Pediatric Pandemic Network
The Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) is a network of children’s hospitals across the nation dedicated to empowering healthcare systems and communities to provide high-quality care for children in everyday emergencies, disasters and global health threats.
Children’s National Hospital is one of the lead sites for the PPN. Read more about the creation of the PPN and the federal grant that funds it.
Our Providers
Our specialists work with network peers to improve care during emergencies, disasters and threats to global health.
Contact Us
Have a question for our Pediatric Pandemic Network experts? Want to work together on a project? Get in touch!
What are the goals of the Pediatric Pandemic Network?
- Build strong partnerships between children’s hospitals and local, state, regional and national emergency systems to improve planning and education for pediatric care.
- Expand collaborations with emergency preparedness systems, national pediatric organizations and community groups to support children and families.
- Strengthen pediatric readiness across all levels of healthcare (from prehospital to emergency departments to inpatient care).
- Enhance telehealth systems to better serve children and families.
- Speed up the sharing of evidence-based pediatric practices to improve care in real time.
Together, we will build stronger, healthier and more resilient communities, ready to take on whatever comes next.
