Improving intensive care for infants by uniting the expertise of over 45 top children’s hospitals.
About our MissionWho We Are
Neonatal care quality improvement starts with the support and collaboration of our growing network of Level IV NICU professionals, including neonatologists, advanced practice nurses, neonatal nurses, quality and safety leaders, data coordinators, pediatric subspecialists, trainees, anesthesiologists, and pediatric surgeons.
About UsOur Focus
CHNC focuses on a unique population of medically complex neonates and infants treated in the highest-level NICUs at children’s hospitals. With an average 25-day length of stay, along with the multiple services required after discharge, these infants represent one of the highest resource utilization groups of any pediatric population.
Learn MoreSymposium
The 2023 CHNC Annual Symposium
will be hosted in Denver from Oct 11 - 13. The Symposium highlights the work being done by the consortium and its members, and provides educational opportunities to support the CHNC mission.

Improving intensive care for infants by uniting the expertise of over 40 top children’s hospitals.
About our MissionWho We Are
Neonatal care quality improvement starts with the support and collaboration of our growing network of Level IV NICU professionals, including neonatologists, advanced practice nurses, neonatal nurses, quality and safety leaders, data coordinators, pediatric subspecialists, trainees, anesthesiologists, and pediatric surgeons.
About UsOur Focus
CHNC focuses on a unique population of medically complex neonates and infants treated in the highest-level NICUs at children’s hospitals. With an average 25-day length of stay, along with the multiple services required after discharge, these infants represent one of the highest resource utilization groups of any pediatric population.
Learn MoreSymposium
The 2022 CHNC Annual Symposium
will be hosted in Indianapolis from Oct 31 - Nov 2. The Symposium highlights the work being done by the consortium and its members, and provides educational opportunities to support the CHNC mission.

Improving intensive care for infants by uniting the expertise of over 40 top children’s hospitals.
About our MissionImproving intensive care for infants by uniting the expertise of over 40 top children’s hospitals.
About our MissionImproving intensive care for infants by uniting the expertise of over 40 top children’s hospitals.
About our MissionImproving intensive care for infants by uniting the expertise of over 40 top children’s hospitals.
About our MissionCHNC is dedicated to improving the care and outcomes for infants in Children's Hospital NICUs by sharing data, ideas for benchmarking, and research.
CHNC Member Hospital Locations
The CHNC membership draws from NICUs providing the highest level of care at Children’s Hospitals throughout the US and Canada.
Member Hospitals
NICU Admissions
Top 10 NICU Hospitals in USNWR
Our structure improves the outcomes for infants with complex conditions.
We build multidiscipline relationships through topic-specific focus groups, collaborative quality improvement projects, a robust database and analytics for infants in level IV neonatal care units, and symposium events.
Publications
Gestational Age at Delivery and Neonatal Outcomes among Infants with Gastroschisis
American Journal of Perinatology
Training Pathways and Careers for Neonatologists Interested in Cardiovascular Care
Journal of Perinatology
Gastroschisis with intestinal atresia leads to longer hospitalization and poor feeding outcomes
Journal of Perinatology
Predicting Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension at Discharge in Infants with CDH
Journal of Perinatology
Withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration: a survey of level IV NICUs
Journal of Perinatology
Characteristics and outcomes of a multi-institution cohort of infants with NEC totalis
Journal of Perinatology
Assoc of time of first corticosteroid treatment with BPD in preterm infants
Pediatric Pulmonology
Venovenous versus venoarterial ECMO among infants with HIE: is there a difference in outcome?
Journal of Perinatology
Qualitative Indications for Tracheostomy and Chronic Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with sBPD
Journal of Perinatology
Survey of Quaternary Neonatal Management of Post-Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus
American Journal of Perinatology
Integrated cardiac care models of neonates with CHD: the Evolving Role of the Neonatologist
Journal of Perinatology
Medical and surgical interventions and outcomes for infants with T-18 or T-13
Journal of Perinatology
Analgesia, Sedation, and Neuromuscular Blockade in Infants with CDH
American Journal of Perinatology
Non-invasive Neurocritical Care Monitoring for Neonates on ECMO: Where do we stand?
Journal of Perinatology
Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension During Hospitalization in Cohort of Infants with CDH
Journal of Perinatology
Premature CDH: Building a Comprehensive Database to Evaluate Risks and Guide Intervention
The Journal of Pediatrics
Central line utilization and complications in infants with CDH
American Journal of Perinatology
Implications of Continuity of Care on Infant Caloric Intake in the NICU
Journal of Perinatology
Machine Learning Mortality-Classification in Clinical Documentation
Acta Scientific Paediatrics
Home oxygen use and 1-year readmission among preterm infants with BPD discharged from NICUs
The Journal of Pediatrics
Prevalence of Clinical Decision Support to Calculate Nutrition and Fluid Intake for NICU Infants
Journal of Perinatology
Utility of Echocardiography in Predicting Mortality in Infants with sBPD
Journal of Perinatology
Anti-microbial therapy utilization in neonates with HIE: A report from CHND
Journal of Perinatology
Center, Gestational Age, and Race Impact End-of-Life Care Practices at Regional NICUs
The Journal of Pediatrics
Association of Neonatologist Continuity of Care and Short Term Patient Outcomes
The Journal of Pediatrics
Comparative Outcomes for Laparotomy vs. Peritoneal Drain as Initial Surgery for NEC
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Practice variation in anti-epileptic drug use for neonatal HIE among regional NICUs
BioMed Central Pediatrics
Prevalence and Predictors of Back-Transport Closer to Maternal Residence After Regional NICU Care
Maternal and Child Health Journal
Impact of Pulmonary Hypertension in Preterm Infants with sBPD Through One Year
The Journal of Pediatrics
Energy and Protein Intake During Transition from Parenteral to Enteral Nutrition in VLBW Infants
The Journal of Pediatrics
Association between the 7-day Moving Average for Nutrition and Growth in VLBW Infants
Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Acquired Infection & Antimicrobial Utilization During NICU Hospitalization in Infants with CDH
Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Multicenter study of risk factors assoc with venous and arterial neonatal thromboembolism in NICU
The Journal of Pediatrics
Risk Factors for Neonatal Venous and Arterial Thromboembolism in the NICU
The Journal of Pediatrics
Sustaining SLUG Bug CLABSI Reduction: Does Sterile Tubing Change Technique Really Work?
Pediatrics
Nutritional Practices and Growth in Premature Infants after Surgical NEC
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Tracheobronchomalacia is Associated with Increased Morbidity in BPD
Annals of the American Thoracic Society
Inter-Center Variation in Death or Tracheostomy Placement in Infants with sBPD
Journal of Perinatology
Orchestrated Testing: An Innovative Approach to a Multicenter Improvement Collaborative
American Journal of Medical Quality
Intercenter Cost Variation for Perinatal HIE in the Era of Therapeutic Hypothermia
The Journal of Pediatrics
SLUG Bug: Quality improvement with orchestrated testing leads to NICU CLABSI reduction
Pediatrics
Short-Term Outcomes and Medical and Surgical Interventions in Infants with CDH
American Journal of Perinatology
Interdisciplinary teamwork and the power of a QI collaborative in tertiary NICUs
The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
CHND: An Overview of Patient Complexity, Outcomes and Variation in Care
Journal of Perinatology
The Association of Type of Closure on LOS for infants with Gastroschisis born ≥ 34 weeks’ Gestation
Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Postnatal Weight Gain in Preterm Infants with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
American Journal of Perinatology
Therapeutic Interventions and Short-Term Outcomes for Infants with sBPD Born under 32 Weeks
Journal of Perinatology
Standardizing Diagnoses in Neonatology: Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and Beyond
NeoReviews