Here are some statistics and facts about the Sheikh Zayed Tower (for adults) and The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, which opened at Johns Hopkins Hospital on May 1, 2012.
Overview
- 560 private rooms
- $1.1 billion construction project
- Main entrance is larger than a football field
- Covers 1.6 million square feet
- Located on a five-acre site
- Convenient, secure parking with pedestrian bridges into hospital
The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center - Pediatric Care
205 private inpatient rooms, including:
- 120 acute care rooms
- 85 intensive care rooms
- Level 1 pediatric trauma service
- Pediatric burn services
- 10 pediatric ORs
- Multiple playrooms and a two-story indoor play area for patients
Pediatric Emergency Department
- Double the size of former pediatric ED
- Capable of sharing trauma capacity with adult ED
- The only state-designated trauma center for children in Maryland
- Annual visits expected to be more than 40,000
- Pediatric radiology/imaging services
Sheikh Zayed Tower - Adult Care
355 private inpatient rooms, including:
- 224 acute care rooms
- 96 intensive care rooms
- 35 obstetrics rooms
Adult Emergency Department (ED)
- "Front door" location in the new hospital building
- Patient drop off area by Emergency Department entrance
- 67 private examination rooms for adult patients and families
- Six trauma care rooms equipped with new medical technologies
- Expanded radiology suite featuring X-Ray, CT, MRI and Ultrasound
- 17-bed acute care observation unit integrated into the department