Fast Facts
Our mission. Our vision. Our locations. Our leadership.
Get a quick glance at Nationwide Children's Hospital facts.
Points of Pride
- Provided more than $259 million in charity care and community benefit services***
- Once again listed on U.S News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospital Honor Roll, a distinction awarded to only 10 children’s medical centers nationwide
- America's second largest children's hospital*
- America's largest neonatal network and provider of inpatient pediatric surgeries**
- More than 1.7 million patient visits in 2022
- Named one of America's Best Employers by Forbes
- Patients came from all 50 U.S. states and 45 countries in 2022
- 53,403 donors contributed more than $89.5 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.
- Four-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 2021 information
Total Visits to Nationwide Children's Hospital (both Columbus and Toledo, excludes Home Health) – 1,792,642
Outpatient Statistics – Nationwide Children's Columbus
| Observation Cases | 9,883 |
| Outpatient in a Bed Cases |
7,466 |
| Emergency Department |
92,998 |
| Psychiatric Crisis Department |
8,053 |
| Urgent Care (including Main Campus, Dublin, Westerville, East Columbus, Canal Winchester, Marysville and Hilliard) | 152,657 |
| On-site Outpatient Diagnostics/Therapy | 308,160 |
| Off-site Outpatient Diagnostics/Therapy | 422,493 |
| Primary Care Clinics (includes on-site and off-site) | 227,295 |
| Specialty Care Clinics (includes on-site, off-site and dental) | 421,352 |
| Outpatient Surgery (Main OR, Surgery Center, Westerville Surgery Center, Dental, GI, Procedure Center) | 23,267 |
| Care Connections (School Health and Mobile Units) | 12,237 |
Outpatient Statistics – Nationwide Children's – Toledo
| Observation Cases | 563 |
| Outpatient in a Bed Cases |
564 |
| Specialty Clinics |
20,451 |
| Primary Care Clinics |
39,313 |
| Diagnostics Therapeutics | 25,265 |
Visits From:
| Number of Different Countries | 45 |
| Number of Different States |
50 |
| Total Employees (This does not include Pediatric Academic Association employees) | 14,568 |
| Medical Staff |
1,617 |
| Total PAA Physicians |
536 |
| The Research Institute Employees |
1,613 |
| The Research Institute Investigators | 249* |
*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 |
406,751 |
| Research |
539,510 |
Additional Areas
| Education & Support Areas |
759,477 |
| Parking Structures |
1,891,199 |
| Owned Sites (surrounding main campus) |
510,272 |
| Owned Sites (outlying outpatient and support buildings) |
395,913 |
| Lease Sites (Care Centers, ChildLabs, Heart Centers and Support Areas. Includes Nationwide Children's - Toledo and related off-sites) |
524,120 |
| Lease School Sites |
32 locations |
| Lease Physician Partnerships |
9 locations |
Nationwide Children’s has seven pillars of focus for the Stand Against Racism, Stand for Health Equity initiative. We stand for what matters.
- Social Justice
- Systemwide Education & Training
- Clinical & Health Equity Programs & Interventions
- Research & Outcome Metrics
- Talent & Employee Experience
- Faculty & Training Programs
- Community Engagement & Partnerships
Nationwide Children's has eight Employee Resources Groups (ERG) with a total of more than 1,000 members.
- Asian Pacific American Network
- All Equal (LGBTQ+)
- CapABLE (disability)
- Connect With Us (Black and Multiracial)
- HOLA (Hispanic/Latino)
- Leadership, Engagement and Development (LEAD)
- Military/Veterans
- Green Team
Gross Patient Revenue (Hospital Only) – $3,521,897,021
Financial Review
| Inpatient Statistics | Nationwide Children's Columbus | Nationwide Children's – Toledo |
| Inpatient Discharges |
19,126 |
1,499 |
| Average Length of Stay (Days) |
8.6 |
5.6 |
| Licensed Beds |
551 |
76 |
| Leased Off-site Beds |
145 |
N/A |
| Patient Days |
164,699 |
8,412 |
*OhioHealth, St. Ann's and OSU stats are included in totals
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Awards
| NIH/Prime | $62,410,266 |
| Federal/Other |
$52,730,529 |
| Other |
$22,262,325 |
| Program |
$2,365,439 |
| Industry |
$15,907,746 |
| Total |
$155.6 million ($155,676,306) |
Payor Mix
| Commercial | 40.6% |
| Medicaid Managed Care Cap |
39.9% |
| Medicaid |
6.5% |
| Medicaid Managed Care Non-Cap |
7.1% |
| Other |
4.6% |
| Self-Pay |
1.4% |
*Nationwide Children's – Toledo payor mix not available
|
Main OR (including Cath Lab) |
15,042 |
| Surgery Center Main Campus |
5,620 |
| Westerville Surgery Center |
5,448 |
| Dental Surgery Location |
2,444 |
| GI Surgery |
1,867 |
| Procedure Center |
2,406 |
| Hem/Onc Procedure Room |
55 |
| Interventional Radiology |
1,561 |
| Total Surgery Cases |
34,443 |
*2022 surgeries do not include sedated radiology procedures
|
Number of Licensed Inpatient Psych Beds |
38 |
| Staffed Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit Beds |
16 |
| Inpatient Psych and Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit Discharges | 2,072 |
| Inpatient Psych and Youth Crisis Stabilization Unit Patient Days |
14,363 |
| Psychiatric Crisis Department Visits | 8,054 |
| Intermediate Level of Care Visits (IOP/PHP, Complex Behavior, not including IHBT/EIBI) | 7,918 |
| Ambulatory Visits (excluding Intermediate Level of Care) |
243,398 |
Top Diagnoses for Behavioral Health Ambulatory Services
| Other Anxiety Disorders | 50,504 |
| Pervasive Developmental Disorders | 38,035 |
| Reaction To Severe Stress, And Adjustment Disorders | 33,298 |
| Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders |
29,633 |
| Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode | 17,922 |
| Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent | 9,914 |
| Conduct Disorders | 9,520 |
| Eating Disorders | 3,868 |
| Phobic Anxiety Disorders | 3,289 |
| Persistent Mood (Affective) Disorders | 2,622 |
| Infusion Doses Dispensed | 108,250 |
| Skilled Nursing Visits |
5,743 |
| Skilled Therapy Visits |
11,742 |
|
Private Duty Nursing Hours |
48,349 |
| Hospice Patient Days |
3,873 |
| Palliative Care Visits |
2,760 |
| Patient Home Supply Deliveries |
18,872 |
- Acute Bronchiolitis
- Disorders of Newborn Related to Short Gestation and Low Birth Weight, Not Elsewhere Classified
- Asthma
- Respiratory Distress of Newborn
- Epilepsy and Recurrent Seizures
- Encounter for Other Aftercare and Medical Care
- COVID-19
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
- Other Sepsis
- Volume Depletion
*Nationwide Children's – Toledo inpatient diagnoses not available
Nationwide Children's Columbus
|
Orthopedics |
40,740 |
| Otolaryngology |
33,036 |
| Dental |
32,884 |
| Psychiatry |
29,553 |
| Cardiology |
22,079 |
| Gastroenterology |
20,747 |
| Neurology |
18,526 |
| Sports Medicine |
16,603 |
| Endocrinology |
14,743 |
| Adolescent Medicine |
12,802 |
Nationwide Children's – Toledo
|
Neurology |
6,358 |
| Gastroenterology |
2,610 |
| Urology |
2,164 |
| Pulmonology |
1,848 |
| Otolaryngology |
1,763 |
| Cardiology |
1,540 |
| Endocrinology |
1,521 |
| Nephrology |
815 |
| General Surgery |
648 |
| Hematology/Oncology | 435 |
- More than 565 units improved through rehabilitations, home improvement grants and new builds
- More than 1,100 residents of zip codes 43205, 43206, 43207, 43224 and 43211 (South Side and Linden) employed by Nationwide Children's
- 70 employees serve as mentors at neighborhood schools and organizations
- 96 percent of children were prepared for kindergarten after participating in a readiness program
- 521 free federal tax filings prepared, resulting in more than $1 million in total federal and state refunds accessed by clients
- More than 1,600 children attended 10 PlayStreets events that promote outdoor play and community building
- Number of “at-risk” payor agreements: 5 (Buckeye, CareSource, Molina, Paramount and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan)
- Service Area: 47 counties
- Members: 470,000
- Members Enrolled in Care Coordination: 5,854
- Number of providers in PFK network: 2,397 (561 primary care physicians, 954 specialty physicians, 882 allied health professionals), including 364 behavioral health professionals
- Number of practices participating in PFK Quality Improvement/practice facilitation projects: 45
- Number of staff: 275
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 C. Robinson – Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Durbin, MD – President, the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Rustin Morse, MD – Chief Medical Officer
Catherine Krawczeski, MD – Chief of the Department of Pediatrics
Oluyinka O. Olutoye, MD, PhD – Chief of Surgical Services
Rhonda Comer – Senior Vice President, Legal Services
Patty McClimon – Senior Vice President of Strategic and Facilities Planning
Richard J. Miller – President and Chief Operating Officer
Luke Brown – Chief Financial Officer
Lee Ann Wallace, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC – Chief Nursing Officer
Donna Teach – Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Stephen Testa – President, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Foundation
Olivia Thomas, MD – Chief Diversity and Health Equity Officer
Lorina Wise, JD – Chief Human Resources Officer
Medical Staff Officers
Robert W. Snyder, MD – Medical Staff PresidentGregory Pearson, MD – Medical Staff Vice President
Meredith Lind, DO – Medical Staff Past President