Wolfson Children's Hospital

What Wolfson Children's Hospital does

Wolfson Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit pediatric specialty hospital founded in 1955 and operating as part of Baptist Health System, Inc., a Florida nonprofit corporation headquartered on the south bank of the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Florida. It delivers comprehensive pediatric medical, surgical, and diagnostic care across 17 service lines — including behavioral health, neurology, cancer, cardiology, emergency/trauma, gastroenterology, orthopedics, newborn critical care, high-risk obstetrics, and rehabilitation — to newborns through adolescents across North Florida and South Georgia, plus adult congenital heart patients via the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Heart Institute.

The hospital's clinical backbone is the five-floor, 127-room Borowy Family Children's Critical Care Tower, housing a Neonatal Intensive Care Center (NICU), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) with Neuro-ICU, and Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU). Differentiated technology includes Florida's only pediatric MIBG therapy suite for high-risk neuroblastoma (operated jointly with Nemours and Baptist MD Anderson), a hybrid vascular operating room combining imaging/catheterization/surgery, and MRIs deployed inside the NICU/PICU to eliminate transport risk. Distribution spans a main Jacksonville campus and six regional specialty centers in Brunswick, Daytona Beach, Fleming Island/Clay, Lake City, Tallahassee, and Valdosta, supplemented by Kids Kare critical-care ground/air transport.

Revenue is generated from insurance reimbursements, Medicaid/Medicare, and patient payments, augmented by tax-deductible philanthropic donations funneled through Baptist Health System Foundation. The hospital collaborates with Nemours Children's Health (30+ years), University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Mayo Clinic Florida, Regional Obstetric Consultants, and Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, with Nemours transitioning cardiology operations on September 29, 2025 and expanding additional specialty staffing in 2026. It has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report for Neurology/Neurosurgery and Pediatric & Adolescent Behavioral Health and designated a Leapfrog Top Children's Hospital in 2025.

Name

Wolfson Children's Hospital

Legal name

Baptist Health System, Inc.

Website

https://wolfsonchildrens.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wolfson Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit pediatric specialty hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, delivering comprehensive medical, surgical, and critical care across 17 service lines for newborns through adolescents across North Florida and South Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pediatric Hospital Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Specialty Care Centers (e.g., cardiology, oncology, neurology) (HLAFAJAH), Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

Keywords

• Pediatric specialty care
• Children's hospital services
• Neonatal intensive care
• Pediatric cardiac surgery
• Pediatric cancer treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services Revenue: Wolfson Children's Hospital generates revenue through providing pediatric medical and surgical healthcare services to patients. As a not-for-profit hospital, revenue is reinvested into facilities, equipment, and care programs. Payment comes from insurance reimbursements, Medicaid/Medicare, and patient payments.
2. Charitable Donations and Foundation Support: The hospital operates a foundation that accepts donations to support lifesaving care, facilities, and innovations. Donations are tax-deductible as the hospital is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Wolfson Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit pediatric hospital providing comprehensive medical, surgical, and emergency care for children from newborns through adolescents. It delivers specialized pediatric services across 17 service lines including behavioral health, cancer, heart, neurology, orthopedics, newborn critical care, and surgery through its main Jacksonville campus, seven regional specialty centers across North Florida and South Georgia, and critical care transport services. The hospital operates as a collaborative partnership with Nemours Children's Health, Baptist Health, and University of Florida College of Medicine.

Product overview

Wolfson Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit pediatric hospital offering comprehensive healthcare services for children from common childhood injuries to complex medical conditions and trauma. The hospital operates as a multi-institutional collaboration with Nemours Children's Health, Baptist Health, and University of Florida College of Medicine. Key facilities and programs include the Borowy Family Children's Critical Care Tower (with NICU, PICU, and CVICU), the C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Heart Institute for cardiac care, Florida's only MIBG treatment program for neuroblastoma, the Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy Center for high-risk pregnancies, and the Common Thread youth mental health initiative. The hospital provides specialty care across 17 service lines including behavioral health, cancer, neurology/neurosurgery, cardiology, orthopedics, and surgery, with satellite locations throughout North Florida and South Georgia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Common Thread: A youth mental health and wellness initiative by Wolfson Children's Hospital focused on awareness, education, and community support for children's mental health in North Florida and South Georgia.
• C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Heart Institute

Products and services

• Borowy Family Children's Critical Care Tower Five-floor patient care facility with 127 advanced patient rooms featuring NICU, PICU with Neuro-Intensive Care Unit, and CVICU for critically ill infants and children.
• C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Heart Institute Comprehensive pediatric cardiac care center providing heart surgery, cardiac diagnostics, catheterization, electrophysiology, and cardiovascular intensive care for children with congenital and acquired heart conditions.
• MIBG Treatment Program for Neuroblastoma Florida's first and only pediatric MIBG (Metaiodobenzylguanidine) therapy center for high-risk neuroblastoma, administered in collaboration with Nemours Children's Health and Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center.
• Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy Center Multi-institutional collaboration between Baptist Health, Regional Obstetric Consultants, and Nemours for early detection and treatment of fetal conditions, providing diagnostic testing, fetal MRI, fetal echocardiogram, and fetal procedures.
• Common Thread Youth Mental Health Program Community mental health initiative supporting youth mental wellness through three focus areas: awareness (reducing stigma), education (resources for caregivers), and community (connecting families with local mental health providers).
• Critical Care Transport Services Mobile ICU ground and air transport options for patients transferring from other medical facilities, including Kids Kare helicopter services.
• Pediatric Specialty Care Services Comprehensive pediatric specialty services including Behavioral Health, Brain and Nervous System, Cancer, Ear Nose Throat, Emergency Trauma, Diabetes Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Heart, Imaging, Lung and Respiratory, Newborn Critical Care, Orthopedics, High Risk Obstetrics, Rehabilitation, Spine, and Surgery.

Quantifiable outcome

• 98.97% overall survival rate for all heart surgeries (768 operations over 4 years)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Florida Specialty Hospitals for ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 November 2025Coalition of four specialty children's hospitals (Wolfson Children's, Nicklaus Children's, Nemours Children's, Johns Hopkins All Children's) united to advance Florida's position as a leader in pediatric cancer treatment, research, and innovation. Goal: all four hospitals ranking in nation's top 25 for pediatric cancer care.
• Nemours Children's HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration spanning over 30 years with Nemours Children's Health for pediatric specialty services. Nemours physicians staff specialized care at Wolfson Children's Hospital. Collaboration includes cardiology services, pediatric hematology/oncology, cancer treatment including MIBG therapy, spine services, urology, and residency/fellowship programs. Effective September 2025, expanded relationship where Nemours assumes operations of outpatient cardiology clinics and inpatient cardiology care.
• Baptist HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaptist Health is the parent organization and main hospital partner, sharing a downtown Jacksonville campus with Wolfson Children's. Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville shares campus with Wolfson, with NICU steps away from delivery rooms. Baptist Health provides high-risk obstetrics, labor and delivery services, and administrative infrastructure.
• Baptist MD Anderson Cancer CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for MIBG treatment for neuroblastoma. Radiation oncologists at Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center work with pediatric cancer specialists at Nemours Children's Health to provide specialized MIBG therapy.
• Regional Obstetric Consultants (ROC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for the Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy Center. ROC provides maternal-fetal medicine specialists who work with Wolfson Children's pediatric teams to care for high-risk pregnancies and unborn babies with complex conditions.
• University of Florida College of Medicine - JacksonvillecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for pediatric residency training program and fellowship programs. UF College of Medicine pediatric residency is located at Wolfson Children's Hospital. Pediatric Grand Rounds presentations conducted with UF and Nemours.
• Mayo Clinic FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in pediatric residency training program and child neurology fellowship. Mayo Clinic Jacksonville partners with Wolfson Children's and Nemours for pediatric training.
• Association of Child Life ProfessionalsminorOthersProfessional organization that provides accreditation for Wolfson Children's Child Life clinical internship program. Internship follows ACLP's recommended deadlines and standards.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Nemours Children's Health: Nemours is both Wolfson's 30+ year strategic partner and a direct pediatric specialty peer operating children's hospitals in the Delaware Valley and Florida. The two systems staff shared specialty services and will jointly operate cardiology in Jacksonville from September 2025.
• UF Health Shands Children's Hospital: In-state Florida pediatric academic medical center and academic partner of Wolfson through the University of Florida College of Medicine. Competes for complex pediatric referrals across North and Central Florida.
• Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital: Florida specialty children's hospital in St. Petersburg and fellow member of the Florida Specialty Hospitals for Children coalition. Competes for statewide pediatric cancer and complex case referrals.
• Nicklaus Children's Hospital: Miami-based pediatric specialty hospital and the fourth member of the Florida Specialty Hospitals for Children coalition pursuing a top-25 pediatric cancer ranking. Direct in-state peer for complex pediatric referrals.

Broad incumbents

• Mayo Clinic Children's: National multi-specialty health system with a Jacksonville pediatric collaboration with Wolfson for child neurology fellowship. Competes for high-acuity pediatric cases in the same Jacksonville market with broader adult specialty infrastructure.
• Boston Children's Hospital: Largest and consistently top-ranked U.S. pediatric academic medical center. Competes for the most complex pediatric cases nationally and sets the benchmark Wolfson is measured against in U.S. News rankings.
• Texas Children's Hospital: Nationally ranked, large-volume pediatric hospital system based in Houston. Represents a similar specialty children's hospital model at significantly greater scale, competing for national rankings and complex referrals.
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Top-ranked U.S. pediatric academic medical center and research powerhouse. Competes with Wolfson for U.S. News specialty rankings and serves as a national benchmark for pediatric clinical outcomes.

Regional players

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta: Large pediatric health system in the Southeast U.S. While based in Georgia (sharing overlap with Wolfson's South Georgia catchment), it is the dominant regional competitor for complex pediatric cases in the broader Southeast.

Others

• St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: National pediatric cancer research and treatment center. While not a direct geographic competitor, St. Jude is a key national referral destination for the highest-acuity pediatric oncology cases, including some Wolfson patients (e.g., the documented CAR T-cell referral).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WolfsonChildren
• YouTubeyoutube.com/WolfsonChildrens
• Facebookfacebook.com/WolfsonChildren
• Instagraminstagram.com/WolfsonChildren

Compliance7 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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