Innovative Children’s Hospitals Gala 2025
Sano Centre for Computational Medicine was honored to co-organize the fifth edition of the Innovative Children’s Hospitals Gala, held on November 21, 2025, at the Central Technology Hub in Warsaw.
Together with the K.I.D.S. Foundation, we recognized institutions and experts who are transforming pediatric care through modern technologies and innovative solutions. Sano was represented by Katarzyna Baliga-Nicholson, Head of Innovation and Communication.
Winners of the 5th “Children’s Hospital of the Future” Competition
• Prevention and Health Education: J. Gromkowski Provincial Specialist Hospital – “Digital Balance” project (partner: WKB Lawyers)
• Transformation Partner / Solution Provider: ANIMATIVHEALTH – “Kid AID”, supporting medical decisions in pediatrics (partner: HTC Poland)
• Transformation of the Year: Institute-Monument Children’s Health Center – full-profile Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (partner: Anna Gawrońska – #AniaOdZdrowia)
• Kids Don’t Get Bored in the Hospital: Specialist Healthcare Team for Mother and Child in Poznań – “Attractions for Children in Hospital” (partner: Mobile Vikings Poland)
• Medical Data Visionary: Mother and Child Institute, Warsaw – modernization of the DNA repository for improved genetic diagnostics (partner: Sano Centre for Computational Medicine)
• Innovation Centre: Provincial Specialist Children’s Hospital in Olsztyn – “WSSD Operating Block” (partner: Siemens Healthineers)
• Pediatrics Ambassador: Róża Hajkuś (partner: Publicis Warsaw)
• Children’s Doctor of the Future: Dr. Kamila Ludwikowska, University Clinical Hospital in Wrocław (partner: Doctor.One)
Why These Initiatives Matter
Such initiatives promote collaboration between clinicians, families, and innovators, fostering child-centered environments where healing combines advanced medicine with compassion and play. By spotlighting excellence, these awards propel the evolution of children’s hospitals toward smarter, more humane care models.
Partners and Patrons
The Innovative Children’s Hospitals Gala was jointly organized by the K.I.D.S. Foundation and Sano Centre for Computational Medicine, with Siemens Healthineers once again serving as the main partner. HTC Poland and #AniaOdZdrowia were also partners, while the Polish HL7 Association acted as the event partner.
The event was held under the honorary patronage of the Rector of the Warsaw School of Economics and the Institute of Health Management of the Łazarski University. Media patronage was provided by Medonet and OnkoRodzice, and substantive support came from NIL IN, Medical Innovation Institute, EIT Health, the Team for AI and Technological Innovations in Healthcare, DIL, AI in Health Coalition, the People and Medicine Foundation, and the Invisible Foundation.
We also extend heartfelt thanks to the publishers who prepared the Dream Libraries awards for the hospitals: HarperKids, Zakamarki, Literatura Publishing House, Kultura Gniewu, Kropka, and Artur Kurasiński.
