We Do What’s Right for Kids
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#1 CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL IN MISSOURI
U.S. News & World Report has again recognized St. Louis Children’s Hospital and its physician partners at WashU Medicine among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals, ranking St. Louis Children’s No. 1 in Missouri, No. 1 in St. Louis, and No. 3 in the Midwest region.
This is the 17th consecutive year St. Louis Children’s has been ranked among the top children’s hospitals nationwide. St. Louis Children’s ranked in all 11 specialties and in the top 20 for five of those specialty areas.
St. Louis Children’s is proud to be among the top 8% of hospitals nationwide to earn Magnet® Recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center—a prestigious distinction that celebrates excellence in nursing and patient care.
As the ninth largest children’s hospital in the country, we care for kids from all 50 states and more than 80 countries, delivering world-class expertise to families close to home and around the globe.
ST. LOUIS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL—BY THE NUMBERS
273,084
unique patients served
47,081
emergency department visits
4,503
St. Louis Children's employees
941
16,772 trips by the transport team
surgical procedures
2,599 licensed hospital beds
WashU Medicine attending physicians
38,049
465 logged by 553 volunteers volunteer hours
75 bone marrow: 38
heart: 12
kidney: 11
liver: 12
lung: 2
110+
languages/dialects interpreted
27,978
total interpreted minutes transplants
non-English spoken encounters
445
sign language encounters 587
international patient encounters 906,660
