MUSC Children's Hospital and Darby Children's Research Institute
MUSC Children’s Hospital (rev date 10/07)
http://www.musckids.com
The MUSC Children’s Hospital is dedicated to enhancing the health of children throughout South Carolina and to providing an environment that supports excellence in pediatric patient care, teaching, and research. Children’s Hospital offers a full range of age-specific care. It is South Carolina’s largest and most comprehensive pediatric healthcare center, offering the only Level III neonatal intensive care unit in the region. MUSC Children’s Hospital consistently earns high rankings from U.S. News & World, American Health Magazine, and Best Doctors of America. Child magazine continues to rank it as one of the top pediatric facilities in the country; in survey results published in the February 2007 issue, MUSC Children’s hospital ranked 28th among all children’s hospitals in the country, and the MUSC Children’s Emergency Department was rated the 9th best pediatric emergency care facility in the U.S. The health system consists of a comprehensive network of primary care physicians, specialists, surgeons, and service providers who provide a variety of services and programs, including the Child Life Program, Community Outreach, Emergency and Transport Services, Pediatric Burn Center, Prenatal Wellness Center, Transplant Programs, and Trident Area SAFE KIDS, as well as specialty care in more two dozen medical, surgical and psychiatric areas.