Each year, thousands of parents throughout the New York-tristate area as well as the world bring their children to the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian and to the Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health to seek the expertise, compassion, and medical leadership that has defined our institutions for more than a century.

In 2006, U.S. News & World Report recognized the outstanding level of care we provide to each of our young patients. The publication rated us one of the top five pediatric hospitals in the nation — the only pediatric hospital in the tristate area to earn this honor. According to the magazine, the highest-ranking hospitals regularly perform complex procedures, rigorously adhere to advanced treatment guidelines, incorporate new findings into patient care, and conduct research that offers severely ill patients hope by providing more healthcare options.

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is one the most comprehensive university hospitals in the world, with leading specialists in every field of medicine. We're unique because we unite the expertise of two world-renowned institutions: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Together these institutions form the foundation of the comprehensive resources of the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and the Komansky Center for Children's Heath. Plus we're the only hospital in the nation affiliated with two Ivy League medical schools: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Medical College of Cornell University.

In addition, the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and the Komansky Center for Children's Heath are among the world's major centers for basic and clinical pediatric research. Through our active research program, we've made extraordinary contributions to the understanding of childhood diseases as well as to their prevention and treatment.

To ensure that pediatric patients in the tristate region have access to our cutting-edge diagnostic and treatment programs, we've formed partnerships with 16 hospitals throughout the area. These members are part of the Children's Healthcare System of NewYork-Presbyterian.

Every year the doctors, scientists, and staff at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and the Komansky Center for Children's Heath make remarkable advances in patient care, contribute significant research studies, and oversee special events. We're committed to sharing this vital information with the public, especially all the communities we serve and those families seeking the very best in medical and surgical care for their children.