Scientific research is a very important part of hospital mission as a teaching hospital affiliated to Zhejiang University. The hospital plays an active role in various areas of scientific research. The Pediatric Research Institute of Zhejiang University is located at the hospital. The hospital strives to work on cutting-edge research and technology to improve clinical care and treatments. Dozens of active national and provincial scientific research programs are carried on every year. Many of research projects have received award from Natural Science Foundation of China and other organizations over the past years. Many research articles, expert guidelines, consensus, and monographs were published by hospital faculty.