Health Care

Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has provided state-of-the-art medical care to children in a family-centered environment throughout its 107 year history. When the hospital's current inpatient facility was dedicated in 1968, it supported the best possible care available at that time. However, medical technology and practice significantly evolved over the last 40 years. Further, the current inpatient building does not meet the new state-mandated seismic requirements (SB 1953) that were passed after the 1994 Northridge earthquake. To continue offering the highest standards of medical excellence and quality care for children, it became imperative that the existing inpatient building be replaced. The seven-story, 460,000 square foot, 317 bed new hospital building will enable CHLA to expand key acute care services; incorporate advances in medical technology; enhance family-centered care; and exceed new seismic safety standards.