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Dennis R. Durbin

Dennis R. Durbin, MD, MSCE, is president of the Abigail Wexner Research Institute (AWRI) at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, a professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine and vice chair for Research in the Department of Pediatrics.

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Timothy Robinson

Timothy Robinson is chief executive officer of Nationwide Children's Hospital, which includes the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Nationwide Children's Hospital Foundation and The Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children's Hospital.

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Community Relations

Successful lasting changes in a community are rooted in authentic relationships. Learn more about our partnerships and how we measure our role in the community.

Why Children’s Hospitals Embrace Value-Based Care, Even When They Aren’t Required To

While some adult systems are mandated to explore value-based care strategies, children’s hospitals are often exempt from those requirements. Still, pediatric institutions have made the decision for themselves because they see the model as best for the health of their child patients and the financial success of their organizations.

Helping Kids Keep Their Same Provider

Children who visit the same primary care provider over time have better overall outcomes. Over the last five years, an innovative project at Nationwide Children’s Hospital has raised the continuity rate to greater than 70%.

Prescribing Books During a Doctor’s Appointment

Reach Out and Read at Nationwide Children’s Hospital provided 48,000 books to families during check-up visits in 2023 alone – part of the hospital’s broader effort to improve literacy levels and kindergarten readiness.

A “Uniquely American Problem”: Poor Child Outcomes in the World’s Richest Country

A new opinion piece in The Journal of the American Medical Association calls attention to what may be a crisis in the health of American youth – and highlights ways to address it.

Largest School-based Health Grant in State History to Improve Access for SE Ohio Children

A $64 million grant to the Appalachian Children Coalition will help create school- and community-based health centers, impacting 61,000 students across 20 counties.

Creating a Pipeline for Young Health Care Workers

More than 100 young people connected with Nationwide Children’s population health efforts are working at the hospital this summer – an introduction to career paths that they might not consider otherwise.