About Us | UC Davis Children's Hospital

World-class care close to home

Children and Families Come First

UC Davis Children’s Hospital offers everyday care, specialty care and extraordinary expertise for your child’s needs.

UC Davis child life specialist helping young boy with procedure in medical office

Why Choose Us?

At UC Davis Children’s Hospital, we put your child at the center of everything that we do. It’s personalized care, uniquely sized for your child. You’ll see it in our child-friendly designs throughout the hospital, our farm-to-fork approach to dining, our playrooms and teen rooms and our team that feels like family.

More locations, near home

UC Davis Children’s Hospital delivers world-class care, close to home. Families don’t have to travel to the Bay Area or out of state to get the best, most comprehensive care for your child. Care is available on our Sacramento campus, as well as in UC Davis Medical Group offices dotted throughout the region.

Presenting UC Davis Children’s Hospital

UC Davis Children’s Hospital is Sacramento’s only nationally ranked, comprehensive hospital for children, serving infants, children, adolescents and young adults with primary, subspecialty and critical care. See what makes us special.

Points of pride

See some of our highlights, accomplishments and distinctions.
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View highlights of our recognitions along with the stats of how many families and children we have served throughout the 2023-24 fiscal year.

Innovative care

Our physicians and care teams develop groundbreaking innovations to support our patients:

Awards and Recognitions
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US News & World Report best Children’s Hospital badge

Ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals

U.S. News & World Report ranked UC Davis Children’s Hospital among the best in neonatology, nephrology, orthopedics*, pediatric & adolescent behavioral health, and pulmonology & lung surgery. (*Together with Shriners Children’s Northern California)

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American College of Surgeon's Verified Center badge

Re-verified level I Children’s Surgery Center

Our hospital is verified as a level I Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons. Level I centers have children’s surgeons in every discipline, with pediatric anesthesiologists and operating rooms available 24 hours a day.

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Fetal Health Stewardship Partnership logo

Hope for families with fetal syndrome diagnoses

A parent-founded nonprofit organization, providing information for families facing fetal syndrome diagnoses.

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Extracorporeal Life Support Organization logo

Recognized for excellence in life support

UC Davis Medical Center has been recognized for exceptional commitment to evidence-based processes and quality measures, training, patient satisfaction, and clinical care.

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