Facts about Children's National Hospital
- Fast Facts Stats
- Fast Facts Stats
Our vital stats should help you understand the scope of our regional health system and the positive impact of what we do.
View our FY2022 Children's National Hospital At a Glance for some quick insights. (PDF)
Our Patients
Children's National saw 245,783 patients, primarily from Maryland.
- Patients from Maryland: 58%
- Patients from Washington, D.C.: 22%
- Patients from Virginia: 16%
- Patients from other areas: 4%
300 patients from 40 countries around the world sought care at Children's National through the Global Services program.
Last year, we performed:
- 649,676 outpatient visits
- 18,055 surgeries
- 132,085 diagnostic imaging procedures
- 1,304,031 lab tests
Our Team
- Children's National employs 1,744 nurses and 812 physicians (including faculty and clinical associates).
- At Children's National, we provide pediatric training to residents, fellows and other graduate trainees each year.
- More than 4,977 hours of service were donated by 139 volunteers.
Our Research
We’re working on 1,900+ active clinical research projects at Children's National.
More than 70% of Children's National research funding comes from federal agencies, including 65% from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Children’s researchers are investigating a multitude of pediatric diseases and novel treatments through our Institutes, Centers and Offices:
- Center for Cancer and Immunology Research
- Center for Genetic Medicine Research
- Center for Neuroscience Research
- Center for Prenatal, Neonatal and Maternal Health Research
- Center for Translational Sciences
- Clinical and Translational Science Institute at Children's National
- Office of Academic Affairs
- Office of Medical Education
- Rare Disease Institute
- Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation
Education and Training
Children's National graduate medical education (GME) office provided clinical training to 122 pediatric residents, 8 dentistry residents, 13 child neurology residents and 152 fellows, in addition to providing core pediatric training to 969 rotating GME trainees from the region's hospitals.
Every year, pediatric training is provided for approximately:
- 271 third-year medical students from George Washington University (GW)
- 142 third-year medical students from Howard University
- 262 fourth-year medical students from GW and other medical schools