The University of Connecticut also agreed to move its pediatric medicine and residency program to the new hospital.

[11] On March 30, 1996, pediatric patients from the Newington Children's Hospital, Hartford Hospital, the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, CT were relocated to the newly opened Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

[16][17] The plan called for a formation of a board that managed both hospitals with the alliance named Kidco.

Staff from CCMC were complemented by doctors from Children's National Hospital who were also there to perform complex pediatric surgeries.

[23] On October 12, 2020, Connecticut Children's and Hartford HealthCare announced that they have formed a pediatric alliance to better coordinate medical care between hospitals.

[30] Connecticut Children's Medical Center is nationally ranked in 4 pediatric specialties including #34 in neonatology, #46 in cardiology and heart surgery, #43 in diabetes and endocrinology, and #16 in urology.