Nationwide Childrens Hospital Proves to be an Innovator in Web Excellence

December 7, 2011

In 2011, Nationwide Children’s Hospital was awarded several web awards in a variety of categories including overall website, blogs and social media channels. The website, www.NationwideChildrens.org, was redesigned in 2011 to reflect a new look and enhanced social media integration.

The hospital’s website received the following award recognitions:

  • Silver Award for “Best Web 2.0 Website” (rich media and social networking) – Presented by eHealthcare, this award is part of their Leadership Awards which recognizes the best websites and digital communications of healthcare organizations, online health companies, pharmaceutical firms and business improvement initiatives.
  • Bronze Award for “Best Redesigned Website” – Presented by Greystone.Net and Krames StayWell, this award is part of their Best-in-Class Website Awards which recognizes the finest in hospital and healthcare website design, content, functionality and strategic thinking.
  • “Healthcare Provider Standard of Excellence” – Presented by the Web Marketing Association, this award is part of their WebAwards which recognizes people and organizations that create the most effective and best Internet marketing and website development.
  • The Nationwide Children’s website also received several awards from the Summer/Fall 2011 Web Health Awards. These awards recognize high-quality health information including websites, blogs, e-newsletters, mobile and more.

Top redesign priorities were page optimization to better promote content for Nationwide Children’s audience and embedding social media throughout the website. The website’s new elements include YouTube videos, Flickr slideshows, Google Maps and RSS feeds. These new elements, in addition to enhanced site usability with search-friendly URLs, help visitors find what they need and enable the team to continue interacting with its users.

About Nationwide Children's Hospital

Named to the Top 10 Honor Roll on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 list of “Best Children’s Hospitals,” Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of America’s largest not-for-profit free-standing pediatric health care systems providing unique expertise in pediatric population health, behavioral health, genomics and health equity as the next frontiers in pediatric medicine, leading to best outcomes for the health of the whole child. Integrated clinical and research programs, as well as prioritizing quality and safety, are part of what allows Nationwide Children’s to advance its unique model of care. Nationwide Children’s has a staff of more than 16,000 that provides state-of-the-art wellness, preventive and rehabilitative care and diagnostic treatment during more than 1.8 million patient visits annually. As home to the Department of Pediatrics of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Nationwide Children’s physicians train the next generation of pediatricians and pediatric specialists. The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital is one of the Top 10 National Institutes of Health-funded free-standing pediatric research facilities. More information is available at NationwideChildrens.org.