Children's Hospital Oakland, full name Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, is a children's hospital in Oakland, California. It is the only independent children’s hospital in the northern part of the state and is designated a Level I pediatric trauma center. [1] It has an affiliated research organization, the Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute, or CHORI, and is involved in research and treatment for a variety of children's health issues, such as pediatric obesity, cancers, sickle cell disease, AIDS/HIV, hemophilia and cystic fibrosis.[2]
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- ^ "Designated trauma centers". Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20070629155034/http://www.emsa.ca.gov/emsdivision/trma_ctr.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
- ^ "Children's Hospital Oakland new sickle cell research". Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/26999.php. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
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