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28th Annual Conference Sponsors

Child Life Council would like to thank each of our sponsors for their generous pledges to support the 28th Annual Conference on Professional Issues in 2010!  
 


GOLD LEVEL ($10,000) 


Children's Hospital Boston

 

www.childrenshospital.org      

Children’s Hospital Boston is the nation’s premier pediatric medical center and is the primary
pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Founded in 1869, Children’s is a 347-bed
comprehensive center for pediatric and adolescent health care grounded in the values of excellence
in patient care and sensitivity to the complex needs and diversity of children and families. The Child
Life Services Department plays an essential role in the delivery of patient care at the hospital.

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Texas Children's Hospital

www.texaschildrenshospital.org
As one of the largest pediatric hospitals in the nation, Texas Children’s Hospital is ranked among the top five pediatric hospitals by Child and U.S. News & World Report. The Child Life Department is comprised of 33 child life specialists, five child life partners, a librarian and administrative assistant. Child life has a presence in each of the inpatient units, outpatient clinics, Cancer Center, Day Surgery, Diagnostic Imaging, PICU, NICU, Renal Dialysis and Emergency Center.

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 SILVER LEVEL ($7,500 - $5,000)


Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Child Life Department

www.cincinnatichildrens.org
For over 75 years, Child Life at Cincinnati Children’s has been a vital part of the multidisciplinary pediatric team. Child life specialists, along with child life assistants and a music therapist, provide developmental, social, and emotional support to infants, children, teenagers and their families. We have an active presence in all inpatient areas and most outpatient areas including 24/7 coverage in the Emergency Department.

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Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas

www.childrenshospital.com
As a member of the Seton Family of Hospitals, Dell Children’s Hospital Medical Center is the preeminent resource for the health and care of children in Central Texas. Dell Children’s services a 46-county area by providing safe, high-quality, compassionate care for the treatment of childhood illnesses and injuries, from simple to serious.

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Mattel Children's Hospital

  www.uclahealth.org/mattel
Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA ranks among the world's elite institutions for pediatric research, teaching and care. Serving more than 6,000 inpatients and 100,000 outpatients annually, Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA offers a full spectrum of primary and specialized medical care for infants, children and adolescents. Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA is a vital part of the new Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center which continues to be ranked as "Best in the West" by U.S.News & World Report's annual survey of America's hospitals. We are delighted to support the Child Life Council and salute our Child Life Specialists for their extraordinary commitment to patient care.

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Phoenix Children's Hospital

www.phoenixchildrens.com

Phoenix Children's Hospital has provided quality healthcare since it was born in 1983. Phoenix Children's is one of the ten largest children's hospitals in the country and provides specialty and sub-specialty inpatient, outpatient, trauma, and emergency care to patients throughout Arizona.

In 1993, the Association for the Care of Children’s Health, conducted a groundbreaking study at Phoenix Children’s Hospital that laid the foundation for child life interventions and their impact on hospitalized children and families. Since that time, the Child Life Department has grown from a small group of Child Life Specialists to a staff of over 25 today. Phoenix Children's has begun a $588 million expansion plan that will enable the Hospital to provide essential medical service to our community and world-class care for years to come.

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

 
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic diseases. We recognize the devastating effects on the family, and are committed to providing services, regardless of their ability to pay for treatment. Our staff seizes every opportunity to help children who come to us for care and, in so doing, to create new knowledge that will help children throughout the world.

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Tucson Medical Center

www.tmcaz.com
Tucson Medical Center has cared for the community for 65 years, and is the leading provider in the region for emergency care including Tucson’s first Children’s Emergency Center, women’s and maternity care, pediatric care (with top-notch intensive care units for children and newborns), and many other specialty areas – including cardiac, orthopedic, neuroscience, imaging and senior services. TMC is licensed for 650 adult and skilled nursing beds. The hospital serves more than 30,000 inpatients and 122,000 outpatients yearly.

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 SUPPORTER LEVEL ($2,500)


Arnold Palmer Hospital For Children

  www.arnoldpalmerhospital.org
 

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Banner Thunderbird Children's Center 

 
www.bannerhealth.com
The Children’s Center at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center provides medical care in selected specialty areas to patients of the West Valley. The hospital features a 40-bed pediatric unit and 35-bed neonatal intensive care unit, as well as a pediatric emergency room. In 2010, the medical center will open a pediatric intensive care unit.

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Cardon Children's Medical Center

 
www.bannerhealth.com
Cardon Children’s Medical Center is Banner Health’s premier provider of tertiary pediatric care in Arizona. The 248-bed medical center provides family-centered, comprehensive pediatric and neonatal care in more than 25 specialty areas. Additionally, the medical center provides varied support and educational programs to children of all ages and their families. Specialty care at the medical center is offered through individual units dedicated to emergency care, pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, pediatric oncology/ blood disorders, pediatric rehabilitation, general pediatrics, and pediatric radiology/imaging. The medical center is a member of NACHRI, the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions.

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Children's Hospitals & Clinics of Minnesota

  www.childrensmn.org
 

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Children's Medical Center Dallas

 

 www.childrens.com

Children's Medical Center Dallas is one of the largest pediatric providers in the nation and is ranked one of the top 25 pediatric hospitals in the country by U.S.News and World Report. As the primary pediatric teaching facility for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Children's is the only academic hospital in North Texas dedicated exclusively to the comprehensive care of children from birth to age 18. Private and not-for-profit, Children's is licensed for 406 beds, has more than 50 pediatric sub-specialty ambulatory programs and is the only pediatric hospital in the Southwest with a designated Level I trauma center.

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The Children's Center Presbyterian

  www.phs.org/phs/index.htm
The Children's Center at Presbyterian is New Mexico's premier provider of hospital services for children. The Children's Center cares for more children than any other hospital in the state, and Presbyterian's pediatric surgeons perform more than 500 surgeries per year. Strong medical leadership, board-certified pediatric specialists, and skilled pediatric nursing staff work with a Child Life Staff comprised of Certified Specialists and licensed Counselors to continuously improve patient outcomes and maintain an environment of family-centered care.
The Child Life Program has recently extended services to include consults from the Adult Cardiac Critical Care, Adult Intensive Care, Maternal Special Care and Oncology Units, where children may be experiencing the trials of hospitalization. Family-Centered Care is present throughout the Presbyterian Healthcare System as a result of the collaboration of dedicated Child Life and Medical Staff.

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St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

  www.stjosephs-phx.org
Located in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 743-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social, and support services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. St. Joseph's is a nationally recognized center for quality tertiary care, medical education, and research. It includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, the Scott and Laura Eller Congenital Heart Center, the only Trauma Center in the state of Arizona that is verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, and St. Joseph's Children's Health Center. The Children's Health Center (CHC) at St. Joseph's is the second largest pediatric facility in our region and offers a full range of pediatric services in a compassionate and interdisciplinary care setting. The Child Life Department plays an essential role in that care by advocating for the psychosocial, emotional, educational, and developmental needs of all pediatric patients and their families.

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Valley Anesthesiology Consultants

   www.valleyanesth.com  
 

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Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital

 

www.ynhh.org

Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital (YNHCH) opened in 1993 as the first full service, acute care hospital for children in Connecticut. The 201-bed Children's Hospital offers the region's largest and most comprehensive array of pediatric services, including newborn special care, a pediatric intensive care unit, a pediatric surgery center and diagnostic imaging suites, a pediatric clinical research unit, pediatric psychiatry unit and the state's only level one trauma pediatric emergency department.

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LOCAL "FRIENDS OF CHILD LIFE" 



James Chuang M.D. Valley ENT

   
 

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Johnjay and Rich Care For Kids Foundation

   www.johnjayandrich.com
Johnjay and Rich Care for Kids Foundation assist children in need by creating uplifting experiences for families facing difficult life challenges.

Through our Christmas Wish program, we inspire the community to open their hearts and step forward to help others.


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Ed & Diane Grant

   
 

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