Awards and Recognition

Our pediatric specialists are internationally-recognized for providing the best possible care. Children's National is proud to be named one of the top 10 pediatric hospitals nationally by U.S. News & World Report. We are ranked #1 in neonatology and have six additional specialties ranked in the top 10.

The annual "Top Doctors" list features care providers across 25 specialties who were nominated by their peers from eight local hospitals.

The magazine’s 2020 "Top Doctors" list highlights the region’s best physicians from a wide array of specialties as nominated by their peers in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia.

Children’s has earned AAHRPP accreditation, which indicates that our organization follows rigorous standards for the ethics, quality and protection of human subjects.

In 2018, Children's was recognized by Parents magazine for innovations including an app for patients with sickle cell anemia and a less-invasive type of surgery for children with bone tumors.

Children’s National was named to the 2020 Becker’s Hospital Review list of 100 Great Hospitals in America.

We're among an elite group to be recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet^® designated hospital—its highest recognition. 

Children’s National has been designated a Leapfrog Group 2018 Top Hospital for excellence in quality and safety. We have been recognized with this distinction 10 times—more than any other pediatric hospital since 2007.

Children’s National ranks #7 among pediatric institutions for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. In 2015, we received almost $40 million in research money from NIH. With a total of $74 million in grant support last year, we continue to advance care for children.

The Bear Institute is a first-of-its kind pediatric health information technology (IT) institute that builds innovative solutions to improve patient outcomes.