[1] Advocate Children's operates a number of residency programs, which train newly graduated physicians in various pediatric specialties and subspecialties.

The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[3][4] throughout Illinois and the Midwest.

[11] In partnership with Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, ACH operates two cystic fibrosis care centers; one for adults and one for children.

The hospital features a 150-bed AAP verified level 3 neonatal intensive care unit, the highest in Illinois.

[5][6] Data released shows that the hospital has a lower mortality rate than the national average for congenital heart surgery.