Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health is a nationally ranked freestanding 456-bed, pediatric acute care children's hospital in Indianapolis, IN. It is affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine. Riley Hospital for Children is a member of the Indiana University Health System, the only children's hospital in the network. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout Indiana and the world.
It started with a vision, a vision to remember a beloved Indiana icon with a lasting legacy in his name.
In 1917, an Indianapolis doctor suggested a children’s hospital be built as a memorial for famed Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley. The idea caught on: a hospital with national recognition would serve the children of Indiana and be a permanent celebration of Riley. On July 11th, 1922 Civic leaders and public officials gather for a groundbreaking ceremony on the hospital. At a cornerstone laying ceremony, former U.S. Vice President Thomas R. Marshall gave the principal address. President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding donated a bronze trowel for the actual laying of the cornerstone. On October 7th, 1924(Mr. Whitcomb's Birthday) James Whitcomb Riley Memorial Hospital for Children is dedicated and on Nov 19th, 1924 the first patient was admitted. In 1950 the research building opened. 1951 the first Pediactric Cardiac Catherization lab opens. 1956 Indiana's first ever pediactric open heart procedure was performed. 1961 Nuerosurgery began at the hospital. 1962 the hospital became the first in the country to perform percutaneous cardiac catheterization in children. 1966 Riley Children’s becomes the first hospital in Indiana, and one of the first in the nation, to utilize echocardiography to diagnose congenital heart defects. 1971 The Baxter Parent Care Pavilion opened, providing visitation and in-room sleeping accommodations for parents, thus creating a national model for family-centered care. We now know it as The Ronald Mcdonald House. 1980 the first staged Fontan procedure in Indiana was performed. 1983 Indiana's first cochlear implant was performed. 1989 Indiana's first newborn and infant heart transplants were performed. 1991 AIDS/HIV research center opens. 1994 Indiana's first and only pediactric cancer unit, including the state's only stem cell treatment unit opened. 2002 Riley Heart Center opened as well as starting Phase I pediactric cancer research protocol. 2005 the Hospital expanded. 2016 Riley Children’s Health, Indiana’s only full service statewide pediatric health system, is formally announced. An extension of Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health, Riley Children’s Health offers complete, comprehensive pediatric care ranging from routine primary care checkups to the most complex acute care needs from highly skilled pediatric specialists. 2021 Riley Maternity Tower opened. Since its inception in 1924, Riley Children's Health has carried on that vision by offering world-class healthcare to children throughout Indiana and beyond. The state’s first and only comprehensive pediatric system gives children access to the best and brightest physicians, healthcare providers and researchers. Riley Hospital for Children serves as Indiana's only comprehensive pediactric medical center. Together, they help more than 57,000 patients annually. If a family is not able to pay for its child's medical costs, Riley offers medical care to all children regardless.
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