Awards and Recognition

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 27 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.

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 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.