Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital Case Study

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is a children’s hospital at Memorial Regional located in Hollywood, Florida. It was renamed Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in 1992 becoming the first pediatric hospital in Broward County (Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, 2016). Named after Hall of Fame baseball player Joe DiMaggio whose mission was to create a facility with the idea that no child will be turned away because of their inability to pay (JDCH, 2016). Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is currently one of the leading pediatric hospitals in the region and is the only pediatric trauma center (Level 1) in South Broward County with a total of 204 beds (JDCH, 2016). The hospital has a Level 2 and 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with 84 beds (JDCH, 2016). Their Pediatric Intensive Care Unit has 22 beds with 12 beds for Intermediate Care (JDCH, 2016). The hospital also has a Medical and Surgical Unit with 86 beds and a Hematology …show more content…
Chronic Kidney Disease is caused when the kidneys stop function effectively (UWHealth, 2016). Once the kidneys begin to deteriorate blood phosphorus starts to increase, bones may start to weaken, appetite will start to deteriorate along with lack of energy and slowed growth (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, 2016). A good nutrition is important for a child with Chronic Kidney Disease because as it can affect the functioning of the kidneys. The kidneys play a vital role in the body; they remove wastes and excess water from the blood to make urine (NIH,2016). They balance salts, sodium, potassium, calcium and phosphorus, minerals that circulate the blood (NIH, 2016). They also aid in the release of hormones that make red blood cells, control blood pressure and maintain strong bones (NIH,2016). A child on a Renal diet would need to control the amount of potassium, phosphorus and sodium intake (NIH,