Statistics

• 5,454 Hospital Admissions (-3% from 2018)
• 432 PICU Patients (-7% from 2018)
• 927 NICU Patients (+10% from 2018)

Clinical Stats

• Chemotherapy treatments: 2,618
• Breathing treatments: 194,935
• X-rays: 43,569
• MRIs: 3,547
• CTs: 5,397
• Ultrasounds: 8,194
• Lab tests: 383,933
• Sleep studies/visits: 1,206
• Transports from other hospitals: 949
• Hours of family support by chaplains: 3,500
• Families helped by Interpretive Services: 8,575

Outpatient Stats

• 120,855 Outpatient Visits (-14% from 2018)
• 19,105 Rehabilitation Center Visits (+10% from 2018)
• 30,162 Home Health Visits (-16% from 2018)
• 72,711 Emergency & Urgent Care Visits (+12% from 2018)
  • 59,194 Emergency Department Visits
  • 13,517 Urgent Care Visits [Urgent Care West opened April 2018; Emory Center opened April 2019]

Our Hospital

Andrew, age 17, sports physical MVP, with nurse Misty

• 9,762 Surgeries (-8% from 2018)
• 210 Babies treated for drug dependency [493 participated in Grow With Me Clinic, an innovative program that helps address the many needs of children born with neonatal absitenence syndome (NAS) from birth to age 5]
• 32 Specialties (More than any other hospital in the region)
• 396 Physicians
• 2,123 Employees
• 18,574 Child Life Visits
• 7,904 Family Encounters by Social Work
• 1 Facility Dog
• 45,269 Volunteer Hours
• Top 3 languages translated: Spanish, Arabic, Swahili

Patient Population

16 counties. 3 states. 1 Children’s Hospital.

Hospital Visits by County: 133,493 (+6% from 2018)

• Anderson: 7,911
• Blount: 12,073
• Bradley: 282
• Campbell: 4,188
• Claiborne: 2,146
• Cocke: 2,234
• Grainger: 2,241
• Hamblen: 3,776
• Jefferson: 4,609
• Knox: 62,999
• Loudon: 4,407
• McMinn: 2,014
• Monroe: 3,272
• Morgan: 2,335
• Roane: 3,350
• Scott: 1,980
• Sevier: 11,225
• Union: 2,451

Community Benefit

Noah, age 4, Leukemia warrior, with nurse Kelly

As a non-profit organization, Children’s Hospital invests millions of dollars each year to improve our community.

• Total community benefit: $4,330,100
• Research: $188,759
• Community-building, health & safety: $85,114
• Education of medical students, residents and health professionals: $1,732,452

UNDER-COMPENSATED CARE

The cost of treatment provided to those who cannot or do not pay, whether it’s with insurance, Medicare/Medicaid, or from their own pockets.

• Uncompensated: $9,327,492
• Charity Care: $2,905,000
• Bad Debt: $3,650,936

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

• Blood drives conducted at hospital: 4
• Health fairs and presentations: 8 (-25% from 2018)
• Children attended our summer camps: 147 (+8% from 2018)

WELLNESS

• Children involved in activities/programs to improve nutrition and commitment to physical activity: 5,083 (-15% from 2018)
• Children screened for asthma: 526 (-1.9% from 2018)

SAFETY & INJURY PREVENTION

• Schools served by Project ADAM programs: 178 (+120% from 2018)
• Individuals trained to administer CPR in schools: 1,203 (+63% from 2018)
• Helmets distributed: 2,517 (+1.1% from 2018)
• Car seats inspected: 2,111 (+1% from 2018)
• People reached by Water Safety campaign: 24,771
• People reached by Car Seat and Heat Stroke campaign: 11,547

2019 Financials

Annual cost to operate Children’s Hospital: $196,229,464

Annual net patient revenue: $188,528,786

PAYER MIX

• TennCare/Medicaid: 65.2%
• PPO/HMO Commercial: 31.8%
• Other: 3.0%

DONORS

All donations help off set cost of state-of-the-art medical equipment, building improvements and programs.

• Total Raised: $6,985,042
• Number of Donors: 5,869

Provider Changes 2019

Retirements

• John Howick, Jr., MD (27 years, Neonatology)
• Stephen Prinz, M.D. (44 years, Neonatology)

In memory

• Joe W. Black, III, M.D. (1959 - 2019)

Welcome

• Sarah Bateman, N.P. (Neurology)
• Matthew Blair, M.D. (Urgent Care)
• Melanie Bodine, N.P. (Neonatalogy)
• Mari Eaton, M.D. (Neonatalogy)
• Bryan Eriksen, M.D. (Neonatalogy)
• Sarah Beth Eriksen, M.D. (Pediatrics)
• Kelsey Fredericks, N.P. (Hematology/Oncology)
• Lauri Gingerich, N.P. (Urology)
• Mark Howard, P.A. (Neurosurgery)
• William Mallard, D.D.S. (Dentistry)
• Jodie Manross, L.Ac. (Acupuncture)
• Liane Potter, N.P. (Neonatalogy)
• Amy Pouliot, P.A. (Neurosurgery)
• Jonathan Ridenour, P.A. (Emergency Medicine)
• Elizabeth Roehner, C.R.N.A. (Anesthesiology)
• Vanessa Thomas, M.D. (Pediatrics)
• Jenna Verdell, N.P. (Pediatric Intensive Care)
• Marissa Warwar, N.P. (Surgery)
• Courtney Watson, D.N.P. (Otolaryngology)
• Derek Wilson, C.R.N.A. (Anesthesiology)