This is a list of children's hospitals, hospitals that specialize in pediatrics. A children's hospital is a hospital that offers its services exclusively to children and adolescents. Most children's hospitals can serve people from birth up to the age of 21. The number of children's hospitals proliferated in the 20th century, as pediatric medical and surgical specialties separated from internal medicine and adult surgical specialties. Children's hospitals are characterized by greater attention to the psychosocial support of children and their families. Some children and young people have to spend relatively long periods in the hospital, so having access to play and teaching staff can also be an important part of their care. With local partnerships, this can include trips to local botanical gardens, the zoo, and public libraries, for instance. In addition to psychosocial support, children's hospitals have the added benefit of being staffed by professionals who are trained in treating children. A medical doctor that undertakes vocational training in pediatrics must also be accepted for membership by a professional college before they can practice pediatrics. While many normal hospitals can treat children adequately, pediatric specialists may be a better choice when it comes to treating rare afflictions that may prove fatal or severely detrimental to young children, in some cases before birth. Also, many children's hospitals will continue to see children with rare illnesses into adulthood, allowing for a continuity of care.

International

Argentina

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires

Cordoba

Tucuman

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Queensland

New South Wales

South Australia

Victoria

Western Australia

Austria

Belgium

Bangladesh

Chittagong

Dhaka

Brazil

São Paulo

Curitiba

Fortaleza

Recife

Porto Alegre

Canada

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Chile

China

Beijing

Shanghai

Colombia

Croatia

Finland

France

Germany

Hong Kong

Hungary

India

Ireland, Republic of

Israel

Italy

Jamaica Bustamante Hospital for Children

Japan

Kenya

Lebanon

Malaysia

The Netherlands

New Zealand

Mexico

Pakistan

Faisalabad

Islamabad

Lahore

Peshawar

Philippines

Portugal

South Africa

Spain

Barcelona

Madrid

Sri Lanka

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

England

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Wales

United States

Vietnam

Vietnam National Hospital of Pediatrics