Lurie Children’s Hospital

What Lurie Children’s Hospital does

Lurie Children's Hospital (legally Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago) is a nonprofit pediatric academic medical center headquartered at 225 E. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1882 as Children's Memorial Hospital and renamed in 2012 following a $100 million gift from Ann and Robert H. Lurie, the hospital operates the tallest children's hospital in the world — a 23-story, 1.25 million square foot facility with 364 inpatient beds. It serves more than 220,000 children annually across 70+ pediatric specialties, supported by 1,800+ physicians and allied health professionals, and conducts research through the Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute (1,000+ clinical trials, 8,000+ publications, 78 research programs, 750+ researchers).

The organization's product surface spans inpatient and outpatient pediatric care across 51 Chicago metropolitan locations (including main hospital, outpatient centers, and partner sites with Northwestern Medicine and Rush University System for Health); telemedicine via Lurie Children's Care Connect; the LurieMD 24/7 physician consultation hotline; the first ACS Level 1 pediatric surgery center in Illinois; and dedicated institutes for community health (Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities), mental health (Center for Childhood Resilience), and clinically integrated pediatric practice (Lurie Children's Pediatric Partners). Underlying technology is anchored by the Epic electronic health record with MyChart patient portal, EpicCare Link, and Epic Community Connect for referring-practice integration, alongside NRC Health analytics for patient experience and reputation management.

The revenue model blends patient care services (insurance reimbursement, Medicaid, self-pay under federal price transparency rules), philanthropy and corporate donations (e.g., Hyundai, MolinaCares Accord, FirstService Residential, Ace Hardware), and federal/state/foundation research grants (NIH, CDC, private foundations). Customer segments are pediatric patients and their families (primary), referring pediatricians and specialists (LurieMD referrals), and institutions such as Illinois schools (800+ via RSSI) and partner health systems. The hospital is the pediatric teaching affiliate of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and is expanding geographically with a planned 48-bed pediatric hospital in Downers Grove, IL expected to open in early 2029.

Name

Lurie Children’s Hospital

Legal name

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Website

https://luriechildrens.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Lurie Children's Hospital is a nonprofit academic pediatric medical center in Chicago operating a 364-bed flagship hospital plus 51 regional locations, serving 220,000+ children annually across 70+ specialties with integrated research, community health, and telemedicine programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Healthcare Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (62231)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAI), Pediatric Specialty Care Centers (e.g., cardiology, oncology, neurology) (HLAFAJAH)

Keywords

• Pediatric healthcare services
• Children's hospital care
• Pediatric specialty medicine
• Pediatric surgery services
• Pediatric research programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices18 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Healthcare services provided to patients including inpatient care, outpatient visits, emergency services, surgeries, and diagnostic procedures. Revenue generated through insurance reimbursement, self-pay, and government programs including Medicaid.
2. Philanthropy and Donations: Charitable contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations to support hospital programs, research, and community health initiatives. Includes programmatic donations like Hyundai's $250,000 contribution to Buckle Up Program.
3. Research Grants and Funding: Federal, state, and foundation grants supporting clinical research. Examples include $100,000 from MolinaCares Accord for school mental health initiatives and $5.2 million CDC grant for HIV/AIDS prevention (though terminated).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lurie Children's Hospital is a nonprofit pediatric healthcare provider operating a 364-bed main hospital in Chicago with over 1,800 physicians across 70 pediatric specialties, treating more than 220,000 children annually. The hospital runs the Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute for pediatric research and the Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities for community health initiatives. It supplements direct inpatient and outpatient care with telemedicine, a 24/7 LurieMD physician consultation hotline, and partnerships with Northwestern Medicine and Rush to extend pediatric specialty access across the Chicago metropolitan area.

Product overview

Lurie Children's Hospital operates as a comprehensive pediatric healthcare platform centered around its main 364-bed Chicago hospital with over 70 pediatric specialties. The organization integrates clinical care through Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute for research innovation, the Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities for community health programs, and telemedicine services for remote care access. Supporting infrastructure includes LurieMD (24/7 physician consultation hotline) and Epic electronic health record systems with patient portal (MyChart) and referring practice connectivity (EpicCare Link, Epic Community Connect). The hospital holds Level I pediatric surgery center designation and U.S. News & World Report rankings in 11 specialties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute: Pediatric research institute focused on improving child health, transforming pediatric medicine and ensuring healthier futures through research
• Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities
• kidSTAR Healthcare Education Program
• LurieMD

Products and services

• Lurie Children's Main Hospital (Inpatient and Outpatient Pediatric Care) Primary 364-bed pediatric hospital in Chicago offering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient care across 70+ pediatric specialties, serving over 220,000 children annually. Includes 24/7 emergency services and the tallest children's hospital facility in the world at 23 stories.
• Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute Pediatric research institute conducting over 1,000 clinical trials and producing more than 8,000 publications across 78 research programs in basic and preclinical science, clinical and community trials, community/population health, and quantitative science.
• Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy Communities Community health institute that runs programs including the Austin HOPE Center, school partnerships, maternal/child health initiatives, food and nutrition programs, injury prevention, and violence prevention services for children in Chicago neighborhoods.
• Telemedicine Services (Lurie Children's Care Connect) Telemedicine program providing real-time video conferencing to deliver accessible, high-quality pediatric specialty care and remote consultations to children and families regardless of geographic location.
• LurieMD Physician Consultation Hotline 24/7 physician consultation hotline available to referring providers for direct consultation with Lurie Children's pediatric specialists and rapid patient transfer arrangement, with responses within 30 minutes or by end of business day.
• Level I Pediatric Surgery Center ACS-designated Level I pediatric surgery center - the first in Illinois - providing the highest verified level of pediatric surgical care for complex procedures.
• MyChart Patient Portal Patient-facing portal providing secure online access to electronic medical records, appointment scheduling, bill payment, and direct provider communication for families of pediatric patients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 220,000 children receive care annually at Lurie Children's facilities
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hyundai Motor AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2026Five-year partnership (since 2022) focused on child passenger safety. Hyundai has provided $250,000 total to support Lurie Children's Buckle Up Program, including $50,000 donation in June 2026. Partnership aims to distribute over 1,000 car seats annually and provide safety education to 2,000 families each year through events at Hyundai dealerships.
• Molina Healthcare of IllinoiscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2026Collaboration with MolinaCares Accord to support school mental health initiatives in Illinois through the RSSI program.
• Cures Within ReachcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026Global nonprofit funding clinical trials testing approved therapies for unsolved diseases. Approved funding for five new clinical trials at Chicago research institutions including Lurie Children's Hospital, focusing on pediatric food allergy anaphylaxis and other conditions. Supported by Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust.
• Edward Hines Jr VA HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026Clinical trial partnership for repurposing approved therapies for veterans' Parkinson's disease and other conditions.
• University of ChicagominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 April 2026Clinical trial partnership for repurposing approved therapies including cancer treatment and other conditions.
• NRC HealthcoreTechnology or Integration · 7 April 2026Expanded partnership to include NRC Health's Reputation solution alongside existing Market Insights and Patient Experience solutions. Provides real-time visibility into online reviews and digital presence, connecting community perception, patient experience, and digital reputation into a unified strategy.
• STK-001 (Zorevunersen) Clinical Trial - CollaborationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 March 2026Dr. Linda Laux at Lurie Children's leads clinical trial for zorevunersen (STK-001), a gene therapy targeting Dravet syndrome. Results published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed major promise with significant seizure reductions and improvements in language, social development, and quality of life among 81 patients ages 2-18.
• Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLurie Children's is the pediatric teaching hospital for Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. The partnership enables medical education, training programs, and collaborative research through Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute.
• Northwestern MedicinecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorComprehensive partnerships at multiple Northwestern Medicine locations including Central DuPage Hospital, Delnor Hospital, Lake Forest Hospital, Huntley Hospital, Palos Hospital, Prentice Women's Hospital, and Chicago Proton Center. Provides pediatric outpatient and inpatient services at partner facilities.
• Rush University System for HealthcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLurie Children's & Rush collaboration providing adult and pediatric primary care, specialty care, neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care, and transplant services at Rush locations across Chicago and suburbs including Oak Park, Elmhurst, Hoffman Estates, New Lenox, Crown Point, and Aurora.
• Stanley Manne Children's Research InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch conducted through Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Lurie Children's, organized into four scientific pillars with 1K+ clinical trials and 8K+ publications.
• Patrick M. Magoon Institute for Healthy CommunitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute serves as center for all community-focused programs including school partnerships, maternal/child health, food/nutrition initiatives, injury prevention, violence prevention, and community health assessments.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Boston Children's Hospital: Boston Children's is the largest pediatric medical center in the U.S. and consistently top-ranked by U.S. News; like Lurie, it operates as an academic pediatric teaching hospital with extensive research output (Harvard Medical School affiliate) and quaternary specialty breadth across nearly all pediatric disciplines.
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): CHOP is a nonprofit, academic, quaternary pediatric hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania; it is a peer to Lurie in specialty depth, research output, regional dominance in its metropolitan area, and national ranking position, with comparable pediatric specialty breadth and major research institute operations.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Cincinnati Children's is an academic, nonprofit pediatric hospital consistently top-3 in U.S. News rankings; it mirrors Lurie's model of integrated research (Cincinnati Children's Research Foundation), quaternary specialty services, and an affiliated children's hospital with substantial regional referral capture.
• Texas Children's Hospital: Texas Children's is one of the largest nonprofit pediatric hospitals in the U.S., affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine; like Lurie, it operates a flagship hospital plus extensive outpatient/regional network, a major pediatric research enterprise, and a broad sub-specialty footprint.
• Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA): CHLA is a nonprofit academic pediatric hospital affiliated with USC Keck School of Medicine; comparable to Lurie in specialty breadth, regional monopoly-like pediatric position in its metro, Magnet nursing recognition, and integrated research institute operations.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital: Nationwide Children's is a Columbus, Ohio-based nonprofit academic pediatric hospital affiliated with Ohio State University; peer to Lurie in regional pediatric dominance, broad sub-specialty offering, active research institute (Abigail Wexner Research Institute), and community health programs.
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is a nonprofit pediatric health system serving the Atlanta metro with three hospital campuses, similar to Lurie's hub-and-outpatient model; comparable in regional pediatric dominance, sub-specialty depth, and academic affiliations (Emory University).
• Seattle Children's Hospital: Seattle Children's is a nonprofit pediatric academic medical center affiliated with the University of Washington; comparable to Lurie in sub-specialty breadth, integrated research institute (Seattle Children's Research Institute), and regional referral coverage across the Pacific Northwest.
• Children's National Hospital: Children's National is a nonprofit pediatric academic hospital in Washington, D.C. affiliated with George Washington University; peer to Lurie in quaternary pediatric specialty services, ranked U.S. News presence, integrated Children's National Research Institute, and regional pediatric market leadership.

Others

• Northwestern Medicine (Lurie Children's academic affiliate): Northwestern Medicine is Lurie's core academic and clinical partner, providing multiple pediatric inpatient and outpatient sites (Central DuPage, Delnor, Lake Forest, Palos, etc.) and serves as the academic medical center affiliate through Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine; relevant as a partner enabler rather than a competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors5 records

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