Our Impact and Reach

As a leading clinical care provider, we have a responsibility to uphold principles that advance health inside and outside our walls. That means leveraging our influence, cultivated over more than 100 years, to continuously improve outcomes for those we serve, building stronger communities and leading the way in our field.

Children’s is one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. We are ranked No. 1 in the nation for pediatric emergency department visits, No. 2 in the nation for pediatric surgical procedures and No. 2 for pediatric hospital discharges.

Every year, we treat kids from each of Georgia’s 159 counties, and approximately one out of every six kids in Georgia came to Children’s in 2025. Families in Georgia rely on us to provide specialized care in more than 60 pediatric specialties.

• Children’s offers the only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center in our state at Arthur M. Blank Hospital, and Scottish Rite Hospital is the only Level II Pediatric Trauma Center in the Atlanta area.
• Our Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center is one of the largest pediatric cancer centers and the largest sickle cell disease program in the nation.
• We offer the only nationally ranked pediatric cardiology and cardiac surgery program in the state.
• Our Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Center performs more pediatric orthopedic surgeries and more spine surgeries than any other children’s hospital in the nation.

With a singular focus on kids, we are dedicated to having a positive and lasting impact on both the physical and emotional well-being of every child in Georgia. We are impacting the health of kids in ways that reach far beyond our hospital walls, as we realize that we can help kids grow healthier by improving the critical factors that affect their daily lives.

• Research and Teaching: Children’s is transforming pediatric care through training, scientific discovery and innovation, pushing boundaries to drive clinical breakthroughs for kids now and for years to come.
• Behavioral and Mental Health: Children’s is advancing mental health outcomes for kids and teens in Georgia and establishing a model for behavioral and mental health care that can be the standard nationwide.
• Child Advocacy: Children’s is enhancing child health and wellness outcomes through awareness, prevention and education efforts.
• Rural Health: Children’s is tireless in our commitment to help ensure that every child in Georgia has access to quality pediatric care close to home, no matter where they live.

By creating space for diverse perspectives and experiences from all, we help ensure that kids, families, employees, physicians and leadership feel supported and seen.

Our Statement on Diversity

Children’s welcomes and appreciates everyone, regardless of gender or gender identity, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, political affiliation, religion, health status or family composition. Our goal is to be a place where people feel valued for their professional and personal contributions, and to be a model for standing against discrimination, and standing for diversity and inclusion.

We demonstrate our commitment to diversity in our employment policies and practices, training programs, benefits, recruitment and in how we communicate—because we firmly believe everyone deserves the right to be seen, heard and respected in an organization free of discrimination.

We will deliver the same high level of service and respect to each of our patients and their families throughout our communities. We will enhance the lives of the children we serve by ensuring that every child and every family feels welcomed, valued and understood in our trusted and caring environment.

Creating a brighter future for Georgia’s kids also means caring for the planet they will inherit. Our teams are incorporating a variety of practices and programs to help us continuously improve our environmental stewardship. These efforts include tactical plans to reduce our environmental footprint as well as innovations that focus on conservation.

In 2010, Children’s Hughes Spalding Hospital was the first hospital in Georgia to earn a LEED® Gold Certification. The Center for Advanced Pediatrics, the first building to open on the North Druid Hills campus, earned LEED® Gold certification in 2019, followed by the Support Center which earned LEED® Silver Certification in 2021. In 2025, Arthur M. Blank Hospital was awarded LEED® Green Building Certification.

At Children’s, we strive to create safe, healthy and welcoming environments both within our walls and within our community. We take a holistic approach to caring for our team and addressing the needs of children in our community.

Promoting a healthy workforce through employee wellness

In many ways, working at Children’s is a calling. Our promise—People First, Children Always—reminds us to constantly find ways to uplift our workforce, supporting their mental and physical well-being.

Focus on physician wellness

When our physicians take care of themselves, they’re able to provide better care for our patients. Led by our Chief Physician Wellness Officer, Dr. Will Border, we are implementing programs to help prevent the threats of physician burnout and stress at every angle, all while fostering resilience and providing excellent patient care.