This special series of expert commentaries is part of a collaboration between The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Medscape and is designed to provide practicing clinicians with updates and analysis on a range of clinically important topics from specialists affiliated with this world-famous pediatric facility.
Paul A. Offit, MD, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is the nation's first pediatric hospital, and has long been considered one of its finest. Our 516-bed University City, Philadelphia campus, home to our world-renowned cancer, cardiac and fetal surgery programs, also includes a rehabilitation facility, an ambulatory care center, and more than 640,000 square feet of research space, while our Care Network serves patients at more than 50 locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In 2010, we handled more than 1.1 million outpatient visits and 28,000 hospital admissions.
