Children's Hospital Central California is a 338 bed pediatric hospital located on the San Joaquin River just north of Fresno, California, USA. The hospital has a 45,000-square-mile (120,000 km2) service area covering most of California's central San Joaquin Valley. There are more than 500 doctors on the medical staff. It is a UCSF-affiliated teaching hospital. The hospital was the first children's hospital west of the Rockies to receive Magnet Nursing Certification, the highest standard of nursing certification in America.
It is located at 9300 Valley Children's Place in Madera, California.
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