Children's Hospital LA Spotlighted on Tonight's AMERICAN IDOL

American Idol viewers are in for a touching and heartfelt experience Wednesday night: An inside look at one of America's top pediatric hospitals, Children's Hospital Los Angeles. IDOL's Top 4 finalists Candice Glover, Kree Harrison, Amber Holcomb and Angie Miller visited Children's Hospital Monday and the fantastic four tugged at heart strings as they inspired young patients with bedside visits and a private concert! They also did arts and crafts with the kids in the Creative Oasis Playroom, read to patients in the hospital's Literally Healing Library and participated in supervised music therapy treatment with our tiniest patients in the hospital's Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit. They also met with the extraordinary doctors and nurses who provide the highest quality of healthcare for children in Southern California and beyond.

Watch American Idol Wednesday, April 24 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX and vote for your favorite contestant!

If you are able to help Children's Hospital Los Angeles treat kids better, please donate!

To make a donation, go to www.Chla.org/Idol
Or Text "CHLA" to 90999 to Donate $10 and Ask Your Friends to do the Same. Thank You!

Visit www.americanidol.com for additional information regarding American Idol voting, as well as exclusive videos, interviews, photos, special behind-the-scenes information and all of your American Idol news.

About Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children's Hospital Los Angeles has been named the best children's hospital in California and among the top five in the nation for clinical excellence with its recent selection to the prestigious US News & World Report Honor Roll of best children's hospitals. Children's Hospital Los Angeles is home to The Saban Research Institute, one of the largest and most productive pediatric research facilities in the United States. The hospital is also ranked among the country's premier teaching hospitals, and has been affiliated with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California since 1932.

For more information, visit www.CHLA.org. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn, or visit our blog: www.WeAreChildrens.org.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles Fast Facts

Children's Hospital Los Angeles is a nonprofit, academic, pediatric medical center. We provide the highest quality healthcare for children in our region and beyond.

Each year, we provide more than 97,000 children with pediatric health care in a setting designed just for their needs.

We are a research hospital and believe that it is through research that we can improve the delivery of care to the children of the future.

OUR REPUTATION

Founded in 1901, Children's Hospital Los Angeles is the first and largest pediatric hospital in Southern California. The hospital is one of only 12 children's hospitals in the nation - and the only one in California - ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. The U.S. News report also ranked Children's Hospital Los Angeles among the top five children's hospitals in the United States.

Children's Hospital is:

• The only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in Los Angeles County approved by the County Department of Health Services and accredited by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons.
• One of only 12 children's hospitals nationwide to be designated a "Top Hospital" for 2012 by The Leapfrog Group.
• Designated as a Magnet Hospital in 2013 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center - an honor held by only 6.6 percent of hospitals nationwide.
• Granted the Beacon Award for Excellence in Pediatric Intensive Care Units from the American Association of Critical Care Nursing.
• The most recognized and favored hospital in Los Angeles County among families with children, according to a 2010 independent study.
• A provider of more than $125 million annually in Community benefits to the children and families of Los Angeles.

CLINICAL EXCELLENCE

More than 4,200 employees and 588 medical staff deliver care to patients at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. Annual statistics log:

• 10,920 inpatient visits
• 301,838 outpatient visits
• 65,919 Emergency Department visits
• 15,459 pediatric surgeries performed - more complex procedures than any other hospital in Southern California.
• Number of active licensed beds: 365

For more information go to www.CHLA.org.

To post a comment, you must register and login.