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HISTORY From humble beginnings as
a hospital within a hospital
MILESTONES IN to the new facility opening in
February 2019, Navicent Health
Outstanding Pediatric Care has made great strides in
caring for our region’s children.
1986 —LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR A CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL 2006 —BEGINNING OF THE HUGS PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM
Signed by all 23 pediatricians serving the Macon area and The The first accredited program of its kind in the area, the HUGS
Medical Center, Navicent Health, this letter of support advocated Palliative Care Program began in 2006 to promote and enhance
for the creation of a children’s hospital patterned after Vanderbilt’s quality of life for children and support the families of children
“hospital within a hospital” model. dealing with a life-limiting or chronic condition.
1989 —C REATION OF A NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (NNICU) 2007 —CREATION OF HOPE FOR KIDS
After the growth of neonatal intensive care as a specialty during Opening its doors in 2007, the Hematology Oncology Place of
the 1960s and 1970s, our first NNICU opened as a 12-bed unit Excellence, Navicent Health, also known as HOPE for Kids, is an
in 1989. outpatient treatment center for patients living with pediatric
cancer or blood disorders.
1991 —PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (PICU)
2015 —CREATION OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER,
The six-bed PICU opened in April 1991.The PICU established an
environment dedicated to providing critical care to pediatric patients NAVICENT HEALTH
who had previously been housed in the adult intensive care unit.
Since opening in September 2015, Autism & Developmental Center,
1995 —CHILDREN’S HEALTH CENTER Navicent Health has reduced the wait time for patients needing
occupational, physical and speech therapies and drastically reduced
Opened in 1995, Children’s Health, Navicent Health offers the wait time for diagnostic assessments for children with autism
outpatient healthcare options for children who may not otherwise spectrum disorder and other developmental conditions. The Autism
have access to a pediatrician. & Developmental Center, Navicent Health also reduced the wait time
for patients needing occupational, physical and speech therapies
1996 —FIRST PEDIATRIC TRANSPORT AMBULANCE PURCHASED and offers a Therapeutic Learning Clinic for children ages 2 to 5 to
ease their transition into a general education curriculum.
Since the purchase of the first pediatric transport ambulance, we
have provided transports for 59 counties in south Georgia. The 2016 —LAUNCH OF PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CENTER
service opens access to pediatric critical care for those who may
not have it available in their communities. In July 2016, Navicent Health launched the region’s only state-of-the-art
comprehensive Pediatric Emergency Center, Navicent Health, designed
1997 —OPENING OF CRESCENT HOUSE solely for the care of children. Located within The Medical Center,
Navicent Health’s adult Emergency Center, the Pediatric Emergency
Part of the Children’s Advocacy Centers of Georgia, Crescent House, Center draws on the expertise of board-certified pediatric specialists
Navicent Health offers a team of highly trained professionals, and the services of Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital.
including nurse practitioners, forensic pediatricians, forensic
interviewers and child life specialists who advocate for victims TODAY —GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW BEVERLY KNIGHT OLSON
of child abuse. Crescent House was the first advocacy center in
the area. CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
2003 —CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES In February 2019, Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital will
open on the Navicent Health campus.
Children’s Hospital Outpatient Services opened to provide a wide
array of outpatient procedures and services—including infusions FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BEVERLY
for cancer and sickle cell patients—for infants, children and teens. KNIGHT OLSON CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL,
NAVICENT HEALTH, PLEASE VISIT
WWW.CHILDRENSHOSPITALMACON.ORG.
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