Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC) is dedicated to caring for children and its community. As the leading kids’ health system in the Washington, DC area and the only freestanding children’s hospital between Philadelphia and Atlanta, Children’s National Medical Center is consistently ranked among the best pediatric hospitals in America by U.S. News & World Report. It is also recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Magnet® designated hospital, the highest level of recognition for nursing excellence that a medical center can achieve. Home to the Children’s Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National Medical Center is one of the nation’s top NIH-funded pediatric institutions.