St. Louis Children's Hospital

St. Louis Children's Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. The hospital provides care in more than 50 specialty areas with the help of a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, St. Louis Children's Hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs that help the hospital fulfill its mission to "do what's right for kids."

Founded in 1879, St. Louis Children's Hospital is the seventh oldest pediatric hospital in the United States and the oldest west of the Mississippi. Over 275,000 children receive care each year at Children's Hospital, and it has seen patients from all 50 states and 56 countries. In early 2007, it was named one of the 10 best children's hospitals in America by Child magazine for the third consecutive time, and was the only hospital in Missouri, Illinois and the surrounding eight-state region to receive this distinction. U.S. News & World Report ranks St. Louis Children* Hospital #14 on its list of America's best pediatric hospitals. The hospital has also received the nation's highest honor for nursing, the Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The hospital's academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is ranked as the #4 medical school in the country by U.S. News. The School of Medicine is a national leader in education, training, research and pediatric scholarship.