Nationwide Children's Hospital


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2026-01

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700 Children's Drive Columbus, OH, 43205
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Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) is a 508-bed hospital with over 18,000 admissions and 1.2 million outpatient visits annually. It also performs nearly 10,000 inpatient and over 17,000 outpatient surgeries annually. Care is provided at 62 sites largely concentrated in central Ohio. NCH operates 15 wholly owned primary care sites that serve 75,000 unique children and adolescents as their medical home. In addition, NCH operates Urgent Care Centers and one of the largest ED’s in the US totaling 250,000 visits per year. NCH also operates the largest pediatric outpatient service at a children’s hospital in the US with more than 180,000 visits per year. All of these sites have been used for research enrollment as have others. NCH’s ChildLab is the largest provider of pediatric labs in the state and operates at numerous sites both in central Ohio and southern and eastern parts of the state. ChildLab has partnered on other research studies. Finally, NCH is also home to Partners for Kids, the largest and oldest pediatric Accountable Care Organization in the US exclusively for children. Partners for Kids has been committed to enrolling patients in research to improve care since its inception and currently is home to a PCORI award and an NIMH contract focused on quality improvement.

Summary of PEDSnet Core Data

Total Patients
1,267,460
Inpatient Hospitals
3
Emergency Department Sites
3
Urgent Care Sites
7
Primary Care Sites
13

Age at First Visit (in years)

Age # Patients % Patients
0 481,842 38.00%
1 - 4 293,084 23.10%
5 - 11 265,207 20.90%
12 - 17 164,697 13.00%
18 - 24 19,993 1.60%
25+ 42,637 3.40%
Mean 6 6
Median [Q1, Q3] 2.4 [0.2, 9.3] 2.4 [0.2, 9.3]

Age at Last Visit (in years)

Age # Patients % Patients
0 59,083 4.70%
1 - 4 222,621 17.60%
5 - 11 350,555 27.70%
12 - 17 388,062 30.60%
18 - 24 179,126 14.10%
25+ 68,013 5.40%
Mean 12.4 12.4
Median [Q1, Q3] 12.0 [5.6, 17.3] 12.0 [5.6, 17.3]

Sex Recorded at Birth

Sex # Patients % Patients
Female 625,526 49.40%
Male 641,856 50.60%

Race

Race # Patients % Patients
American Indian or Alaska Native 2,480 0.20%
Asian/Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander 49,373 3.90%
Black/African American 216,260 17.10%
White 781,537 61.70%
Multiple race 135,830 10.70%
Other** 35,516 2.80%
Unknown 46,464 3.70%

Ethnicity

Ethnicity # Patients % Patients
Hispanic 72,031 5.70%
Not Hispanic 1,081,664 85.30%
Other/Unknown 113,765 9.00%

Insurance

Payer # Patients % Patients
Medicare/Medicaid 540,533 42.60%
Private 599,598 47.30%
Other/Unknown 127,329 10.00%

Pediatric Medical Complexity Algorithm

Medical Complexity # Patients % Patients
Complex Chronic (malignant, progressive, or 2+ body systems) 54,730 4.30%
Noncomplex Chronic 95,288 7.50%
No Chronic Disorders 1,117,442 88.20%

Duration of Follow-up

Patient Type Mean (years) Median [Q1, Q3] (years)
All Patients 6.5 5.3 [1.4, 10.7]
Chronic Patients 8.8 8.4 [3.7, 13.5]
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