[1] Children's Minnesota provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[2][3] throughout Minnesota and surrounding regions and sometimes also treats adults that require pediatric care.

[4] Children's Minnesota Minneapolis features an American College of Surgeons verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, 1 of 4 in the state.

[6][1][7] Dr. Marc Gorelick became president and chief executive officer at Children's Minnesota in December 2017.

[8] Children's has a full range of pediatric specialty services, critical care, and clinics to serve premature infants through older teens.

At the time of Children's announcement in March, 2018, only 8 percent of hospitals nationally had earned this designation, including only three other health systems in Minnesota.