About Us
At Wolfson Children's Hospital, our mission is to provide optimal health for the region's children by providing patient- and family-centered care, education, research and child advocacy.
We Know Kids
Recognized year after year as one of America's Best Children's Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, Wolfson Children's Hospital of Jacksonville, Florida is the only full-service tertiary hospital for children in the region, serving North Florida, South Georgia and beyond. We are a non-profit organization that provides care for all children, regardless of their ability to pay.
World-Class Care
Wolfson Children's Hospital works as one team with our world-renowned partners to provide top-notch resources and outstanding care to children. Our medical faculty includes pediatric subspecialists with Nemours Children’s Specialty Care, Jacksonville, the University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville and Mayo Clinic.
1
Main Campus
Emergency Center
Porter Family Children’s Trauma Center
Downtown Jacksonville
6
Specialty Centers
- Clay County
- Daytona Beach
- Lake City
- Tallahassee
- Brunswick, Ga.
- Valdosta, Ga.
5
Satellite ERs
- Fleming Island
- North Jacksonville
- Oakleaf
- Town Center
- Tallahassee
Affiliated with Baptist Health
Wolfson Children's Hospital is a part of Baptist Health, the region's most comprehensive healthcare provider. Baptist Health's circle of care includes five nationally accredited hospitals and more than 70 primary care and specialty offices, as well as home health, rehabilitation and urgent care.
Since 1955
With the aid of an initial $500,000 donation from the Wolfson Family Foundation, the hospital opened in 1955 as a place for all children to be admitted and treated without regard to creed, religion, race or financial position. That original mission remains today.
Education
- Main teaching facility for the Pediatric Residency Training Program of the University of Florida (UF) College of Medicine, Jacksonville
- Serves as site of pediatric training for multiple Mayo College of Medicine Jacksonville physicians
- Training tomorrow's pediatric doctors, nurses, chaplains, pharmacists and other allied health professionals
Research
- Dedicated Clinical Research Center for investigator-initiated and multi-center studies
- Evidence-based best practices to improve care/outcomes
Nationally Recognized, Regional Leader in Pediatrics
- Recognized among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report year after year
- Awarded Magnet™ designation for excellence in patient care, Asthma-Friendly Hospital designation by the Florida Asthma Coalition, and the AACN Gold Beacon Award for Excellence™ in pediatric intensive care; Extracorporeal Life Support Organization Award for ECMO excellence
- Nationally accredited Echocardiography; Cancer; Blood and Marrow Transplant; Epilepsy; Cleft and Craniofacial Disorders; and ECMO programs
Centers of Distinction
- Behavioral Health Center
- C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Heart Institute
- Cancer Center
- Diabetes & Endocrinology Institute
- Gastroenterology Center
- Snyder Family Cleft and Craniofacial Center
- Walter and Michelle Stys Neuroscience Institute
Wolfson Children's Hospital also provides critically needed services and technology to better serve the children in our region, including:
- Cardiovascular and Surgery ICU
- Dedicated Neurosurgical Suite
- Intraoperative MRI and CT
- Blood and Marrow Transplantation
- Hybrid Neurovascular and Cardiovascular Surgery Suite
- Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Bower Lyman Center for Medically Complex Children
- Porter Family Children’s Trauma Center
Community Benefit
- Largest provider of charitable care to children in Jacksonville
- $41.5 million in uncompensated and charity care
- An additional $5.7 million invested in programs to improve child health
BY THE NUMBERS
Based on 2019 data216
beds
164,975
patient encounters
11,185
children hospitalized with an average of
158
daily
9,536
surgeries annually
79,570
visits annually treated at 6 Children’s Emergency Centers
1,875
emergency transports annually
179
active pediatric research studies