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View Fast Facts 2025 (Data Reflects Year Ending Dec. 31, 2024)
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Points of Pride

  • Provided more than $277 million in charity care and community benefit services***
  • Nationwide Children’s has been named by U.S. News as tied for the number one pediatric hospital in Ohio and the Midwest.
  • America's third largest children's hospital*
  • America's largest neonatal network and provider of inpatient pediatric surgeries**
  • More than 1.9 million patient visits in 2024
  • Named one of America's Best Employers by Forbes
  • Patients came from all 50 U.S. states and 49 countries in 2024
  • 47,660 donors contributed more than $61 million
  • The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is ranked among the top 10 NIH-funded freestanding pediatric research facilities in the U.S.
  • Five-time Magnet designation for nursing excellence

*Most recent data from CHA-member pediatric hospitals based on number of staffed beds
**Most recent data from CHA-member pediatric hospitals, based on largest number of NICU beds and highest number of inpatient surgeries
***Based on 2023 information

Hospital Visits
Staffing
Square Footage (Net) Space
Financial Review

Total Visits to Nationwide Children's Hospital (both Columbus and Toledo, excludes Home Health) – 1,990,699

Outpatient Statistics – Nationwide Children's Columbus

Observation 10,972
Outpatient in a Bed
 8,105
Emergency Department
 97,173
Psychiatric Crisis Department
 7,696
Urgent Care (including Main Campus, Dublin, Westerville, East Columbus, Canal Winchester, Marysville and Hilliard) 164,511
On-site Outpatient Diagnostics/Therapy 317,693
Off-site Outpatient Diagnostics/Therapy 472,210
Primary Care Clinics (includes on-site and off-site) 242,022
Specialty Care Clinics (includes on-site, off-site and dental) 474,716
Outpatient Surgery (Main OR, Surgery Center, Westerville Surgery Center, Dental, GI, Procedure Center) 30,564
Care Connections (School Health and Mobile Units) 21,438

Outpatient Statistics – Nationwide Children's – Toledo

Observation 588
Outpatient in a Bed
 701
Specialty Clinics
 33,773
Primary Care Clinics
 56,245
Diagnostics Therapeutics 32,269

Visits From:

Number of Different Countries 49
Number of Different States
 50

 

Total Employees (This does not include Pediatric Academic Association employees) 16,557
Medical Staff
 1,712
Total PAA Physicians
 560
The Research Institute Employees
 1,956
The Research Institute Investigators 268*

*Includes faculty from the Abigail Wexner Research Institute and faculty from Nationwide Children’s Hospital with $50,000 or more in research funding support.

Main Campus

Inpatient 1,563,577
Outpatient
 681,415
Research
 851,510

Additional Areas

Education & Support Areas
 756,916
Parking Structures

2,451,908
Owned Sites (surrounding main campus)

514,736
Owned Sites (outlying outpatient and support buildings)

431,043
Lease Sites (Care Centers, ChildLabs, Heart Centers and Support Areas. Includes Nationwide Children's - Toledo and related off-sites)

631,377
Lease School Sites

34 locations
Lease Physician Partnerships

12 locations

Financial Review

Inpatient Statistics Nationwide Children's Columbus Nationwide Children's – Toledo
Inpatient Discharges
 20,023 1,780
Average Length of Stay (Days)
 8.8
 5.4
Licensed Beds
 696
 76
Patient Days
 175,515
 9,566

*As of October 1, 2024, all Ohio hospitals are licensed by the state. Prior to then, hospitals registered beds with the Ohio Department of Health. With this change, offsite NICU beds are now licensed under Nationwide Children’s and no longer consider leased. OhioHealth, St. Ann's and OSU stats are included in totals. 

The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Awards

NIH/Prime $71,497,453
Federal/Other
 $40,126,619
Other
$24,380,083
Industry $12,277,556
Program $3,801,699
Total
$152 million ($152,083,410)

Gross Patient Revenue (Columbus) – $4,343,606,807

Payor Mix (Columbus)

Commercial 42.6%
Medicaid Managed Care Cap
 38.4%
Medicaid
 6.6%
Medicaid Managed Care Non-Cap
 6.1%
Other
 3.8%
Self-Pay
 2.4%

Gross Patient Revenue (Toledo) – $260,341,989

Payor Mix (Toledo)

Commercial 38.2%
Medicaid Managed
 55.3%
Medicaid
 3.7%
Other 1.2%
Self-Pay 1.6%
Surgical Cases
Location Name Inpatient Outpatient Total
Main OR** 
 10,529 7,271 17,689
Livingston Avenue Surgery Center/Surgery Center Main Campus
 44 5,877 5,921
Westerville Surgery Center
 0 6,574 6,574
Dental Surgery Location
 3 2,789 2,792
GI Surgery
 84 2,239 2,323
Procedure Center
 768 2,082 2,850
Interventional Radiology
 993 581 1,574
Total Surgery Cases
 12,421 27,413 39,834

*2024 surgeries do not include sedated radiology procedures
**Excludes all bedside procedures, MRIs done in Radiology and other departments

Behavioral Health Services

Number of Licensed Inpatient Psych Beds

 38
Staffed Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit Beds
 16
Inpatient Psych and Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit Discharges 2,334
Inpatient Psych and Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit Patient Days
 14,859
Psychiatric Crisis Department Visits 7,695
Intermediate Level of Care Visits (IOP/PHP, Complex Behavior, not including IHBT/EIBI) 8,758
Ambulatory Visits (excluding Intermediate Level of Care)
 277,469

Top Diagnoses for Behavioral Health Ambulatory Services

Other Anxiety Disorders 55,492
Pervasive Developmental Disorders 52,900
Reaction To Severe Stress, And Adjustment Disorders 35,905 
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
 39,285
Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode 13,270
Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent 8,043
Conduct Disorders 8,615
Eating Disorders 4,002
Phobic Anxiety Disorders 4,226
Persistent Mood (Affective) Disorders 2,104

Nationwide Children's Hospital Homecare

Central Ohio

Infusion Doses Dispensed 186,082
Intermittent Skilled Nursing Visits
 5,930
Skilled Therapy Visits
 16,174
Private Duty Nursing Hours
 61,365
Hospice Patient Days
 5,641
Palliative Care Visits
 2,909
Patient Home Supply Deliveries
 29,483

Toledo

Skilled Nursing Visits 1,808
Skilled Therapy Visits
 4,312
Top 10 Inpatient Diagnoses

Top 10 Inpatient Diagnoses - Columbus

  1. Disorders of Newborn Related to Short Gestation and Low Birth Weight, Not Elsewhere Classified
  2. Acute Bronchiolitis
  3. Asthma
  4. Bacterial Pneumonia, Not Elsewhere Classified
  5. Respiratory Distress Of Newborn
  6. Volume Depletion
  7. Encounter for Other Aftercare and Medical Care
  8. Epilepsy And Recurrent Seizures
  9. Sickle-Cell Disorders
  10. Unspecified Severe Protein-Calorie Malnutrition

Top 10 Inpatient Diagnoses - Toledo

  1. Respiratory Distress of Newborn
  2. Other Respiratory Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period
  3. Respiratory Failure, Not Elsewhere Classified
  4. Asthma
  5. Acute Bronchiolitis
  6. Disorders Of Newborn Related To Short Gestation And Low Birth Weight, Not Elsewhere Classified
  7. Epilepsy and Recurrent Seizures
  8. Volume Depletion
  9. Convulsions, Not Elsewhere Classified
  10. Acute Appendicitis
Highest Volume Medical Sub-Specialty Care Clinics

Nationwide Children's Columbus

Orthopedics  

 43,088
Otolaryngology
 39,596
Dental
39,709
Psychiatry
37,267
Cardiology
 23,037
Gastroenterology
22,734
Neurology
 18,989
Sports Medicine
 17,664
Endocrinology
 18,716
Dermatology
 13,359

Nationwide Children's – Toledo

Neurology

  4,830 
Otolaryngology
  4,833
Gastroenterology
 3,933
Pulmonology
 2,996
Urology
 2,073
Endocrinology
 3,164
Behavioral Health
 2,268
Cardiology
 1,977
Sports Medicine
 1,313
General Surgery 2,650
Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Families (HNHF)
  • More than 133 units improved through rehabilitations, home improvement grants and new builds
  • More than 302 residents of zip codes 43205, 43206, 43207, 43224 and 43211 (South Side and Linden) employed by Nationwide Children's
  • More than 1,500 participants and six community partners attended the second annual Linden Fall Fest
  • 97 percent of children were prepared for kindergarten after participating in a readiness program
  • 1,000 free federal tax filings prepared, resulting in more than $1.7 million in total federal and state refunds accessed by clients
  • More than 2,875 participants attended 12 PlayStreets events that promote outdoor play and community building

Learn more about Health Neighborhoods Heathy Families

Partners For Kids

Partners For Kids (PFK) is one of the largest nonprofit programs of its kind in the United States, serving as the link between families, health care providers and Ohio's Medicaid system. This partnership allows children to get the high-quality care they need when they need it and where they need it.

  • Number of “at-risk” payor agreements: 7 (Humana, AmeriHealth Caritas, Anthem, Buckeye Health Plan, CareSource, Molina and United Healthcare Community Plan)
  • Service Area: 47 counties
  • Members: 470,000
  • Members Enrolled in Care Coordination: 10,398
  • Number of providers in PFK network: 2,360
  • Number of practices participating in PFK QI/practice facilitation projects: 51
  • Number of staff: 234 FTEs

Learn more about Partners For Kids

Nationwide Children's Hospital Subsidiaries
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital
  • Big Lots Behavioral Health Services at Nationwide Children's Hospital
  • Nationwide Children's Educational Institute
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc.
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital Homecare
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital Realty, Inc.
  • Abigail Wexner Research Institute
  • The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children's Hospital
  • Children's Anesthesia Associates
  • Children's Newborn Medicine, LLC
  • Children's Psychiatrists, LLC
  • Children's Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physicians, LLC
  • Children's Radiological Institute
  • Children's Surgical Associates Corp.
  • Pediatric Academic Association
  • PediatriCare Associates, LLC
  • Pediatric Pathology Associates of Columbus
  • Pediatric Rotor Wing, LLC
  • Children's Community Practices, LLC
  • Andelyn Biosciences, Inc.
  • Partners For Kids
  • Northwest Pediatric Specialists, LLC
  • Nationwide Children's Hospital, Toledo, LLC
  • The Kids Mental Health Foundation™
Hospital Leadership

Board of Directors – Chairpersons 

Kirt Walker – Chair 
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Inc./Nationwide Children’s Hospital

George Barrett – Chair
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital 

Libby Germain – Chair 
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation

Abigail S. Wexner – Chair 
The Center for Family Safety and Healing

Administrative Staff

Timothy Robinson – Chief Executive Officer
Ray Bignall, MD – Chief Health Equity Officer
Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE – President, the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Patty McClimon – Senior Vice President of Strategic and Facilities Planning
Rhonda Comer – Senior Vice President, Legal Services
Melissa Graves – President, The Center for Family Safety and Healing
Catherine Krawczeski, MD – Chief Medical Officer and Chief of the Department of Pediatrics
Richard Miller – President and Chief Operating Officer
Oluyinka O. Olutoye, MD, PhD – Chief of Surgical Services
Donna Teach – Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Lee Ann Wallace, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC – Chief Nursing Officer
Nelson Weichold  – Chief Financial Officer
Lorina Wise, JD – Chief Human Resources Officer
Stephen Testa – President, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation

Medical Staff Officers

Gregory Pearson, MD, FAAP, FACS – Medical Staff President
Brent Adler, MD – Medical Staff Vice President
Robert W. Snyder, MD – Medical Staff Past President