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More than 35 years ago, community leaders joined concerned parents and physicians to ensure a full-service children’s hospital would be a permanent part of the Miami Valley community. The hard work of many resulted in the opening of The Barney Children’s Medical Center in 1967. This milestone ensured that the early advocacy work of Annae Barney Gorman, Elsie Mead, Arthur Beerman, Wallace B. Taggart, MD, Alan Shafer, MD, and the Barney Convalescent Center staff would not decline as the threat of polio was brought under control. In 1970, Barney’s became The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton.

Today, as a nationally recognized, regional pediatric facility, we continue to grow to meet the needs of children and families throughout southwest Ohio. Outpatient and alternative services such as Children’s Home Care of Dayton, Almost Home and Children’s Urgent Care supplement the medical center’s fine inpatient services. Dayton Children’s founders recognized the differences between caring for children and adults and realized the importance of having a separate facility to care exclusively for children. This pediatric difference remains a guiding principle of Dayton Children’s vision and mission as we plan for the years ahead.

Many of the programs at Dayton Children’s have been recognized with certifications and accreditations from organizations setting the standards of quality care. The hospital earns high scores from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations—scores that are consistently among the highest in the country.