CHA Supports the Rights of Patients and Families to Access High Quality Care

Children's Hospital Association (CHA) supports the rights of patients and families to access high quality gender-affirming care, in consultation with specialty-trained physicians. Children’s hospitals prioritize the physical and mental health, safety and well-being of children, adolescents and young adults. Diagnostic and therapeutic care is guided by specialty-trained physicians and providers, each patient’s individual health needs, and appropriate family consent. High quality care—informing the best possible health outcomes—requires patients, families and care teams working together to make medical decisions to meet the unique needs of each child, adolescent and young adult.