Awards and Honors

Children's Hospital Colorado has been ranked nationally by U.S. News & World Report every year since the inception of its pediatric hospital rankings edition in 1993. In 2011, five of Children’s specialty areas were among the country’s top 10, including cancer (10), diabetes and endocrinology (4), gastroenterology (5), orthopedics (9) and pulmonology (4). Children’s also ranked fifth on the U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospital’s 2011-12 Honor Roll.

Read Children's Hospital Colorado press release or visit U.S.News & World Report's America's Best Children's Hospitals.

The Magnet Nursing Services Recognition Program was established in 1993 to recognize healthcare organizations that provide the very best in nursing care and uphold the tradition within nursing that supports professional nursing practice. Independent studies of Magnet hospitals have shown that patients average a shorter length of stay and higher rate of satisfaction.

Children’s first achieved Magnet designation in 2005 and is presently one of only eight Magnet-designated hospitals in the state. Children’s joins the ranks of only three percent of U.S. hospitals that have achieved Magnet redesignation—a process considered even more rigorous than achieving initial designation.

Read Children's Hospital Colorado Press Release or visit the ANCC website.

Children’s Hospital Colorado has once again been recognized as one of the nation’s Most Wired (Most Improved) according to the results of the 2011 Most Wired Survey released in the July 2011 issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. Children’s Colorado also received the award in 2007.

Read Children's Hospital Colorado press release.

2011 Family Favorite for Hospital or Health Clinic, Colorado Parent Magazine

Children's Hospital Colorado was voted 2011 Family Favorite for Hospital or Health Clinic in a survey by Colorado Parent magazine. Voted on by the readers of Colorado Parent, Family Favorites honors services and companies Colorado families love.  Read more about the award.

Colorado Patient Safety Coalition’s Outstanding Culture of Patient Safety Achievement Award

Children's was recognized for our comprehensive patient safety program, including our Great Catch award program, post event review process, real-time reporting system, patient safety rounds and The Patient Safety Committee (leadership structure). Learn more about this honor.

Colorado Biz Magazine’s Top Company in Healthcare

Colorado Biz Magazine’s Top Company awards is Colorado’s most competitive business awards program, judged on the basis of financial performance, operational excellence and community involvement. Read more about this prestigous award.

Colorado Biz Magazine's Best Companies to Work for in Colorado

Children's Hospital Colorado was selected as one of the Best Companies to Work for in Colorado by ColoradoBiz magazine, the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Colorado State Council, and Jobing.com for 2009. Learn more about the award.

• Gold Leaf: "The Facebook Engagement Score" (Social Media category)
• Gold Leaf: ChildrensMD (New Media category) 

• Gold Award-Best Mobile Communications for ChildrensMD
• Silver Award-Best Web 2.0