2011 to present

2023

• Children’s National Hospital Receives $96 Million Investment for Rare Pediatric Brain Tumor Research & Care.
• The Board of Children’s National selects Michelle Riley-Brown, MHA, FACHE, as its next president and CEO.

2022

• Five leading children’s hospitals secure $29M in federal funding to enhance future pandemic readiness.
• A pediatric brain tumor first: Opening the blood brain barrier to deliver targeted therapies.
• U.S. News & World Report ranks Children’s National #5 in the nation and #1 in newborn care.

2021

• National Institutes of Health awards Children’s National Hospital $6.7M to build out additional lab space at the new Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus, preparing phase II.
• Children’s National Hospital hosts First Lady and Dr. Fauci as they encourage families to get COVID vaccine.
• Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus welcomes Rare Disease Institute as first occupant.
• Children’s National Hospital and NIAID launch large study on long-term impacts of COVID-19 and MIS-C on kids.
• For the fifth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report ranks Children’s National a top 10 children’s hospital nationally and No.1 in newborn care.

2020

• COVID-19 vaccine given to first wave of staff at Children’s National Hospital.
• Children’s National Hospital opens new health care center in Prince George’s County.
• Children’s National Hospital creates community network to address racial health disparities for young children and families.
• For the fourth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report ranks Children’s National a top 10 children’s hospital nationally and No. 1 in newborn care.
• A new, highly-specialized Colorectal Program opens its doors.

2019

• Johnson & Johnson Innovation and Children’s National Hospital announce a collaboration to launch JLABS @ Washington, DC at the new Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus.
• Virginia Tech and Children’s National announce a partnership that will launch a Virginia Tech biomedical research facility on the new Research & Innovation Campus.
• The first Washington-based Turner syndrome clinic opens its doors.
• In collaboration with Children’s National, Johns Hopkins Medicine opens the Proton Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital, offering proton therapy to local pediatric and adult cancer patients.
• The HSC Health Care System signs an agreement to integrate into the Children’s National family.
• Dr. Bear Bot, the new telehealth robot, is revealed on Valentine’s Day in the cardiac intensive care unit to deliver robot-themed Valentine’s Day cards to doctors and patients.
• Whittle School & Studios launches a collaboration with the Telehealth Program.
• Children’s National ranks number 6 overall and number 1 for newborn care in U.S. News Best Children’s Hospitals top 10 list for a third year.

2018

• U.S. News & World Reports ranks Children’s National top 5 overall and number 1 for babies for the 2018-19 Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll.
• Renovations for the new Research & Innovation Campus begin on the former Walter Reed Medical Center Campus.
• Children’s National launches a new initiative to “Make March Matter,” a campaign that invites local D.C. businesses to participate in raising $1 million to support healthcare for children.
• A newly renovated child and adolescent inpatient psychiatry unit opens.
• Sidney and Phyllis Bresler generously gift a cutting-edge virtual reality surgical system to improve surgical outcomes.

2017

• Children’s National Rare Disease Institute (CNRDI) opens its doors.
• The Bunny Mellon Healing Garden opens for patients and families seeking reflection and meditation in a safe outdoor setting. The Healing Garden was made possible by a multimillion-dollar gift from the Gerard B. Lambert Foundation and generous gifts from Heather and Andy Florance, the employees of CoStar Group and other donors.
• The Dental Clinic celebrates its expansion with a newly renovated facility and state-of-the-art imaging and technology.
• The Autism Behavioral Communications (ABC) Support team is formed to make the hospital more autism-friendly.
• Children’s National becomes the first pediatric medical institution in the U.S. to receive combined FACT accreditation for excellence in cellular immunotherapy.

2016

• Second national summit is convened to advance mental healthcare for children.
• Children’s National launches “Grow Up Stronger” advertising campaign that speaks to the work we do, the families we support, and the kids we help.
• Surgeons and scientists from Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation at Children’s National Health System are the first to demonstrate that supervised, autonomous robotic soft tissue surgery on a live subject is feasible and outperforms standard clinical techniques.
• Children’s National launches new Congenital Zika Virus Program.

2015

• Designated for a second time as a Magnet® hospital, a designation given to hospitals that demonstrate the highest standards of nursing and patient care delivery.
• Grand opening of Seacrest Studios.
• Becomes the first freestanding pediatric hospital to publish provider satisfaction ratings online.
• New primary care offices open in Foggy Bottom and Capitol Hill.
• Children’s National doctors use MR-HIFU to destroy bone tumors without scalpels or needles.

2014

• Fetal Medicine Institute (now the Zickler Family Prenatal Pediatrics Institute) opens its doors at Children’s National.
• Children’s National convenes first-ever national summit to advance mental healthcare for children.
• Washington Business Journal announces Children’s National Health System as the most powerful brand and Kurt Newman, MD as one of the most admired CEOs in the Washington, DC metro region.
• Children’s National is designated as national Ebola-ready treatment center.
• Children’s National launches a redesigned website to engage and inform patients and their families.
• The first Sheikh Zayed Prize for Pediatric Device Innovation awards $50,000 in funding to two winners.

2013

• Children’s redefines and repositions its brand, changing the logo and name for the first time since 1985 to Children’s National Health System, which reflects how we’re no longer just a hospital, but a comprehensive health system for kids—providing everything they need for their care, whether it is well visits, or a hospitalization.
• One-of-a-kind Pain Medicine Care Complex, which revolutionizes the way children are treated for pain, opens.
• Washington Nationals Diabetes Care Complex opens.

2011

• New Cardiac Intensive Care Unit opens.
• Blood and Marrow Transplantation opens a new outpatient unit.
• Outpatient radiology facility, the Montgomery County Regional Outpatient Center, opens in Rockville, Md.
• Seven new operating rooms open as part of a phased overhaul to the entire OR suites, bringing totals to 17 operating rooms and two GI procedure rooms.
• New research space opens for the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, possible by a historic gift of $150 million from the government of Abu Dhabi – the largest gift ever made to support pediatric surgery, and one of the largest to any children’s hospital.

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