Children's of Alabama

Children's of Alabama
Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children
Geography
Location1600 7th Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Coordinates33°30′20″N 86°48′22″W / 33.50556°N 86.80611°W / 33.50556; -86.80611
Organization
Care systemPrivate
TypePediatric Teaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds332 Beds and 54 NICU bassinets
Helipads
HelipadFAA LID: AL91
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 70 x 70 21 × 21 concrete
H2 80 x 80 24 × 24 aluminum
History
Founded1911
Links
Websitewww.childrensal.org
ListsHospitals in Alabama

Children's of Alabama is a pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Birmingham, Alabama. The main hospital has 332 beds and 54 bassinets. The hospital is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to pediatric patients aged 0–21 throughout Alabama and surrounding states. Children's of Alabama features the only level 1 pediatric trauma center in the state. The hospital was founded in 1911. The system's main hospital is located on the city's Southside, with additional outpatient facilities and primary care centers throughout central Alabama. It is the third largest children's hospital in the United States in terms of square footage.

The hospital is nationally ranked in multiple pediatric specialties.