Awards and Recognition

Newsweek has named Children's National Hospital the 11th best children's hospital in the world. Their rankings intend to help families know which hospitals have the most accomplished physicians and diagnosticians and offer the highest level of care.

The magazine’s 2021 "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.

For five years in a row, Children’s National has been ranked one of the top 10 pediatric hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, Children's National is ranked #1 in neonatology and is Magnet®-designated for excellence in nursing.

The annual "Top Doctors" list features care providers across 26 specialties who were nominated by their peers from eight local hospitals.

We are proud to be the winner in the Washington Parent Picks for 2021 Hospital and Urgent Care Facilities category, voted on by parents 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.

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 ranks #7 among pediatric institutions for National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding. More than 70% of our overall research funding comes from federal agencies.

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