Awards and Recognition

The magazine’s 2018 ‘Top Doctors’ list highlights the region’s best doctors nominated by other physicians in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. 
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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.
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Our pediatric specialists are internationally-recognized for providing the best possible care. In fact, Children’s National is recognized as one of the nation’s top five children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. We are ranked #1 in neonatology and have six additional specialties ranked in the top 10.
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Children’s National was named to the 2018 Becker’s Hospital Review list of 100 Great Hospitals in America for the third consecutive year.
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We're among an elite group to be recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet^® designated hospital—its highest recognition.
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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.
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The prestigious list includes physicians from many of Children’s nationally-ranked programs, including Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neonatology, Orthopedics and Urology.
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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.
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The Bear Institute is a first-of-its kind pediatric health information technology (IT) institute that builds innovative solutions to improve patient outcomes. 
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