Press Releases and News

DALLAS (Aug. 8, 2018) – Children’s Health℠, the eighth-largest pediatric health care provider in the nation and the leading pediatric health care system in North Texas, announces its Children’s Medical Canter Plano has been designated as a Level IV Trauma Facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services (TDSHS) for its ongoing commitment to ensure quality care for all trauma patients.

DALLAS (June 26, 2018) – Children’s Health℠, the eighth-largest pediatric health care provider in the
nation and the leading pediatric health care system in North Texas, proudly announces that Children’s Medical Center Dallas, the system’s flagship hospital, has once again been recognized among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report for 2018-2019. Children’s Medical Center is the only hospital in North Texas ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties in the annual Best Children’s Hospital report, which is based on patient treatment outcomes.

DALLAS (May 10, 2018) – Children’s Health℠ has announced the opening of Specialty Center 2 on its Plano campus. The 203,000-square-foot, four-story facility is the new home to the Children’s Health Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine and Sports Performance powered by EXOS, as well as the state-of-the-art Live Oak Surgery Center, Imaging Center and physician clinics.

DALLAS (March 8, 2018) – The Heart Center at Children’s Health℠, named one of the country’s top pediatric heart programs by U.S. News & World Report, today announced that it has performed 250 heart transplants in children, one of the largest volumes among hospitals nationwide. The milestone coincides with the 30th anniversary of the Heart Center’s pediatric heart transplant program, which began in 1988.

DALLAS (Nov. 14, 2017) – Children’s Health℠ today released the 15th edition of Beyond ABC: Assessing the Well-Being of Children in North Texas, a 98-page report examining the quality of life for children in Dallas, Collin, Cooke, Denton, Fannin and Grayson counties.