About Us
American Family Children's Hospital
1675 Highland Avenue
Madison, Wis. (Map)
General Information:
(608) 890-KIDS (5437)
Volunteer Opportunities
From newborns to young adults, patients at the American Family Children's Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin, receive a level of care that is truly unique in the region.The state-of-the-art, $78 million American Family Children's Hospital at 1675 Highland Avenue replaced the existing UW Children's Hospital in August 2007.
Funding of the new children's hospital was supported by $41 million in philanthrophy, combined with $37 million in bonding. An initial $10 million flagship gift came from American Family Insurance in 2003.
American Family Children's Hospital is committed to education, research and community service as a means of discovering new and better methods to meet the unique health care needs of children.
A Soothing, Patient-Friendly Environment
The American Family Children's Hospital mission is to provide comprehensive health care of children and families in a healing environment that emphasizes their quality of life. With inpatient rooms approximately double in size of the old UW Children's Hospital, the 60-bed American Family Children's Hospital provides patients and families from throughout Wisconsin a place to heal in a soothing, child- and family-friendly environment.
A second phase of fundraising enabled the hospital to open a new Pediatric Surgical Pavilion in September 2008. The 37,000 square foot facility includes six operating rooms and two procedure rooms. With a Lake Michigan motif, the pavilion is the latest in operating room design and technology. Fundraising will continue with an additional 24-bed inpatient unit and a pediatric radiology unit planned for the future.
Learn more about each floor in the American Family Children's Hospital Building Tour
Our world-class team of doctors, nurses and other health care professionals provide everything from preventive health care to highly specialized programs. All of our doctors are faculty members of the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Pediatrics. Our wide-ranging services and programs include:- A pediatric intensive care unit
- An internationally recognized transplant surgery program
- A children's cancer center
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A pediatric asthma center
The warm, family-centered environment at American Family Children's Hospital is enhanced through faculty-led rounds in which patients and family are invited to participate. Our family-friendly Patient and Family Support Services, special activities and programs include:
- Child Life
- Pet Therapy
- Hospital School
- Ronald McDonald House Lodging
- Positive Image Center
- Tyler's Place and Sibling Services
Proud to Be a U.S. News & World Report 'Best Children's Hospital'
American Family Children's Hospital ranked in the top 50 in seven medical specialties in the 2011-12 U.S. News and World Report Best Children's Hospitals Guide:
View More National Recognition and Awards for UW Health
Meet Our Amazing Kids
We're pleased to share the stories of just a few of the patients of American Family Children's Hospital. Every child that enters our doors touches our hearts, and we believe these stories will touch yours:
Donor Reports, Annual Reports and Facts
- Mary Cornelia Bradley Society 2011 Report to Donors pdf | web-version
- American Family Children's Hospital Annual Report 2008
- Previous Annual Reports
- History of the Children's Hospital
- American Family Children's Hospital Fact Sheet (pdf)
