Niswonger Children’s Hospital, opened in 2009, is the only facility between Knoxville and Roanoke that is a member of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI), currently serving more than 200,000 children in a four-state, 29-county region. It is the replacement facility for The Children's Hospital at JCMC, which has been the regional leader in pediatric services since 1992. Niswonger Children’s Hospital works in partnership with the ETSU College of Medicine and has more than 20 pediatric subspecialties and 127 physicians on staff. It is one of six national affiliates of the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Niswonger Children’s Hospital offers transport services dedicated to the transfer of critically ill infants and children from referral hospitals.
Our Mission is to bring loving care to the health care of children in our region.
Niswonger Children's Hospital has 69 beds and is staffed by people who are dedicated to providing the highest quality health care available for your child. In addition to providing the very best in medical technology and nursing expertise, the facility is staffed with pediatric experts who know, love and care about children and their families. The goal of Team Members at Niswonger Children's Hospital is to provide safe and child-friendly care that is centered on the patient and the family.
