to serve the large referral areas of Tennessee, Southern and Western Kentucky, and North Alabama. 2014 marked the 40th anniversary of the program at Vanderbilt. By 2006, Children's Hospital ranked 6th in the nation for NIH research funding, with grants issued to researchers from the Department of Pediatrics totaling $20.238 million. In November 2016, researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Washington University School of Medicine isolated a human monoclonal antibody that in a mouse model “markedly reduced” infection by the Zika virus. The antibody, called ZIKV-117, was able to inhibit infection by strains from both Africa and America in cell culture and in animals, including during pregnancy. These naturally occurring human antibodies isolated from humans represent the first medical intervention that prevents Zika infection and damage to fetuses. Awards & rankings Third Magnet status, awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2017 Named a Leapfrog Top Hospital for 2017 The Joint Commission (JCAHO) accredits Children's Hospital. JCAHO accreditation is a nationwide seal of approval that indicates a hospital meets high performance standards, requiring on-site surveys by a JCAHO team at least every three years. U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals (2021-22) 21 in Pediatric Cancer 34 in Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery 32 in Pediatric Diabetes and Endocrinology 18 in Pediatric Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 17 in Pediatric Neonatology 42 in Pediatric Nephrology 28 in Pediatric Neurology & Neurosurgery 39 in Pediatric Orthopedics 17 in Pediatric Pulmonology 8 in Pediatric Urology Specialties Adolescent and Young Adult Health Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonary Medicine Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Medicine Dermatology Developmental Medicine Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) Emergency Medicine Endocrinology and Diabetes Gastroenterology General Pediatrics Heart Surgery Hematology and Oncology Hepatology Infectious Diseases Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine Neonatology Nephrology Neurology Neurosurgical Services Nutrition Ophthalmology Orthopaedics Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat) Plastic Surgery Psychiatry - Child and Adolescent Rheumatology Urology Expansion efforts In September 2016, Children's Hospital began construction on a 160,000-square-foot four-floor expansion for a projected cost of $100 million. The facility's expansion was supported by a fundraising effort led by Kathryn Carell Brown. The first two floors to be completed will provide approximately 80,000 square feet of new patient care space and will include 76 critical and acute care beds for newborns and pediatric patients. The new space will also include family areas, a playroom, a large waiting room, educational space and patient consultation rooms. The hospital originally