Founded in 1879, St. Louis Children's Hospital is one of the premier children's hospitals in the United States, ranked as one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country both by U.S. News and World Report. St. Louis Children's Hospital has the world's leading lung transplant program, and is nationally and internationally recognized for neurosurgery, cancer care, newborn medicine, cardiology, plastic surgery and orthopedic surgery, as well as extensive community education and outreach on child safety. For referral to a Children's Hospital specialist, call 1.800.678.KIDS (5437), or 314.454.KIDS.