[6] Its origins date back to the founding of Scottish Rite Convalescent Home for Crippled Children in 1915, which consisted of two rented cottages with 20 patient beds.

Hospitals throughout the country faced colliding pressures, such as reimbursement issues, insurance coverage changes and staff shortages.

Both hospitals were faced with the possibility of closure; Atlanta leaders urged Egleston and Scottish Rite to unite to preserve pediatric healthcare for the region.

In addition to exceeding the organization's original financial targets, Children's achieved new benchmarks for customer service and employee satisfaction.

[9] That same year, Children's launched a comprehensive, five-year campaign to raise funds for the largest proposed healthcare facility expansion and renovation project in the State of Georgia's history.

[12] One of the first buildings to open on the North Druid Hills campus, the Center for Advanced Pediatrics is an outpatient clinic that was built as a part of phase 1 of the construction plan.

[20][21] Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, the primary academic partner of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, is the largest recipient of federal research dollars from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2022 for pediatrics departments, according to rankings from the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

1 ranking, more than 2,200 publications in more than 1,000 journals in the same time period helped support groundbreaking efforts to develop new treatments or cures in 50 specialty areas.

Held each October, the event encourages the community to honor and celebrate the strong and resilient patients facing illnesses and injuries at Children's.

On the designated day, patients, employees, schools, organizations and communities across the state are encouraged to wear a cape, as well as share videos and photos, tagged with #CapeDayATL.

[24][25] Children'soffers numerous specialized camps and retreats that bring together children and teens with similar medical conditions, diseases, and disabilities.