1)
Ranked the #1 children's hospital for six consecutive years by U.S. News & World Report
2) The largest children's hospital in the nation with 514 licensed beds (comparison:
John Hopkins Childrens Center - 200 beds; Children's National in DC - 279 beds; St. Jude - 62 beds)
3) Cares for more children with cancer than any other general pediatric hospital
in the country
4) In 2006 developed the vaccine against rotavirus, which
saves the lives of 600,000 children around the globe annually
5) Treats
children from all 50 states and 46 countries -- more than 1,000,000 patient visits each year
6) Annually provides more than $40 million worth of uncompensated and charity care
