Portland's brand new children's hospital will be opening soon | Events

YouTube clip is handout video from Legacy Health.

PORTLAND, Ore. - A new children's hospital is about to open in North Portland and the public is invited to come on down this weekend to check it out.

The nine-story Randall Children's Hospital at 2801 N. Gantenbein Avenue is a 334,000 square foot facility with room for 165 beds. Among the features is a children's emergency room made just for kids.

Construction on the Legacy Health hospital began back in 2009 and was completed last month. Here's some cool time lapse video of the work courtesy of Legacy Health:

So what does the new children's hospital have to offer? Here's a look at what's on each floor:

• Lower level - Children's Day Surgery, rehabilitation gym and Volunteer Services
• First floor - Main lobby, admitting, gift shop, Kite Cafe, art gallery, imaging and Children's Emergency Department
• Second floor - Neonatal intensive care unit
• Third floor - Children's Day Treatment Center and terrace garden
• Fourth floor - Heart and cancer units and Wellness Center with workout equipment for families
• Fifth floor - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
• Sixth floor - Infant and toddler floor
• Seventh floor - School age floor and art therapy studio
• Eighth floor - Neurology, rehabilitation, trauma and orthopedic floor and Starlight theater

Patients from the current children's hospital will be moved to the new building on Feb. 26.

On Saturday Feb. 11, there will be a community celebration to give folks a chance to see the new digs before everyone moves in.The party will run from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. and there will be lots of activities for the kids - a scavenger hunt, Lego Playzone, bike and snowboard sale and fittings, kite decorating, photo booth and much more. There will also be grand prize drawings for family trips.

• For more details on the celebration (pdf)

Legacy Health paid for most of the costs. They also received a $10 million donation from the Robert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable Trust.