Texas Children's Hospital

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Coordinates: 29°42′28″N 95°24′06″W / 29.7077°N 95.4016°W / 29.7077; -95.4016

Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital Integrated Delivery System
Geography
Location Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Organization
Care system Non-profit
Hospital type Pediatric
Affiliated university Baylor College of Medicine
Services
Emergency department Pediatric Emergency Center
Beds 592
History
Founded 1954
Links
Website http://www.texaschildrens.org/
Lists Hospitals in the United States

Texas Children's Hospital is a pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

With 639 licensed beds and 465 beds in operation, Texas Children's is the largest children's hospital in the United States and is affiliated with the Baylor College of Medicine as that institution's primary pediatric training site.[1]

As of 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranks Texas Children's Hospital #4 amongst the pediatric hospitals in the nation.[2]

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Rankings and recognition [edit]

In 2011-12 U.S. News and World Report ranked Texas Children's Hospitals among the top children's hospitals nationwide. Texas Children's Hospitals is designated on the U.S. News and World Report Honor Roll,[3] which is reserved to those hospitals that rank in all 10 subspecialties surveyed.

The programs were rated as follows:

  • #2 Respiratory Disorders[4]
  • #3 Cardiology and Heart Surgery[5]
  • #4 Cancer Texas Children's Cancer Center is ranked the #1 pediatric cancer center in Texas and the #4 in the nation[6]
  • #4 pulmonology [7]
  • #4 Gastroenterology[8]
  • #4 Neurology and Neurosurgery[9]
  • #5 Nephrology (Kidney Disorders)[10]
  • #5 Neonatal Care[11]
  • #8 Urology[12]
  • #10 Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders[13]
  • #15 Orthopedics.[14]

Notable people [edit]

Physicians [edit]

Patients [edit]

  • David Vetter (1971–1984) - Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome (a.k.a. The Bubble Boy)

References [edit]

  1. ^ "About Texas Children's Hospital". Retrieved 2007-10-12. 
  2. ^ "Best Hospitals 2007 Specialty Search: Pediatrics". U.S News & World Report. Retrieved 2011-05-17. 
  3. ^ U.S. News and World Report Best Children's Hospital's Honor Roll Retrieved 06-02-2011
  4. ^ "U.S. News and World Report" Best Children's Respiratory Disorders Hospitals Retrieved 11-05-2009
  5. ^ "U.S. News and World Report" Best Children's Cardiology & Heart Surgery Hospitals Retrieved 06-02-2011
  6. ^ "U.S. News and World Report Texas Children's Hospital Rankings . Retrieved 06-02-2011
  7. ^ "U.S. News and World Report" Best Children's Pulmonology Hospitals Retrieved 06-02-2011
  8. ^ "U.S. News and World Report" Best Children's Gastroenterology Hospitals Retrieved 06-02-2011
  9. ^ "U.S. News and World Report" Best Children's Neurology & Neurosurgery Hospitals Retrieved 06-02-2011
  10. ^ "U.S. News and World Report" Best Children's Nephrology Hospitals Retrieved 06-02-2011
  11. ^ "U.S. News and World Report" Best Children's Neonatal Hospitals Retrieved 06-02-2011
  12. ^ "U.S. News and World Report" Best Children's Urology Hospitals Retrieved 06-02-2011
  13. ^ "U.S. News and World Report" Best Children's Diabetes & Endocrine Disorder Hospitals Retrieved 06-02-2011
  14. ^ "U.S. News and World Report" Best Children's Orthopedics Hospitals Retrieved 06-02-2011
  15. ^ "Dr. David Poplack Biography". Texas Children's Cancer Center. 

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