Driscoll Children's Hospital

Description

MISSION

quot Improve the health of adults and you give them back their health improve the health of children and you give them their lifequot

Remembering always our commitment to relieve suffering and meet the needs of children it is the mission of Driscoll Childrens Hospital to offer hope and healing in an environment of trust compassion and care

VISION

To be the regional and international leader in childrens service through innovation and excellence in healthcare advocacy education and research

VALUES

Customer satisfaction
Advocacy for children
Respect for others
Excellence in All We Do
Stewardship of Resources

Driscoll Childrens Hospital is a tertiary care regional referral center offering the most complex and comprehensive medical and surgical care for children The hospitals medical staff is comprised of pediatric boardcertified specialists in more than 30 medical and 10 surgical specialties Working with the Medical Staff is over 1500 employees including more than 450 nurses

Every year more than 6500 children are admitted for inpatient care 6000 patients for day surgery and 65000 children for outpatient primary and specialty care Driscoll was the first hospital in South Texas to provide emergency services exclusively for children and today we provide emergency care to more than 40000 children a year Driscoll was also the first hospital in south Texas to perform an organ transplant

All of Driscolls patient care units offer stateoftheart services and the latest technology for the treatment of newborns infants and children with life threatening illnesses and injuries


OPENED IN 1953

DCH TODAY

Other Facts About Driscoll Childrens Hospital
Serving 33 counties and 31000 square miles of South Texas
250 Doctors on Medical Staff in over 30 specialties
Over 1700 employees and 450 volunteers
6th Largest Employer in Corpus Christi
20Bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
42Bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
8 Surgical Suites


Complete Air and Ground Transport Services Located in Corpus Christi TX and Weslaco TX Rio Grande Valley

40000 annual Emergency Room visits
Comprehensive Surgical Services Including General Surgery Cardiovascular Orthopaedic and Neuro Surgery with 6000 Surgical Procedures Performed Annually
Pediatric Subspecialty Centers Located in Harlingen Laredo McAllen Brownsville and Victoria
Pediatric Cardiology Clinics
Child Abuse Resource and Evaluation Team
Over 40 Pediatric Residents
One of 200 pediatric residency programs in the United States
Texas AampM University Affiliation
Accredited with the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO
6500 children admitted into hospital
6000 surgeries
110000 children treated annually
1300 transports by ambulance airplane and helicopter