11 organizations, one mission: AWS announces the 2026 Children’s Health Innovation Award recipients

AWS announces the 2026 Children's Health Innovation Award recipients, 11 organizations using technology to transform pediatric healthcare and ensure every child gets access to quality care.

• Nationwide Children's Hospital scaling GENIUS ML platform to cut genetic diagnosis time by 50% across multiple NICUs
• Seattle Children's Hospital building cloud platform harmonizing 35,000+ EEG studies and genomic data for epilepsy research
• Cook Children's Healthcare System creating PRECEDE platform for AI-driven analysis of rare epilepsy cases
• Jackson Laboratory developing AI tool to predict brain tumor types from pathology slides for low-income countries
• Orbis International integrating AI-assisted retinopathy screening into telemedicine platform for global NICU staff
• Wildlife Conservation Society building predictive platform to forecast mining expansion and mercury exposure risks
• NYC School Bus Umbrella Services deploying AI routing engine for special needs students, reducing commutes 30-40%
• Recipients receive $1.8M+ in funding and AWS credits with technical guidance

The award demonstrates how technology in the hands of healthcare organizations can create lasting improvements in children's health outcomes worldwide.