Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta

What Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta does

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is a 501(c)(3) non-profit pediatric healthcare system headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating three hospital campuses — Arthur M. Blank Hospital (opened September 2024, 446 beds, Georgia's only Level 1 pediatric trauma center), Hughes Spalding Hospital, and Scottish Rite Hospital — collectively licensed for 789 beds with 167 ER beds and 104 ICU beds including 8 ECMO machines. Founded in 1915 as the Scottish Rite Convalescent Home for Crippled Children and formed through the 1998 merger of Egleston and Scottish Rite systems, the organization is 100% pediatric-focused (birth through age 21), treats children from all 159 Georgia counties, and is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 10 pediatric specialty areas including Cancer, Cardiology, Neonatology, Neurology/Neurosurgery, and Orthopedics.

The system's clinical technology stack includes the MyChart electronic health record platform, telemedicine capabilities, and a research infrastructure anchored by its academic affiliation with Emory University School of Medicine (the No. 1 pediatric research program in the U.S.). Notable proprietary and pilot technologies include smart fabric sensor-embedded bedsheets co-developed with Georgia Tech for pressure-injury prevention (deployed across 4 PICU cribs in a 15-patient pilot), an FDA-cleared eye-tracking device for autism diagnosis at the Marcus Autism Center, and an EHR-based mental health parity compliance tool. Innovation pipelines include a first-in-human peanut allergy microneedle skin stamp trial (June 2026) and a Phase 1 STM-01 neonatal cardiac progenitor cell therapy with Marcus Foundation funding.

The organization generates revenue through patient care services (insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, self-pay), government healthcare reimbursements including Disproportionate Share Hospital payments, donations via the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation, and research grants (NIH, foundations). Distribution spans direct inpatient care at three campuses, a metro Atlanta urgent care network, outpatient specialty and primary care through the Children's Physician Group, and a B2B telehealth program (Kids Alliance for Better Care) reaching 80+ physicians across 23+ rural Georgia counties. The system is governed by a board led by Atlanta-area business executives and is currently executing a planned CEO transition from Donna Hyland to Patrick Frias effective 2027.

Name

Children's Healthcare Of Atlanta

Legal name

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Inc.

Website

https://choa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1915

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

10,001+ employees

Short description

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is a 501(c)(3) non-profit pediatric health system operating three hospitals (789 licensed beds) across metro Atlanta, serving children from birth to age 21 across all 159 Georgia counties. It holds Georgia's only Level 1 pediatric trauma center and is ranked in 10 U.S. News pediatric specialties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Services

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231), Offices of Physicians (62111), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAI), Pediatric Urgent Care & After-Hours Clinics (HLAFAJAI), Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine Practices (HLAFAJAF)

Keywords

• Pediatric hospital services
• Specialty pediatric care
• Pediatric trauma care
• Pediatric research programs
• Pediatric urgent care

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Revenue from providing pediatric healthcare services including emergency care, surgeries, inpatient stays, outpatient visits, and specialty care. Billed through insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-pay.
2. Healthcare Services Reimbursement: Revenue from government healthcare programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments for serving indigent patients.
3. Donations and Philanthropy: Charitable donations through the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation supporting hospital operations, research, and community programs.
4. Research Grants: Funding from federal agencies (NIH) and foundations for pediatric research conducted in partnership with Emory University.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta operates a comprehensive pediatric healthcare delivery system providing emergency, inpatient, surgical, specialty, and outpatient care for children from birth through age 21. The system delivers services through three hospital campuses (Arthur M. Blank Hospital with Georgia's only Level 1 pediatric trauma center, Hughes Spalding Hospital, and Scottish Rite Hospital), multiple urgent care centers, specialty clinics, and telehealth programs. Revenue is generated through insurance reimbursements, Medicaid/Medicare, self-pay, philanthropy, and research grants, with academic medicine delivered in partnership with Emory University School of Medicine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Marcus Autism Center: Pediatric behavioral health and autism services center
• Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
• Strong4Life
• Children's Physician Group

Products and services

• Pediatric Hospital Inpatient and Emergency Services Inpatient and emergency pediatric care delivered through three hospital campuses (Arthur M. Blank Hospital with Georgia's only Level 1 pediatric trauma center and 446 licensed beds, Hughes Spalding Hospital with a 24-hour Emergency Department, and Scottish Rite Hospital with a Level II pediatric trauma center), totaling 789 licensed beds, 167 emergency room beds, and 104 ICU beds including 8 ECMO machines, serving children from birth through age 21 across all 159 Georgia counties.
• Pediatric Urgent Care Services Walk-in pediatric urgent care provided at multiple locations across metro Atlanta with online wait time tracking and save-my-spot functionality, addressing non-emergency pediatric medical needs outside of primary care and emergency department settings.
• Children's Physician Group Specialty Practices Multi-specialty physician practice group affiliated with the hospital system providing specialty and subspecialty pediatric care across the metro Atlanta area, including cardiology, neurology, oncology, orthopedics, gastroenterology, pulmonology, and other pediatric specialties, supported by The Children's Care Network (TCCN) of affiliated providers.
• Pediatric Transplant Program Comprehensive pediatric solid organ transplant services including pediatric abdominal transplant, cardiothoracic surgery, and transplant care that reached a 2,000th solid organ transplant milestone, recognized as one of the most comprehensive pediatric transplant centers in the country.
• Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Pediatric oncology and hematology center providing diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing care for children with cancer and blood disorders, now operating within Arthur M. Blank Hospital following the September 2024 campus consolidation.
• Marcus Autism Center Pediatric behavioral health and autism services center providing diagnosis (including an FDA-cleared eye-tracking device for autism diagnosis), treatment, and research for children with autism spectrum disorder and related behavioral health conditions.
• Strong4Life Wellness Program Childhood obesity prevention and family wellness program providing education, resources, and community-based interventions to promote healthy lifestyles for children and families across Georgia.
• Kids Alliance for Better Care (KidsABC) Rural Health Program Pediatric telehealth and rural health partnership program providing physician-to-physician telehealth consultations, subspecialty access, and continuing medical education training to more than 80 pediatric and family medicine physicians across 23 rural Georgia counties.
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Surgery Center at Meridian Mark Plaza Outpatient pediatric surgery center operated as a wholly owned subsidiary (Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Surgery Center at Meridian Mark Plaza, LLC) offering pediatric ambulatory surgery services in the Atlanta market.
• MyChart Patient Portal Electronic health record patient portal enabling families to schedule appointments, view medical records, communicate with providers, pay bills, and access medical information for pediatric patients across the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta system.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% to 96% improvement in mental health care access with coordinated social worker follow-up
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Grady Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2026Strategic partnership for pediatric care at new South Fulton Medical Campus. Children's Healthcare of Atlanta will provide pediatric care services including Level 3 trauma center as part of Grady's $1 billion-plus investment in South Fulton County. Concurrent leadership transitions announced.
• Rady Children's HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2026Patrick Frias, currently CEO of Rady Children's Health in San Diego, named as successor to retiring CEO Donna Hyland at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Effective 2027.
• Emory University School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership where Emory University School of Medicine serves as the pediatric teaching affiliate. No. 1 pediatric research program in the U.S. enabling joint research initiatives and physician training.
• Mercer University School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKids Alliance for Better Care (KidsABC) initiative launched February 2023 supporting rural pediatric and family medicine practices. Mercer leads program with Children's providing funding and subspecialty consultation support.
• Georgia Rural Health Innovation CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with Mercer University School of Medicine on Kids Alliance for Better Care program expanding pediatric care access to rural Georgia counties.
• Georgia Institute of TechnologycoreTechnology or IntegrationResearch partnership developing 'smart fabric' sensor-embedded bedsheets to help prevent pressure injuries in pediatric patients. Piloting at Children's PICU.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Arkansas Children's:

Direct peers

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): One of the largest and oldest U.S. nonprofit pediatric hospital systems with comparable research intensity (Penn affiliation) and U.S. News specialty rankings. Directly comparable to CHOA in mission, scale, and academic integration.
• Boston Children's Hospital: Harvard-affiliated nonprofit pediatric system, perennial U.S. News #1, with similar depth across transplant, oncology, and specialty care. Closest functional analog to CHOA in terms of academic research scale and complex case mix.
• Texas Children's Hospital: Houston-based nonprofit pediatric system with comparable bed count, multi-campus structure, and Baylor College of Medicine research partnership. Highly relevant operational and financial benchmark.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Top-3 U.S. pediatric research hospital (University of Cincinnati affiliate) with strong specialty rankings and large-scale research output. Highly comparable in academic-medical-center operating model.
• Children's National Hospital: Washington D.C.-based nonprofit pediatric hospital and research center with similar Level I trauma capability and GW research partnership. Comparable in scale and academic-medical structure.
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA): USC-affiliated nonprofit pediatric system with similarly broad U.S. News specialty rankings and large inpatient footprint. Closely comparable peer in multi-specialty pediatric care delivery.
• Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego: UC San Diego-affiliated nonprofit pediatric system, the current home of CHOA's incoming CEO Patrick Frias. Comparable in scale, mission, and academic structure.
• Nemours Children's Health: Multi-state nonprofit pediatric system with hospital plus extensive ambulatory network, comparable in mix of inpatient, specialty, and population-health programs.

Emerging players

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: Research-focused pediatric institution with overlapping oncology and translational research mandate, though narrower in service-line scope. Useful peer for CHOA's research and clinical-trial positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/childrensatl
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/childrenshospitals
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChildrensHealthcareofAtlanta
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/children's-healthcare-of-atlanta
• Instagraminstagram.com/childrensatl
• TikToktiktok.com/@childrensatl

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds12 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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