Childrens Hospital Medical Center of Akron

Program achievement #2 - hospital based services chmca's philosophy of care is centered around the families we serve. this means we respect each child and family's individual needs and strive to make the hospital experience as pleasant as possible. the routine care units, which consist of private rooms and accommodations for overnight stay by parents, are based upon the concept of family-centered care. the primary focus of the facility is to provide an environment conducive to pediatric patients, aiding their recovery in a modern hospital setting. inpatient services include routine care, neonatal intensive care unit, pediatric intensive care unit, behavioral health, regional burn center, and trauma services. our neonatologists provide the highest level of intensive care for our youngest patients. our neonatal expertise expands beyond our nicu in the kay jewelers pavilion. we also operate the nicu's at cleveland clinic akron general, summa akron city hospital, st. elizabeth boardman hospital, as well as special care nurseries at our beeghly campus location, st. joseph warren hospital, aultman hospital and wooster community hospital. total nicu patient days were 81,404 and 78,510 for 2019 and 2018, respectively. the division of pediatric critical care is responsible for overseeing and delivering care in the pediatric intensive care unit (picu). the picu again received the beacon award for excellence from the american association of critical-care nurses (aacn). in 2016, we were first-time recipients of this three-year award at the silver level. during 2019, our picu achieved gold level status, the highest level of recognition. only two picu's in ohio have received beacon awards, and chmca is the only unit in ohio, and one of just 13 nationwide, with gold level status. total patient days were 5,707 and 5,967 in 2019 and 2018, respectively. since 1978, the regional burn center has provided specialized care for burn victims of all ages throughout northeastern ohio. the burn center is verified by the american burn association and the committee on trauma of the american college of surgeons, which recognizes individual and institutional commitment to total burn care and a formal system for quality burn care delivery. besides providing expert treatment, the center's staff is actively involved in burn research and burn care training for professional and community groups. total patient days for the burn center were 2,492 and 2,623 for 2019 and 2018, respectively. the division of emergency/trauma services supplies the emergency care needs of children from birth to twenty-one (21) years of age. as the sole pediatric institution in the area, the division of emergency/trauma services is the designated treatment center for all emergent pediatric problems. children from akron and the surrounding counties in northeast ohio accounted for the majority of the 1,212,882 visits during 2019. chmca is verified as a level ii pediatric trauma center by the american college of surgeons. the pediatric trauma verification is based on its ability to provide quality trauma care to trauma patients and their families from the time of injury, through the acute care phase, into the rehabilitation phase. chmca's inpatient rehabilitation program has received three-year accreditation from the commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities (carf). this is the highest level of accreditation that can be awarded to an organization by carf and demonstrates chmca's conformance to carf standards and successful completion of a rigorous peer-review process. chmca's inpatient rehabilitation program treats children, teens and young adults who have experienced traumatic and life-changing illness or injury. thanks to the generosity of our donors, the lois and john orr family behavioral health center opened in october 2019 on the akron campus. this new resource is making it easier for children, teens and their families to access mental health services. chmca also expand