About the Center: Nationwide Children’s Hospital is a primary pediatric hospital in Columbus, Ohio, with more than 1,316 medical staff members and over 11,200 total employees. In recent years, the hospital has been ranked as one of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by US News & World Report. It is also the pediatric teaching hospital for The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
Activities: In 2017, Nationwide Children’s Hospital had 18,183 inpatient discharges, performed 36,218 surgeries and saw 1,406,840 outpatient visits. The hospital system has 125 specialties within its main downtown campus and its 34 outpatient care centers throughout the central Ohio area. These include sixteen Close To Home Centers, which offer diagnostic and therapeutic services, and eleven Primary Care Centers, which offer primary care check-ups for children from birth to age 18. Six Close To Home Centers in Canal Winchester, Dublin, Downtown, East Columbus, Marysville and Westerville offer urgent care services. Other outpatient facilities include the Homecare Center, the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, the Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center and the Orthopedic Center. Also on site is the Outpatient Care Center, which provides subspecialty ambulatory clinics; an outpatient lab and outpatient pharmacy, and pediatric and surgical specialists. The system also has an urgent care center that offers immediate treatment for illnesses and injuries that do not require hospital emergency department attention.
Address: 700 Children’s Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
Phone: (614) 722-2000
Web Site: http://www.nationwidechildrens.org
