Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware | |
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| Nemours Children's Health | |
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware as seen from the Nemours Estate | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Specialty - Pediatrics |
| Affiliated university | Thomas Jefferson University University of Delaware |
| Patron | The Nemours Foundation |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center |
| Beds | 195 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1940 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware is a pediatric hospital located in Wilmington, Delaware. It is operated by the Nemours Foundation, a non-profit organization created through the last will and testament of philanthropist Alfred I. du Pont by his widow Jessie Ball duPont in 1936, and dedicated to improving children's health. Historically, it was referred to as the A. I. duPont Institute for Crippled Children or more simply, the duPont Institute and provides pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults up to age 21.
Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, was the first freestanding children's hospital that is part of Nemours Children's Health, the nation's largest multi-state, multi-location pediatric health system. The hospital has achieved Magnet status multiple times and has several specialties consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Top Children's Hospital awards. Additionally, it is recognized as an American College of Surgeons Children's Surgery Verified Hospital.