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Cancer 4
Cardiology & Heart Surgery 12
RANKED IN ALL 10 SPECIALTIES Children ' s Hospital Colorado is consistently ranked among the best pediatric hospitals in the nation, we’ ve been among the top 10 for more than 20 years. In 2016, we ranked in all 10 specialties.
Diabetes & Endocrinology 20
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 28
Neonatology 36
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Children’ s Hospital Colorado partners with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where many of our physicians and care providers serve as faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. The Department of Pediatrics is ranked fourth in the nation by U. S. News & World Report, and second in the nation for research funds received from the National Institutes of Health.
Nephrology 46
Neurology & Neurosurgery 54
Orthopedics 62
Pulmonology 70
Urology 78
University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children ' s Colorado: Total Child Health Research Expenditure Data 2015
Basic Research( 40 %) Translational Research( 40 %) Outcome Research( 20 %)
TOTAL $ 95,261,579
COMMITMENT TO RESEARCH The Children’ s Hospital Colorado Research Institute continues to spearhead basic and clinical discovery that drives the development of new medicines, devices, diagnostic approaches, and other healthcare innovations.
Our scientists, physicians, and staff have implemented an ambitious strategic plan to expand the scope and quality of child health research in virtually every pediatric subspecialty. And through fellowship training, we cultivate the next generation of research investigators.
We ' ve been Magnet-recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for the third time, a designation only 3 percent of hospitals achieve.
We won the 2015 American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize, awarded to one hospital in the nation each year for a demonstrated commitment to safe, highly reliable, patient-centered care.