About Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been ranked in the U.S.News & World Report’s “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” for the fifth straight year. We were the first freestanding pediatric hospital in Ohio to achieve magnet status, designating us as a hospital that provides world-class patient care and innovation in nursing practice. The Research Institute is ranked in the top 10 for National Institutes of Health funding among free-standing children's hospitals.

Seeing nearly 1 million patients annually, we are one of the country’s largest not-for-profit freestanding pediatric healthcare networks. Our 7,500 hospital staff and 1,000 medical staff have been providing the best possible care since 1892.