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Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)
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Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) is a children's hospital
located in Orange County
, California
.
Its main hospital is located in the City of Orange
and it operates the pediatric care at Mission Hospital
(a hospital-within-a-hospital) in nearby Mission Viejo
.
The combined operation of CHOC (Orange) and CHOC (Mission) ranks as the 15th busiest children’s hospital in the country. It also prides itself as having one of the busiest pediatrics residency programs in the region.
In 2011, Children’s Hospital of Orange County has been ranked in eight specialties in U.S. News Media Group’s Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Specifically, CHOC Children’s ranked 28th in cancer; 33rd in diabetes and endocrinology; 44th in gastroenterology; 39th in neonatology; 41st in neurology and neurosurgery; 45th in orthopedics; 43rd in pulmonology; and 48th in urology.
of Los Angeles based radio station KIIS FM hosted a live fundraising event for Radio Lollipop, asking listeners to donate by sending a text message to the short code
90999 with the keyword CHOC. The station was flooded with mobile donations after G.O.T. Toyota President R.J. Romero told listeners that he would match donations up to $10,000. CHOC’s mobile donating
campaign was created in partnership with the Mobile Giving Foundation
and Mgive
.
Children's hospital
A children's hospital is a hospital which offers its services exclusively to children . The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties...
located in Orange County
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Its main hospital is located in the City of Orange
Orange, California
Southern California is well-known for year-round pleasant weather: - On average, the warmest month is August. - The highest recorded temperature was in 1985. - On average, the coolest month is December. - The lowest recorded temperature was in 1950...
and it operates the pediatric care at Mission Hospital
California Mission Hospital
Mission Hospital is located in Mission Viejo, California.It is a 552-bed acute care, full-service facility serving all of south Orange County and houses the region’s designated trauma center, one of only three in the county...
(a hospital-within-a-hospital) in nearby Mission Viejo
Mission Viejo, California
Mission Viejo is a city located in southern Orange County, California, U.S. in the Saddleback Valley. Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest master-planned communities ever built under a single project in the United States, and is rivaled only by Highlands Ranch, Colorado, in its size...
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The combined operation of CHOC (Orange) and CHOC (Mission) ranks as the 15th busiest children’s hospital in the country. It also prides itself as having one of the busiest pediatrics residency programs in the region.
In 2011, Children’s Hospital of Orange County has been ranked in eight specialties in U.S. News Media Group’s Best Children’s Hospitals rankings. Specifically, CHOC Children’s ranked 28th in cancer; 33rd in diabetes and endocrinology; 44th in gastroenterology; 39th in neonatology; 41st in neurology and neurosurgery; 45th in orthopedics; 43rd in pulmonology; and 48th in urology.
Radio Lollipop
In 2006, CHOC (a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital) teamed with G.O.T. Toyota to create an in-house radio station in order to provide comfort and entertainment for the hospital’s increasing number of extended stay patients. Known as Radio Lollipop, the program allows children at the hospital to experience the fun and excitement of being on the air within hospital walls, and creates a unique interrelationship between patients.Mobile Giving Campaign
In 2008, Ryan SeacrestRyan Seacrest
Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, network producer and voice actor. He is the host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, a nationally syndicated Top 40 radio show that airs on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and throughout the United States and Canada on Premiere Radio Networks,...
of Los Angeles based radio station KIIS FM hosted a live fundraising event for Radio Lollipop, asking listeners to donate by sending a text message to the short code
Short code
Short codes are special telephone numbers, significantly shorter than full telephone numbers, that can be used to address SMS and MMS messages from certain service provider's mobile phones or fixed phones...
90999 with the keyword CHOC. The station was flooded with mobile donations after G.O.T. Toyota President R.J. Romero told listeners that he would match donations up to $10,000. CHOC’s mobile donating
Mobile donating
Mobile donating refers to donating to an organization through a mobile device. The primary means for mobile donating is through SMS. Mobile donating can also refer to consumers donating their old phones to a cause for recycling and reuse of the device....
campaign was created in partnership with the Mobile Giving Foundation
Mobile giving foundation
The Mobile Giving Foundation is a non-profit organization based in the U.S. state of Washington, working to increase mobile donating in the US. Chairman and CEO, Jim Manis in early 2008 fostered a deal between the top four major US carriers, allowing non-profit text message fees to be...
and Mgive
Mgive
mGive, founded in 2005, is a Denver based Wireless Application Service Provider. mGive offers mobile giving services, and is an approved mGive Foundation Wireless Application Service Provider....
.