C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

The University of Michigan first established a pediatric program in 1903 when they opened up a 75 bed children's unit. The unit was one of the first dedicated pediatric units' in the nation.[9]

In 1965, American businessman and philanthropist C.S. Mott donated $6.5 million to the University of Michigan to help the university build its first children’s hospital.[10][11] The 200 bed hospital served about 3,500 children in its first year of operation.[12]

In the late 1980s, the university renovated its pediatric wards to accommodate private patient rooms instead of previous open wards.

In 2006, the University of Michigan broke ground to build a new 1.1 million square-foot[13] $754 million facility that opened in November 2011.[14][15] The Charles Stewart Mott foundation contributed $25 million to the construction of the new hospital.[11] The building contains 348 single, private room beds divided between the children's and women's hospital including a dedicated pediatric emergency department and trauma center.[14]

University of Michigan officials have released plans to convert the old 1969 era C.S. Mott Children's Hospital building into renovated patient wards for the adult University Hospital.[16]

The children's hospital is consistently ranked as one of the top pediatric centers in the country according to U.S. News & World Report.[17]

In 2015, the hospital was named as one of "The 50 Most Amazing Children’s Hospitals in the World" by Top Master's in Healthcare Administration.[18]

In 2019, Michigan Medicine was named has having some of the top teaching hospitals in the U.S. by The Leapfrog Group.[19]

In 2019 the hospital ranked as the best children's hospital in Michigan by U.S. News & World Report.[20][21][22]

As of 2020 C.S. Mott Children's Hospital has placed nationally in all 10 ranked pediatric specialties on U.S. News and World Report.[23]

• University of Michigan
• Michigan Medicine
• Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

• C.S. Mott Children's Hospital