Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Founded in 1883, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is one of the
top pediatric hospital and research centers in the nation. Families travel
from across the country and around the world to have access to the
world-renowned specialists and innovative care found right here in Cincinnati.
As a not-for-profit medical center, Cincinnati Children's rely on
philanthropic support from our community to help ensure that the work begun
here so long ago will continue far into the future. XUDM is an important
event to benefit the children and families cared for by Cincinnati Children's.
The proceeds will help provide world-class patient care, conduct research,
and meet the health care needs of all children in the community, regardless
of their ability to pay.
World-Class Patient & Family Care
Cincinnati Children's is a leader in providing the best, most innovative care
to children and families.
- In 2007, Child magazine ranked Cincinnati Children's as the fifth
best pediatric hospital in the country. We were also ranked fourth in neonatal
care and fifth in cancer care.
- Last year, Cincinnati Children's had nearly one million patient encounters.
- Since 2006, we have cared for patients from all 50 states and 48 countries.
Innovative Research for Better Treatments & Cures
Cincinnati Children's is home to one of the largest research programs in the
nation. The pioneering work of our researchers is recognized worldwide and
provides hope and cures for childhood diseases. Here are a few examples of
medical breakthroughs discovered at Cincinnati Children's:
- Sabin oral polio vaccine, which helped conquer polio worldwide
- An artificial lung surfactant now used worldwide to treat respiratory
distress in premature infants, saving thousands of newborn lives each year
- A vaccine for rotavirus, a leading cause of death in children worldwide,
now approved for use in the US, Mexico and 19 other Latin American countries
Education for the Caretakers of Tomorrow
Cincinnati Children's trains the pediatric health care professionals of
tomorrow and serves as the Department of Pediatrics for the University
of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
- We currently provide training for 169 pediatric residents, 312
undergraduate medical students and 1,400 nursing students.
- We were ranked as the third best pediatric program at a medical school
by U.S. News & World Report.
- We are one of only 17 organizations worldwide designated as a special
center to train health care providers in the effective developmental care for
infants in newborn intensive care units
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