Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD) is Virginia’s only freestanding, full-service children’s hospital. It operates as a nonprofit teaching and research institution with over two dozen locations in the region. It offers comprehensive pediatric medical and surgical services, including neonatal and pediatric intensive care, trauma care, mental health services with its new Children’s Pavilion facility, rehabilitation, organ transplantation (notably kidney), and outpatient clinics. CHKD also serves as the main pediatric training site for Eastern Virginia Medical School students[2][3][6][10].

In recent years it has expanded significantly into pediatric mental health with the opening of its $224 million Children’s Pavilion in Norfolk in June 2022[2][6]. It maintains partnerships with academic institutions such as EVMS and UVA Children’s Hospital[2].

Annually it handles about ~5,000 admissions and ~400,000 outpatient visits through its network[6]. Financially robust with annual revenues exceeding $500 million[6][7], it employs approximately between ~3,000–3,500 staff members[6][7].

There are no clinical trial programs or pharmaceutical pipelines typical to biotech/pharma companies.

Its primary focus areas are general pediatrics—including critical care—and child/adolescent behavioral health.

No public trading symbol; operates as an independent nonprofit entity.

Headquarters at Norfolk VA; multiple satellite clinics across southeastern Virginia.

Key leadership includes Amy Sampson (President & CEO)[1].