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Everything that represents a child's life inspires us. It drives us to advance new technologies. It ignites our passion to evolve treatments. It compels us to apply groundbreaking innovations. And it motivates us to deliver pre-eminent care - focused solely on children and their families. It is why we have been the gold standard for 80 years. And it is the reason we are driven to provide unwavering clinical excellence - for generations and generations to come. This is what Children’s of Minnesota is all about. This is Delivering Next Generation Care.
Serving as Minnesota's children’s hospitalSM since 1924, we are the seventh-largest children’s health care organization in the U.S., with 332 staffed beds at our two hospital campuses in St. Paul and Minneapolis. An independent, not-for-profit health care system, Children’s provides care through over 14,000 inpatient visits and more than 200,000 emergency room and other outpatient visits each year.

In 2008, Children’s:
Had more than 14,000 admissions.
Experienced more than 82,500 emergency room visits.
Had nearly 117,000 clinic visits and an average of approximately 245 children hospitalized every day.

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Why Choose Children's?

At Children’s we provide unwavering clinical excellence for children and their families. That’s why we’ve been the gold standard for over 80 years, and why we’ll never stop developing new technologies, evolving treatments and groundbreaking innovations. Because at Children’s we love caring for kids. But what we love even more is returning them to the things they love most.

Outcomes: Quality of Care
Children’s of Minnesota consistently measures outcomes and makes them available to the entire community.
Commitment to Safety
In 2007, Children’s was ranked among the top eight U.S. children’s hospitals in a survey of hospital safety and quality.
Acknowledged Leadership
Results at Children’s consistently rank among the very best in the nation.
Contributions to the Community
Staff at Children’s work with hundreds of volunteers to coordinate benefit events that
raise millions of dollars for a wide variety of programs.
Innovations in Care
We adopt the latest technology—proven safe and effective—to advance the care of children.
Read About Our Patients' Experiences
Stories and milestones from our patients, families and staff.



In June 2007, Children’s of Minnesota announced its plan to launch a multi-year initiative to expand and modernize its St. Paul and Minneapolis campuses. The estimated cost of the projects is $300 million. Construction is underway in Minneapolis, and a groundbreaking celebration April 28 marked the beginning of campus expansion in St. Paul.
Architect's renderings and other expansion updates are available on our Campus Development page.

   
Among nation's top hospitals for safety and quality   Recognized as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence   One of the top pediatric hospitals in the country

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More About Children's

Board of Directors

Campus Development

Children's Foundation

Children's History

Executive Leadership

Family Advisory Council

Outcomes: Quality of Care

Our Mission
We champion the special health needs of children and their families. We are committed to improving children's health by providing high-quality, family centered pediatric services. We advance these efforts through research and education.

Our vision is to become one of the nation's best pediatric providers, accessible to all children.