Children’s is a national leader in inpatient days, admissions, surgical admissions and emergency department visits. In 2025, Children’s managed:
Children’s consists of 3 pediatric hospitals, the Center for Advanced Pediatrics, Marcus Autism Center and 18 neighborhood locations including 8 urgent care centers, and 22 cardiology clinics across Georgia.
Patients have access to over 2,300 pediatric physicians and allied health practitioners representing more than 60 pediatric specialties and programs. In 2021, Children’s managed 12,587 telemedicine visits. There are more than 14,000 employees.
The hospitals are:
· Arthur M. Blank (replacing Egleston), 446 patient beds. Annual patient totals: Managed 302,974 patient visits and 70,007 Emergency Department visits. Handled 13,551 surgical cases, including inpatient and outpatient. Managed 84,464 inpatient days.
· Hughes Spalding 24 licensed beds. Annual patient totals: Managed 80,100 patient visits and 49,315 Emergency Department visits. Managed 1,565 inpatient days.
· Scottish Rite 319 licensed beds. Annual patient totals: Managed 369,497 patient visits and 95,763 Emergency Department visits. Handled 28,395 surgical cases, including inpatient and outpatient. Managed 82,959 inpatient days.
Arthur M. Blank hospital (AMBH), which replaces the Egleston campus that was long the main Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta campus, opened in September of 2024. Located on a campus of 70 acres in Atlanta’s North Druid Hills area, AMBH is a 19 story and 2 million ft2 facility. This campus is a huge leap forward in how we care for Georgia’s kids. Here are just a few of the highlights:
· 19 stories, 2 million ft2
· 446 patient beds, which is116 more patient beds than currently at Egleston hospital, helping us treat more kids and be well-positioned as the region grows and our approaches to treatment change over time
· Larger, private rooms so parents can comfortably stay with their children during their most challenging times
· Convenient amenities for families: washers and dryers, family lounges and kitchenettes on every floor, with child life activity rooms throughout
· More than 20 acres of greenspace, which allow for miles of walking trails and healing views from patient rooms, as research shows exposure to nature reduces the need for some medications and improves outcomes
· More than double the conference and simulation space than at Egleston hospital, to help train fellows and allow our clinicians to stay current with best practices
· A 70,000 square-foot Emergency Department—nearly three times the Emergency Department space at Egleston Hospital—with 69 emergency exam rooms
· A Special Care Unit (SCU) within the new Emergency Department for the treatment of patients with potentially highly infectious disease cases
· The only dedicated Level 1 pediatric trauma center in Georgia
· The use of sustainable materials has been prioritized in the planning and design process for energy and water efficiency. Our Center for Advanced Pediatrics is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certified, and our newly opened Support Center and future Arthur M. Blank Hospital are on track to earn LEED Silver certification
Children’s is one of the largest pediatric clinical care systems in the country and is consistently ranked among the top pediatric hospital systems in the country (e.g., by U.S. News & World Report). Children’s is the only healthcare system in Georgia solely dedicated to kids. In 2020, the benefit Children’s provided to the community totaled $300.3 million. In 2021, approximately 58% of our unique patients were on Medicaid, PeachCare for Kids or unable to cover the cost of their care. In order to serve more children, in 2022, the charity care policy was updated to provide 100% charity care for families earning up to 400% of the federal poverty guidelines and a sliding scale for families earning up to 600% of the poverty guidelines.
Children’s was formed in 1998 when Egleston Children’s Healthcare System and Scottish Rite Medical Center joined to form a unified healthcare system. In February 2006, Hughes Spalding Children’s Hospital joined the healthcare system. Children’s is a not-for-profit corporation. A complete array of pediatric subspecialties is available through pediatric physicians affiliated with Children’s, including allergy/immunology, cardiology, cardiothoracic surgery, critical care, orthopedics, otolaryngology, hematology/oncology, neurology, neurosurgery, gastroenterology, neonatology, transplant medicine, infectious diseases, psychiatry, and other specialties.
Children’s is home to the only two Magnet®-designated pediatric organizations in Georgia. In 2018, 2019, and 2020 respectively, the Egleston and Scottish Rite hospitals of Children’s received initial Magnet® designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), being recognized for superior nursing standards in the delivery of quality patient care, leading to the highest levels of patient safety, quality and patient satisfaction.
The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University relationship facilitates leading-edge pediatric research, training and innovation to deliver unique care and the best outcomes possible for patients and families. The Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University relationship facilitates leading-edge pediatric research, training and innovation to deliver unique care and the best outcomes possible for patients and families. In 2025, the CPRU totaled 1674 hours in the Children’s Pediatric Research Unit.
Our investigators continued to advance groundbreaking work, with 1737 publications in 729 different journals. In 2025, Children’s and Emory initiated 168 new clinical studies (including 73 new clinical trials) and enrolled 4,417 patients in clinical research in a total of 313 active clinical trials.
In 2024, Strong4Life continued to focus on childhood obesity, illness and injury prevention, child protection, and behavioral and mental health. Together, our child advocacy efforts through Strong4Life reached:
· 671,100+ children
· 730 schools and early childhood education centers
· 856 clinicians
· Nearly 20,000 key stakeholders
Our Injury and Illness Prevention programs:
o Reached 345,700+ children
o Certified 3,977 people in CPR/AED training across Georgia through Project
S.A.V.E. and added 71 new Heart Safe Schools
o Provided 500+ water-based safety around water lessons to kids and caregivers in collaboration with YMCA of Metro Atlanta, as well as nearly 1,000 land-based safety around water lessons
Our Obesity Prevention programs:
o Reached 220,100+ kids, 120 schools and 52 early care centers
o Trained 278 providers
Our Behavioral and Mental Health programs:
o Reached 37,500+ children with programs and messaging aimed to build resilience
o Trained 150 clinicians, 75 schools and 103 early care centers in behavioral and mental health resiliency
Our Child Protection programs:
o Reached 67,600+ children with child protection programs that address child abuse, child neglect and child sex trafficking
o Trained 80 caregivers and 1,500+ youth on online safety