2. Hospital Description
We are a not-for-profit, state-of-the-art children’s hospital on a 50-acre
campus.
We treat more inpatient cases in California, than any other pediatric
hospital north of San Diego.
Children’s Hospital services families that despite the ability to paid.
Our vision is to become the nation's best children's hospital.
4. Mission/Vision Statement for the
Department of Social Work
With caring and compassion, we guide our
patients and families through the entire care
process. As guides, we want our patients and
families to feel secure and supported through
out their health care experiences, and we want
them to say of us:
“They listened and attended to us with care and
compassion. They smoothed the way for us by
sharing practical and valuable information
with people who could help us. They treated us
with dignity and respect. They were skillful and
knowledgeable. They did not keep us waiting.”
5. Services Provided
Psychosocial assessments
Crisis intervention
Counseling
Support groups
Family contact
Brokering cultural diversity issues
Coordination and facilitation of community resources
Case management and coordination of legal issues
Discharge planning and coordination
Aftercare follow-up
Legal and advocacy assistance
Financial assistance
Bereavement and grief counseling
Patient education
Interpreter services in house and outside services
Assistance with meals, taxi service, other transportation
and accommodations as needed.
Social workers provide services in all inpatient units, the
Emergency Department and all the subspecialty practices.
6. Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect Team
In 1999, Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) Team was created.
This is a multi-disciplinary team that includes physicians, nurses,
social workers, law enforcement, Child Welfare, public health and
other individuals. It's intended to help recognize and take action
towards suspected cases of abuse.
“On any day, 3% to 5 % inpatient population come to the hospital
because of abuse or neglect. From 2004 to 2006, 34% of children under
the age of one were non-accidental traumas. Another 30% said it was
due to falls, but many were suspected to be abuse or neglect”.
7. Community Context
Children’s Hospital Central California (CHCC) is the
only hospital that has Pediatric Nephrologists
between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
CHCC provides medical services in Central Valley
and San Joaquin Valley.
Most of our patients are on Medical and California
Children Services(CCS).
We provide services to children ages 0-21 yrs. old
Very diverse patients and families
Nephrology Clinic
Different stages of their illness:
Chronic kidney disease
Kidney Failure
Dialysis
Kidney transplant
8. Population-at-risk
• Patients and families who
have many social issues
• Patients who are
undocumented
• Single parents
9. Practices
In order to develop a plan to resolve problems and
challenges, we spend time talking with families to
gain an understanding of the family background
and culture, the child and parent’s understanding
and reaction to the illness or injury, and any other
factors. We assist families during critical moments,
we are mediators of family conflicts, and we also
serve as liaisons to community organizations.
10. Significance of the Department in
Terms of Social Justice, Social Work
Values, and Human Rights
We assist families with the personal, emotional, financial and
family conflicts that may affect the health of the child. We can help
parents comprehend goals and treatment plans. We offer
information, crisis intervention, and referral to community support
agencies and other services. We are sensitive to cultural, social and
religious beliefs. In order to improve the children’s well-being we
associate with spiritual and chaplain services, interpreter services,
child life, clinical psychology, rehabilitation, and clinical nutrition.
We offer great services by providing: excellence, compassionate
care, integrity, innovation, collaboration, and stewardship.