Columbus Children ™s Hospital ranks among the top 10 in National Institutes of Health research awards and grants to freestanding children ™s hospitals in the country. With nearly 500,000 patient visits each year, Children ™s Hospital is a 112-year-old pediatric healthcare network treating newborns through age 21. In 2003, the Columbus Children ™s Research Institute conducted more than 300 research projects and is the home of Centers of Emphasis encompassing gene therapy; molecular and human genetics; vaccines and immunity; childhood cancer; cell and vascular biology; developmental pharmacology and toxicology; injury research and policy; biopathology; microbial pathogenesis; and biobehavioral health.

Pediatric Clinical Trials International (PCTI), a site management organization affiliated with the hospital, also coordinated more than 50 clinical trials. In addition to having one of the largest ambulatory programs in the country, Children ™s offers specialty programs and services.

More than 75,000 consumers receive health and wellness education each year and affiliation agreements with nearly 100 institutions allow more than 1,700 students and 500 residents to receive training at Children ™s annually. More information on Children ™s Hospital of Columbus is available by calling (614) 722-KIDS (5437) or through the hospital ™s Web site at columbuschildrens.