About Texas Children’s Hospital
On February 1, 1954, Texas Children’s opened its doors as one of the first organizations
in the Texas Medical Center. It is now the largest freestanding children’s hospital in the
nation within the largest medical center in the world.
Texas Children’s Hospital is a not-for-profit health care organization committed to
creating a healthier future for children and women throughout the global community by
leading in patient care, education and research. Texas Children’s is affiliated with Baylor
College of Medicine and is consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas and
fourth in the nation.
In just 60 years, Texas Children’s has garnered widespread recognition for its expertise
and breakthroughs in pediatric and women’s health. The hospital includes the Jan and
Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute; the Feigin Center for pediatric research;
Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility
focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community
hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands,
a second community hospital planned to open in 2017. The organization also created
Texas Children’s Health Plan, the nation’s first HMO for children, and The Center for
Children and Women, a primary care medical home for Texas Children’s Health Plan
members. Texas Children’s also operates the largest pediatric primary care network in
the country and a global health program that’s channeling care to children and women
all over the world.
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