Our remarkable institution and its staff and physicians have fostered medical discoveries, innovations and breakthroughs, which have benefited children throughout the world. Today, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is ranked among the leading pediatric hospitals and research facilities in the world. Our resources are committed to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare providers and pioneering major research initiatives. In an exclusive survey, Child magazine has ranked The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia the number one children's hospital in the nation . The survey calculated results according to criteria ranging from the quality of physician and nursing staff to survival rates for common childhood cancers and the amount of government research funding hospitals receive.
Patient care remains at the core of our mission, and it is the hallmark of our history.
Families of the sickest children in our society continue to seek care at Children's Hospital because here they receive the best care available and the family support that makes all the difference. Attracting outstanding physicians in every pediatric sub-specialty has enabled Children's Hospital to develop an exceptional breadth of leading specialized programs . The work of Children's Hospital specialists has made immeasurable contributions to the fields of cardiology, oncology, gastroenterology, plastic surgery and neurosurgery, among others. In fact, many of the pediatric surgical techniques and treatment protocols commonly used today were first implemented at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Education Knowing that great ideas spring from well-prepared minds, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia takes its responsibility to future generations of healthcare professionals very seriously.