The Christ Hospital
| The Christ Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Yes |
| Beds | 555 |
| Helipads | |
| Helipad | FAA LID: OH49 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.thechristhospital.com/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Ohio |
The Christ Hospital is a 555-bed, not-for-profit acute care facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, offering services in cardiovascular care, spine treatment, women's health, major surgery, cancer, behavioral medicine, orthopaedics, emergency care, kidney transplant and others. The Christ Hospital is consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation's top 50 hospitals in several categories.
The Christ Hospital was founded under the leadership of Methodist missionary Isabella Thoburn, who was invited to Cincinnati to train Christian missionaries and deaconesses to serve. For a number of years, The Christ Hospital was managed by deaconesses.
The hospital's location, at one of the highest points in Hamilton County, affords a panoramic view of the Cincinnati basin below.39°07′17″N 84°30′40″W / 39.1213°N 84.5111°W It is sometimes considered to be part of the Pill Hill neighborhood.