Here are the 25 largest children's hospitals in the United States, listed by number of beds.
Note: This list is based on data from hospitals' most recent cost reports, accessed through the American Hospital Directory. Data was accessed July 15. The hospital bed counts reported include all medical/surgical and specialty care beds in children's care facilities as reported to CMS by the hospitals in their most recent cost reports.
In some cases, figures may include bed counts from affiliated facilities that share a provider number with the main hospital. Those facilities are identified in footnotes. The hospital rankings total 25, although the list includes ties, which means there are more than 25 hospitals listed.
1. Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) — 605
2. Children's Hospital Colorado (Aurora) — 524
3. Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, Ohio) — 5171
4. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — 5142
5. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — 500
6. Children's Medical Center Dallas — 430
7. Phoenix Children's Hospital — 409
8. Boston Children's Hospital — 391
9. Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota – Minneapolis — 3833
10. Miller Children's Hospital Long Beach (Calif.) — 373
11. Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital — 372
12. Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth, Texas) — 363
12. Rady Children's Hospital – San Diego — 363
13. Children's Hospital Central California (Madera, Calif.) — 356
14. Children's Hospital of Alabama (Birmingham, Ala.) — 350
15. Children's Hospital Los Angeles — 347
16. Arkansas Children's Hospital (Little Rock, Ark.) — 339
17. St. Louis (Mo.) Children's Hospital — 314
18. Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford (Palo Alto, Calif.) — 311
19. Children's National Medical Center (Washington, D.C.) — 309
20. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC — 304
21. Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City, Mo.) — 301
22. Children's Hospital of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, Wis.) — 296
23. Miami Children's Hospital — 289
23. Primary Children's Medical Center (Salt Lake City, Utah) — 289
24. Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — 2884
25. Seattle Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center — 286
[1] Formerly known as Columbus Children's Hospital.
[2] Data for this facility includes information for Convalescent Hospital for Children.
[3] This facility includes Cost Report information for Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - Minneapolis (Provider ID #243302).
[4] Formerly known as the Children's Memorial Hospital.