Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
| Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters | |
|---|---|
| CHKD | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 601 Children's Lane, Norfolk, Virginia, United States |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 36°51′44″N 76°18′6.9″W / 36.86222°N 76.301917°W |
| Services | |
| Beds | 206 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1961 |
| Links | |
| Website | CHKD website |
| Lists | Hospitals in Virginia |
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD), located in Norfolk, Virginia, is the only freestanding children's hospital in Virginia.[1]
CHKD has a 212-room hospital and serves the medical and surgical needs of children throughout the greater Hampton Roads metro area, the Eastern Shore of Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
In 1896, a group of community-spirited women formed the Norfolk City Union of The King’s Daughters to provide medical care for indigent mothers and their children. They established a free clinic and visiting nurse service and in 1961 built The King’s Daughters’ Children’s Hospital, with 88 beds and a variety of services. In 1979, the name was changed to Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters.
In the 1980s, CHKD surgeon Donald Nuss developed a procedure to correct pectus excavatum, and CHKD remains a leading center for the Nuss procedure.[2]
The CHKD hospital campus sits in southwest Norfolk, adjacent to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and Eastern Virginia Medical School. CHKD serves as the main pediatric training location for EVMS students, and along with EVMS, sponsors an ACGME-accredited pediatric residency training program.
Today, the CHKD Health System operates primary care pediatric practices, surgical practices, multi-service Health Centers and satellite offices throughout its service region.