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Welcome to Niswonger Children’s Hospital
We believe that seeing a kite lift from the ground and flutter in the breeze is a sign of hope and healing. The children and teens we serve at Niswonger Children’s Hospital are the future of this region. We work every day to be the place that makes kites fly, to help and heal the young people of this region – and, ultimately, to make hope rise.
Expanding Niswonger Children’s Hospital
With a generous donation from a donor in Bristol, Virginia, Ballad Health will be opening a new center for pediatric specialists at Niswonger Children’s Hospital. The J.D. Nicewonder Family Perinatal and Pediatric Institute will be located in a medical office building adjacent to the hospital and will open in late 2024 with expanded access for our patients. This expansion will create an environment where our pediatric specialists can work more collaboratively as they manage the care of children throughout our region.
After the Hope Rising capital campaign, over $30 million was raised to add two floors to the top of Niswonger Children’s Hospital. When complete, this new Regional Center for Perinatal and Neonatal Care will house the newest neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in both Tennessee and Virginia, providing 40 private rooms for infants and their families. Construction is slated to be completed at the end of 2026.
You can see some renderings of this expansion project here.
High tech and welcoming
As the only children’s hospital in the region, Niswonger Children’s Hospital offers you state-of-the-art medical care in a family-centered environment.
Our cheerful and bright hospital is designed to let children receive excellent care in a light-filled, supportive and high-tech environment.
Our pediatric-trained physicians and team members provide exceptional medical care, using the latest technology.
Designed for families
We recognize that caring for a hospitalized child involves the entire family. That is why our hospital was designed with families in mind.
Pediatric patients need spaces to play, grow and heal, while caregivers need space to rest, relax and recharge.
We invite you to take advantage of the many amenities and family support areas available at Niswonger Children’s Hospital, as well as at our parent hospital, Johnson City Medical Center.
Other resources
- Adverse Childhood Events / Trauma Informed Care Resources
- Child Abuse Pediatrics
- Donate to Niswonger Children's Hospital
- Pediatric Asthma Care
- Send a Valentine to a Patient
- School Virtual Health Clinic
Downloadable activities and resources
- Printable Backpack Emergency Contact Information Card [PDF, 141 KB]
- Scrubs' Favorite At-Home Activities
Children’s Miracle Network
Every year more than 10 million kids in North America enter hospitals like Niswonger Children’s. And these hospitals rely on community donations and support.
That’s why Ballad Health and Niswonger Children’s are proud to serve as the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals affiliate for our region. This continues a longstanding partnership – more than 30 years – that has significantly expanded pediatric services across Southwest Virginia and Upper East Tennessee.
Donations to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals stay local to fund life-saving pediatric medical equipment and help your friends and neighbors.
Learn more about Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Annual report
Please enjoy our fiscal 2022 annual report. You can download the annual report [PDF] here.
Medical care and community impact reports
Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
For Ballad Health to best serve the people of the Appalachian Highlands, we survey and conduct focus groups to get a read on overall health in the region. To read about the Niswonger Children’s Hospital’s Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), visit our CHNA page.
CMS price transparency
Johnson City Medical Center Standard Charges, including Woodridge Hospital and Niswonger Children’s Hospital [CSV file, 33 MB] – updated 9/8/2023
You can learn more about pre-visit coordination and registration here and about payment options here.
Metrics by MS-DRG*
Niswonger Children’s MS-DRG metrics [PDF, 145KB], fiscal 2018
View more Ballad Health MS-DRG metrics here.
*MS-DRGs are Medicare Severity Diagnosis Related Groups.
Learn more
- Chris Jett – Chief Executive Officer, Niswonger Children’s Network
- Seth Brown, MD – Chief Medical Officer, Niswonger Children’s Network
- Holly Rinehart, BSN, MBA – Chief Nursing Officer, Niswonger Children’s Network
- Rhonda Reeves – Senior Director, Human Resources, Southern Region
- Emily Blanton – Market Director, Marketing and Communications, Southern Region
Restaurants / food
Family kitchens
Located on the 2nd and 3rd floors. Coffee is provided and snacks are often made available by community donations.
Each kitchen is equipped with a refrigerator to store personal food items, as well as a microwave.
Johnson City Medical Center Café
Located on the first floor of Johnson City Medical Center, the café is a full-service cafeteria providing breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Call extension 6270 for daily menu specials. The cafeteria is open 7 days a week, 24-hours a day.
Vending machines
Food and drink vending machines are available 24-hours in the alcove next to the Johnson City Medical Center Café.
Snacks and sweet treats are also available in the Johnson City Medical Center gift shop.
