSIONALS AND 131 HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS IN OBESITY PREVENTION. IN ADDITION, 65 PROVIDERS AND 150 SCHOOL STAFF MEMBERS WERE TRAINED IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. A WATER SAFETY CAMPAIGN WAS LAUNCHED THAT YIELDED MORE THAN 103 MILLION IMPRESSIONS AND TRAINED 6,918 CHILDREN TO BE SAFE IN AND AROUND WATER. CHILDRENS SERVES AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR SAFE KIDS GEORGIA, A STATEWIDE NETWORK FOR PREVENTING UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES AMONG CHILDREN. THESE TYPES OF INJURIES ARE THE NO. 1 CAUSE OF DEATH FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO AGE 19. IN 2019, SAFE KIDS GEORGIA - THROUGH ITS 34 LOCAL COALITIONS ACROSS 81 COUNTIES - PROVIDED EDUCATION TO MORE THAN 259,000 CHILDREN, CAREGIVERS, VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONALS. SAFE KIDS GEORGIA DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 17,900 SAFETY DEVICES TO RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING CAR AND BOOSTER SEATS, BIKE HELMETS, SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS, GUN LOCKS AND PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES. THROUGH THE CONDUCT OF THESE ACTIVITIES, CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA, INC. SEEKS TO MAKE KIDS BETTER TODAY AND HEALTHIER TOMORROW.

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