Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is a full-service, nonprofit, comprehensive pediatric health system founded in 1883, headquartered in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It serves as the Department of Pediatrics for the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati Health, providing pediatric specialties to patients aged 0–21 across southern Ohio, northern Kentucky, and beyond.

The system is one of the top 5 largest U.S. children's hospitals by registered beds, with more than 670 beds and over 1.6 million patient encounters per year. It treats patients from all 50 states and more than 68 countries, and operates 10 neighborhood outpatient and urgent care locations. Cincinnati Children's has been ranked among the best children's hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for more than 15 years, with national rankings across all pediatric specialties.

Research is a core pillar of the institution: the NIH ranks Cincinnati Children's second among all children's hospitals for NIH funding, placing it in the top 3 nationally for pediatric research grants. Its Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation is one of the largest pediatric research programs in the country, emphasizing translational research with direct patient-care impact. Expansion efforts include an Applied Gene and Cell Therapy Center and the Winslow Research Pavilion, both slated to open in 2025–26.

As a world-class pediatric research and clinical institution, Cincinnati Children's is highly relevant to innovations in pediatric therapeutics, gene and cell therapy, clinical trial infrastructure, and family-centered care delivery models.