• Credit: Sam Morgan
  • Credit: Fahnon Bennett
  • Credit: Fahnon Bennett

  • Tomorrow's champions need children's hospitals

  • Making children's health a national priority

  • Tomorrow's architects need children's hospitals

Put Kids First

Children are the key to our future. They’re tomorrow’s leaders, innovators, and problem solvers. Yet, the future of children’s health is in jeopardy. Only 9% of federal spending went to children, but children make up 23% of the population.

Protecting children’s health and securing the next generation isn’t just important. It’s urgent. Greater federal investment in children’s health and hospitals is crucial to building a stronger future for everyone. The Children’s Hospital Association is leading the charge to move children’s health to the center of policy. Join us as we ask Congress to put kids first.

 

Research is Advancing Care for Children

Children’s hospitals aren’t just places of care—they’re hubs of pediatric research and innovation. Around the country, physician scientists are studying complex diseases like pediatric neuroblastoma, solid tumors, and pediatric cardiothoracic diagnoses. Their unmatched expertise drives breakthroughs in pediatric care, builds research infrastructure, and shapes the next generation of scientists.

  • 95%

    95% of cancer treatment for children happens in children’s hospitals

  • 220

    220 children’s hospitals serve as the primary places of specialized care for children in the U.S.

  • 49

    49 states in the U.S. and the District of Columbia have a children’s hospital