All of us at UC Davis Children’s Hospital are enormously proud that we’ve had yet another outstanding year, and we want to share our gratitude to our faculty members and care teams who continue to go above and beyond for our pediatric patients and families.
During this past year, we’ve hit many milestones and established innovative programs that benefit our patients and communities. We delivered 1,990 babies during fiscal year 2024–2025, the highest number of deliveries since 2010; our pediatric bone marrow transplant program received accreditation from the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT), its first since the program was revitalized in 2023; and we pioneered a first-in-the-nation program called PATH (Promoting Accessibility To Healthcare) to improve health care and surgical experiences for neurodiverse patients and their families. Plus, we’ve expanded our leadership team and are honored to welcome UC Davis pediatric gastroenterologist David Kawatu, M.D., as the associate chief medical officer for children’s health at UC Davis Medical Center.
We’ve also drawn more national recognition in patient care, research and quality improvement initiatives. Recognition is important to our mission, but what we are most proud of is the world-class care and comfort we continue to provide for children and their families at our nationally ranked, academic children’s hospital.
Here are some of the reasons our care resonates both nationally and locally. We were ranked in three pediatric specialties and among the Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and Newsweek magazine. Our hospital was also re-verified as a level 1 Children’s Surgery Center by the American College of Surgeons, and redesignated as a Baby-Friendly Hospital by Baby-Friendly USA.
In addition, we continue to partner with community and outlying hospitals to provide care locally and even globally. Our pediatric mobile clinic continues to provide health care services to historically marginalized populations in the Sacramento region and surrounding areas, and we’ve continued to keep families closer to home through telehealth and our Regional Network, which is comprised of seven Northern California hospitals. Plus our experts participate in dozens of medical trainings across the globe in countries with critical shortages.
For referring providers and families in our 33-county, 65,000-square-mile service area, we hope these highlights and others in this report will continue to affirm the trust you place in us.
As always, thank you for your support and partnership!
Satyan Lakshminrusimha, M.D.
Pediatrician-in-Chief, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Diana Farmer, M.D.
Surgeon-in-Chief, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
Brenda Chagolla, Ph.D., R.N., C.N.S., FACHE
Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Patient Care Services, UC Davis Children’s Hospital
