Children's Hospital of Michigan

Name

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Legal name

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Website

https://childrensdmc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1886

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

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Product category

Pediatric Hospital Services

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (6223), Outpatient Care Centers (6214)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro industry

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Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Women’s & Children’s Health Providers

Keywords

• Pediatric hospital services
• Children's healthcare
• Pediatric specialty care
• Pediatric emergency services
• Pediatric transplant services

Headquarters

HQ city

Detroit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 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 inpatient hospital stays, outpatient services, emergency department visits, surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging, laboratory services, and specialty care visits. Payment received from private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and uninsured patients through financial assistance programs.
2. Transplant Services: Revenue from organ transplant procedures including heart, kidney, liver, bone marrow, and combined transplants. Typically covered by insurance with significant per-procedure costs.
3. Gene Therapy Treatments: Revenue from FDA-approved gene therapies (Lyfgenia for sickle cell, Zynteglo for beta thalassemia). One-time treatments with substantial costs typically covered by insurance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Children's Hospital of Michigan is a 228-bed pediatric hospital providing comprehensive inpatient, outpatient, emergency, surgical, transplant, and specialty care for infants, children, and adolescents across more than 40 pediatric specialties. Services are delivered at the main Detroit campus and seven outpatient specialty centers across Metro Detroit, with additional access via a dedicated pediatric critical care transport team and international patient destination services.

Product overview

Children's Hospital of Michigan is a 228-bed pediatric hospital (the first in Michigan, established 1886) offering comprehensive pediatric healthcare services across multiple specialties. The hospital operates a unified care platform with core hospital/ER services at its main Detroit campus and Troy facility, supported by over 40 pediatric specialty programs including Cardiovascular, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Surgery, Hematology/Oncology, ENT, Fetal Care, Transplant Center, and Sickle Cell Center. Key specialty services include gene therapy programs (Zynteglo for beta thalassemia, Lyfgenia for sickle cell disease), the PANDA One critical care transport team, Child Life Services with creative arts therapies, and a 24/7 Physician Link Line Plus for physician referrals. Outpatient specialty centers are located in Canton, Clinton Township, Dearborn, Detroit, Novi, Southfield, and Troy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pediatric Hospital and Emergency Room Care Comprehensive pediatric hospital and emergency room services at the main Detroit campus and Troy facility, providing 24/7 emergency care with online check-in capability for pediatric emergencies.
• Pediatric Cardiovascular Care Comprehensive pediatric cardiac services including fetal cardiac program, congenital heart disease treatment, heart transplant, cardiac catheterization, and electrophysiology. Only hospital in Metro Detroit providing the full range of pediatric cardiac services.
• Pediatric Neurology Care Award-winning neurology department recognized by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers as a Level 4 epilepsy center providing highest-level medical and surgical evaluation for complex epilepsy, concussion clinic, seizure treatment, and multiple sclerosis care.
• Pediatric Neurosurgery Neurosurgery program ranked among America's best in U.S. News & World Report for 15+ consecutive years, offering minimally-invasive endoscopic surgery, neuro-endovascular treatment, stereoencephalography (sEEG), and laser ablations.
• Pediatric Orthopedics Pediatric orthopedic program ranked in U.S. News & World Report treating traumatic, reconstructive, degenerative, and congenital conditions, including sports medicine and surgical services.
• Pediatric General Surgery Largest pediatric surgery program in Metro Detroit providing procedures ranging from appendectomies to complex congenital anomaly corrections, including surgery on patients weighing less than one pound.
• Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Treats the most children for inpatient hematology and oncology care in Michigan, including bone marrow transplantation, sickle cell treatment, gene therapy (Zynteglo and Lyfgenia), coagulation laboratory, and cancer survivorship program.
• ENT (Otolaryngology) Services One of the largest pediatric ENT programs in Michigan providing routine care and advanced procedures including cochlear implants since 1987, airway disease treatment, and sinus care.
• Fetal Care Center Comprehensive fetal care program for prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies with a fetal care nurse navigator, preparing for timely postnatal treatment at locations in Detroit and Troy.
• Sickle Cell Center Comprehensive sickle cell disease treatment including gene therapy (Lyfgenia), first in Michigan to offer commercially available sickle cell gene therapy as a qualified treatment center.
• Zynteglo Qualified Treatment Center First and only center in Michigan to offer Zynteglo gene therapy for beta thalassemia, helping patients avoid chronic anemia and lifetime blood transfusions.
• Transplant Center Comprehensive transplant services including liver, kidney, and combined liver/kidney transplants, with first-in-Michigan combined liver/kidney transplant performed on a pediatric patient in October 2025.
• Child Life Services Evidence-based interventions including therapeutic play, medical preparation, procedural support and distraction, art therapy, music therapy, and yoga therapy to reduce fear and anxiety for hospitalized children.
• PANDA One Critical Care Transport Dedicated pediatric and neonatal ambulance team providing critical care transport for the most vulnerable babies and children transferring from regional facilities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Treated most children for inpatient hematology and oncology care in Michigan
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• United Dairy Industry of MichigancoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 June 2026Partner in the Cereal Drive matching online milk donations dollar-for-dollar up to 80,000 servings of milk during June (National Dairy Month) to supplement cereal donations.
• Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern MichiganflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2026Annual Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive partnership since 2010. Gleaners distributes collected cereal to 300+ partner soup kitchens, agencies, and pantries in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, and Monroe counties. Since the effort began, the Cereal Drive has collected more than 13 million servings of cereal.
• Michigan Schools & Government Credit UnionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsor of cereal drive collection at all their locations during May 18-June 1, collecting cereal donations during regular business hours.
• WNIC 100.3-FMminorGTM or Marketing PartneriHeart Media radio station partner promoting and broadcasting live from cereal drive events at Kroger locations.
• iHeart MediaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedia partner providing radio promotion and live broadcasts for community events including cereal drive and safety events.
• Genetix BiotherapeuticscoreTechnology or IntegrationManufacturer of Lyfgenia gene therapy for sickle cell disease. Children's Hospital of Michigan is a qualified treatment center for this commercially available therapy.
• Children's Oncology GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital physicians hold leadership positions in the Children's Oncology Group, the world's pediatric cancer research organization, enabling access to clinical trials and collaborative research.
• National Hemophilia FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical Director of the National Hemophilia Foundation affiliated with the hospital, providing leadership in bleeding disorder care.
• International Society of Thrombosis and HemostasisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital physician chairs the International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis Scientific Committee, providing global leadership in thrombosis research.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• C.S. Mott Children's Hospital: University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is a tertiary/quaternary academic pediatric hospital operating in the same Michigan market as CHM, competing directly for complex pediatric referrals, specialists, and research funding across the state.
• Helen DeVos Children's Hospital: Grand Rapids-based pediatric hospital within Corewell Health; another in-state competitor overlapping CHM's Michigan catchment, offering multi-specialty pediatric inpatient, oncology, and cardiac services.
• Riley Hospital for Children: Indiana University Health's flagship children's hospital in Indianapolis; comparable mid-sized regional pediatric referral center offering multi-specialty tertiary care, transplant, and oncology services to a multi-state catchment.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: A leading US pediatric academic medical center known for high-acuity tertiary care, large research enterprise, and national/international referrals — a direct benchmark for CHM on specialty volume, gene therapy, and outcomes.
• Nationwide Children's Hospital: Columbus, Ohio pediatric hospital operating a comprehensive service portfolio (transplant, oncology, neurology, orthopedics, fetal care) and competing with CHM for complex Midwestern referrals, talent, and clinical trials.
• St. Louis Children's Hospital: Affiliated with Washington University, a comparable mid-sized pediatric academic hospital offering similar specialty service lines (cardiac, neuro, oncology, transplant) and competing with CHM for regional pediatric referrals.
• Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh: UPMC-affiliated academic children's hospital offering a comparable mix of tertiary services including transplant, neurosurgery, and oncology — operating as a regional pediatric destination in an adjacent Midwestern/Appalachian catchment.

Broad incumbents

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP): One of the largest and oldest US pediatric academic medical centers; a broader incumbent that overlaps CHM's high-acuity service lines (gene therapy, cardiac, oncology, neurology) and competes nationally for complex referrals.
• Boston Children's Hospital: Harvard-affiliated top-ranked US children's hospital; a broader incumbent across nearly every CHM specialty — gene therapy, cardiology, neurology, transplant — competing for national and international referrals.

Others

• Detroit Medical Center (DMC): CHM's parent health system within Tenet Healthcare; included as an ecosystem-level relation rather than a direct pediatric competitor — relevant because DMC's strategic and capital allocation decisions directly affect CHM.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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