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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware

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Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
Nemours Children's Health
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware as seen from the Nemours Estate
Map
Geography
LocationWilmington, Delaware, United States
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeSpecialty - Pediatrics
Affiliated universityThomas Jefferson University
University of Delaware
PatronThe Nemours Foundation
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Emergency Department
Beds195
History
Opened1940
Links
Websitewww.nemours.org

Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is a pediatric hospital located in Wilmington, Delaware.[1] It is operated by the Nemours Foundation, a non-profit organization created through the last will and testament of philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont by his widow Jessie Ball duPont in 1936, and dedicated to improving children's health.[2] Historically, it was referred to as the A. I. duPont Institute for Crippled Children or more simply, the duPont Institute and provides pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults up to age 21.[3][4]

Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, was the first freestanding children's hospital that is part of Nemours Children's Health, the nation's largest multi-state, multi-location pediatric health system.[5] The hospital has achieved Magnet status multiple times and has several specialties consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Top Children's Hospital awards.[6] Additionally, it is recognized as an American College of Surgeons Children's Surgery Verified Hospital.[7]

History

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Main entrance of the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Alfred I. duPont established a trust composed of his holdings in E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company which provided for the formation of The Nemours Foundation, named for the duPont family's home in France.[8][9] The Nemours Foundation was incorporated in Florida in 1936.[10] Nemours offers pediatric clinical care, research, education, advocacy and prevention programs.[11]

In 1940, the original Alfred I. duPont Institute opened in Wilmington. It is known for pediatric orthopedics.[12] In 1976, the Nemours Board of Directors expanded the institute's mission to encompass more pediatric diseases. The first phase of the new Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware was completed in 1979. Outpatient and ambulatory care was provided at the adjacent Nemours Children's Clinic. The current hospital was completed in 1984.[13]

Nemours has grown to be one of the nation's largest children's health systems, caring for more than a quarter of a million children each year. The hospital is part of the duPont legacy.[14] It was named one of the nation's best children's hospitals by Parents Magazine in 2009.[15] The institute is academically affiliated with both the University of Delaware in Newark and Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and the residency program is handled through Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.[13]

The Nemours Foundation is the sole beneficiary of the A.I. duPont Testamentary Trust, valued at $3.4 billion in 2009.[16] The trusts supporting the Nemours Foundation (the A.I. duPont Testamentary Trust and the Edward Ball Trust) were valued at a combined $5.5 billion in 2015.[17]

On May 12, 2021, the hospital announced its name change to "Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware."[18]

In April 2024, Nemours partnered with the University of Central Florida to train future pediatric doctors. The partnership will address a projected shortage of physicians across Florida by 2035.[19]

Facilities

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The medical campus is located directly east of the DuPont Experimental Station and the site also houses the Nemours Estate. The facility provides Delaware's only Pediatric Trauma Center, advanced inpatient and outpatient pediatric care in more than 30 specialties, intensive and acute pediatric care, as well as pediatric research.[20] The Ronald McDonald House of Delaware adjacent to the hospital provides sleep rooms and showers for the parents and families of children receiving treatment.

Nemours Biomedical Research occupies the E400 building in the DuPont Experimental Station.[21]

In 2011, the Nemours Foundation announced a $212 million expansion that would increase the size of the Emergency Department and number of inpatient beds.[22][23] The construction was completed in 2014 and the doors opened to patients in October 2014.[24][25]

In 2022, Nemours began a $40 million expansion in southeastern Pennsylvania in which the health system will open three new specialty care sites by the winter of 2024.[26]

In May 2023, Nemours opened a specialized pediatric medical office in Broomall, Pennsylvania that includes doctors who are experts in more than 15 medical and surgical specialties.[27][28]

In March 2023, Nemours opened a 43,000-square-foot facility in Chester County that will offer 18 medical and outpatient surgical specialties for children.[29]

Specialties

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The hospital offers intensive and acute inpatient and outpatient services in more than 30 disciplines.[30] It is internationally recognized in blood and bone marrow transplantation, achondroplasia, cancer, cardiology and cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedics, and solid organ transplantation.[31]

References

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  1. ^ Commerce, Florida Chamber of (June 15, 2021). "Nemours Children's Health Named Newest Florida Chamber Foundation Statewide Community Development Partner". Florida Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dupont Trust :: Alfred & Jessie Ball duPont". alfrediduponttrust.org. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "All Counties: AI duPont Hospital for Children Adolescent Medicine Clinic | Wilmington". Retrieved June 1, 2020.
  4. ^ McCoyd, Judith L. M.; Kerson, Toba Schwaber (March 17, 2016). Social Work in Health Settings: Practice in Context. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-40912-0.
  5. ^ "Celebrating a Decade of Ripple Effects of Better Health: Nemours Children's Health Marks 10 Years Since Opening Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida". www.orlandomedicalnews.com. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  6. ^ "Nemours Children's Health Ranks in Multiple Specialties in U.S. News & World Report 2022-23 Best Children's Hospitals". Nemours. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  7. ^ "Verified Children's Surgery Centers". ACS. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "Our Story | Nemours". www.nemours.org. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "A HISTORY OF THE ALFRED I. DUPONT TRUST" (PDF). The Alfred I. duPont Charitable Trust. July 1, 2016.
  10. ^ Patton, Charlie (April 27, 2018). "Nemours Children's Specialty Care looks to raise $7 million". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "The Ultimate Guide to Hospitals in Delaware 2016". Delaware Today. February 18, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  12. ^ Mammarella, Ken (December 17, 2017). "Nemours: Alfred's estate decked out for the holidays". Delawareonline.com. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  13. ^ a b Moss, R. Lawrence (2021). Nemours Children's Health. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4671-0623-8. OCLC 1262996376.
  14. ^ "The Ultimate Guide to Hospitals in Delaware 2016". Delaware Today. February 18, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  15. ^ "Parents Magazine Posts Survey Results". Nemours.org. February 25, 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved September 2, 2010.
  16. ^ Standard and Poors, http://www.standardandpoors.com/ratings/articles/en/us/?assetID=1245193630745 Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 2/28/2011)
  17. ^ "Fitch Affirms Nemours Foundation (FL) Revs at 'AA+'; Outlook Stable". www.businesswire.com. May 12, 2015.
  18. ^ Newman, Meredith (May 13, 2021). "Nemours/A.I. duPont Hospital for Children to change its name this summer". The News Journal. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  19. ^ McKenzie, Amanda (April 17, 2024). "UCF, Nemours Children's Health partner to address pediatrician shortage". FOX 35 Orlando. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  20. ^ "Children's Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware - Nemours Children's Health System". www.nemours.org.
  21. ^ "Nemours Biomedical Research relocating to DuPont Experimental Station". January 26, 2017.
  22. ^ "Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Expansion". www.usa.skanska.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  23. ^ Silvis, Jennifer (May 30, 2014). "FIRST LOOK: Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children Expansion". Healthcare Design Magazine. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  24. ^ Nemours Foundation. http://www.nemours.org/locations/nemours-dupont/expansion.html
  25. ^ "Best Health Care Project: Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital For Children Expansion". www.enr.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  26. ^ "Nemours opening 3 new suburban Philadelphia children's health centers". Philadelphia Business Journal. October 4, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  27. ^ Whelan, Aubrey (May 23, 2023). "Nemours opens a new pediatric specialty clinic in Broomall". Inquirer. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  28. ^ Bjorkgren, David (May 24, 2023). "New Broomall Clinic Focuses on Children's Medical Needs". DELCO Today. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  29. ^ Cooper, Kenny (March 12, 2024). "Nemours Children's Health opens specialty care, ambulatory surgical center in Malvern". WHYY. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  30. ^ "Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children | Nemours Children's Health System". www.nemours.org. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  31. ^ "Medical Conditions & Services | Nemours Children's Health System". www.nemours.org. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

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