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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 2007, Children’s:
 | Had more than 14,000 admissions. |  | Experienced more than 83,200 emergency room visits. |  | Had more than 121,100 clinic visits and an average of 245 children hospitalized every day. |
More 2007 Facts About Children's
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| Among nation's top hospitals for safety and quality |
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Recognized as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence |
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One of the top pediatric hospitals in the country |
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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.
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