Company Profile
HSCSN and HSC Pediatric Center
Company Overview
Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (HSCSN) is an innovative care management network coordinating health, social, and education services for the pediatric Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and SSI-eligible populations of Washington, DC. For more information, visit our website at www.hscsn-net.org.
The HSC Pediatric Center, formerly The Hospital for Sick Children, is the sister organization to HSCSN. To learn more about HSC Pediatric Center, visit our website at www.hscpediatriccenter.org
Company History
Health Services for Children with Special Needs, Inc. (HSCSN) was incorporated on February 2, 1994 to manage the care and improve access to services for children with special health care needs.
The HSC Pediatric Center is guided by a family-centered philosophy. It all started more than a century ago when a gathering of young women were talking about society's ills and began to voice their concerns about Washington's poor and sickly children. On June 14, 1883, the women opened the great-great grandmother of The HSC Pediatric Center: the "Children's Country Home." From its beginning as a country home, the institution had maintained a good working relationship with Children's Hospital (National Medical Center) and this, along with later affiliation with Georgetown University School of Medicine, gave it excellent supportive medical resources. Having developed its services far beyond convalescent care, in April of 1968, the hospital changed its name for the fourth time. It was renamed The Hospital for Sick Children.
Effective September 1, 2004, The Hospital for Sick Children became The HSC Pediatric Center. The new name maintains the tradition built over the years by keeping the HSC initials. At the same time, it embraces change – it’s still HSC, but now the initials stand for something new: Health Services for Children. Although the name has changed, the mission remains the same: To provide the highest quality rehabilitative and transitional care for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults with special health care needs and their families in a supportive environment that respects their needs, strengths, values and priorities.
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Community Services Advisory Council (CSAC) is a special advisory arm serving HSCSN to provide advice on methods to improve health care services for children and youth that have disabilities and/or complex medical and psycho/social needs.
Male Caregivers Advocacy Support Group (MCAS) is comprised of fathers, grandfathers, stepfathers, uncles, cousins, and other men who take care of children with special needs. This group of men is the only male support group that specifically targets male caregivers of special needs children in the United States.
Grupo de Apoyo y Abogamiento de Varones Provedores de Cuidado (MCAS) - Conozca más acerca de nuestro exclusivo grupo de apoyo para varones descargando nuestro folleto acerca del Grupo de Apoyo y Abogamiento de Varones Proveedores de Cuidado.
The Parents Advocate Leaders Group/Grupo de Padres Líderes Abogadores (PALs) is a support network for parents of children with special needs. Read more about it in our PALs brochure.
Community Resource Center - A user-friendly online searchable database, onsite at the MLK Outreach Center, is designed to help families with children with special needs and the community. It provides information on health care and social services providers, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and advocates for community services throughout the District of Columbia.
Healthy Living Center (HLC) is a learning community located in the MLK Outreach Center. Its objective is to improve understanding of approaches that address chronic disease and disability and to promote prevention and healthy lifestyles.
Benefits
Tuition Assistance
Holidays - We offer 8 holidays
Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment
Optional Life Insurance - Employee pays 100% of premium
Long-Term Disability
Short-Term Disability - Employee pays 100% of premium.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)