Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is a designated level I pediatric trauma center. The hospital treats the sickest and most seriously injured children from Los Angeles County and the seven surrounding counties of the LA area.Childrens Hospital Los Angeles: About Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is a member of the Children's Miracle Network, a nonprofit organization that raises funds to help support 1770 children's hospitals in North America, was founded by John Schneider and the Osmond family in 1983.http://www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org/content.aspx?id=141

The original papers filed in 1901 were typed without an apostrophe in Children's, so the legal name became (and remains) Childrens Hospital of Los AngelesChildrens Hospital Los Angeles: Missing Apostrophe

1. Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases
2. Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
3. Center for Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
4. Heart Institute
5. Children's Orthopaedic Center
6. The Vision CenterChildrens Hospital Los Angeles: Centers of Excellence

In 1895 the King's Daughters organization started a day nursery program which assisted poor families. Their involvement with the families led to the desire to establish a children's hospital in Los Angeles. Five years later, in 1900, handbills were handed out to the citizens of LA. asking for their participation in developing the hospital, which was incorporated in 1901.Childrens Hospital Los Angeles: Historic Timeline