About Us

Children's Hospital's Pediatric Firsts

First hospital in the nation devoted exclusively to pediatric medicine; established in 1855
First formal medical training for pediatric doctors
First pediatric day surgery unit in the U.S.
First neonatal surgical and pediatric intensive care unit in the U.S.
First multidisciplinary homecare program in the U.S. for children who need medical ventilators
First designated Level I Pediatric Regional resource Trauma Center in eastern Pennsylvania
First follow-up program for long-term survivors of childhood cancer
First clinic in the nation for the treatment of childhood speech defects
First to develop the closed incubator for newborns
First to develop the balloon catheter for the treatment of certain heart defects
First to discover the cause of infectious mononucleosis
First to develop vaccines for mumps, whooping cough and influenza
First to author a book on Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
First to develop a unique acute insulin response test to diagnose patients with focal lesions of congenital hyperinsulinism that can be cured with surgical intervention
First to develop a Family Faculty Program in which adult family members teach physicians and staff about the experience of illness
First to offer subspecialty training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Main Number: 215-590-1000
Physician Referral Service: 1-800-879-2467
Coordinates: 39.9486937, -75.1929596
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