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The first hospital system for kids in North Texas is getting bigger

Incredible Growth

Why are we expanding?

For more than a century, it has been our mission to make life better for children. Fulfilling our mission has never been more important than it is today as the health care needs of North Texas are growing.

+27%

demand for our emergency room since 2012

500k

more children in DFW since 2010

158k

more children in DFW by 2028

8.5m

people total across DFW by 2028

Collin

County one of the fastest growing in the country

+18.5%

in average number of inpatient children at a given time since 2010

1 in 4

people in Texas are younger than 18

+93%

in length of stay for patients since 2010

+5.1%

in subspecialty service demand over the next 10 years

Say “howdy” to

The New Pediatric Campus

The new pediatric campus in Dallas, a joint investment with UT Southwestern Medical Center, will be one of the country’s largest and most transformative pediatric hospitals and will strengthen our ability to provide comprehensive care for the youngest members of our community.

New pediatric campus FAQs
  • 33.7-acre
    campus

  • 4.5 million square feet of construction

  • Nearly 2-million-square-foot hospital

  • 114 Emergency Department rooms

  • 552 inpatient
    beds

  • 96-exam-room outpatient facility

  • 96-bed Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

  • 2 helicopter
    pads

  • Level I
    trauma center

  • 6,500 covered parking spaces

“For more than 110 years, Children’s Health has served the children of North Texas. This new pediatric campus enables us to continue pioneering academic research, lifesaving treatments and industry-leading technology for pediatric patients for generations to come.”

Christopher J. Durovich President & Chief Executive Officer,
Children's Health
Christopher J. Durovich, President & Chief Executive Officer of Children's Health

“The pediatric campus is the next chapter in our more than 60-year partnership. The concentration of clinical expertise and research innovation, supported by advanced technologies and facilities, position us to accelerate the future of pediatric medicine together.”

Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D. President,
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D., President of UT Southwestern Medical Center
We Believe

Together, we can help more kids in more places

With your support, we can care for more children, discover more cures for childhood illnesses and improve health across our community for decades to come.

For more information on how to support the new Children’s Health campus in Dallas – a joint Children’s Health and UT Southwestern project – contact Children’s Medical Center Foundation or UT Southwestern Office of Development & Alumni Relations.
Expansion Projects

Growing up with our community

Children’s Health is committed to growing with a rapidly increasing pediatric population and to giving more families access to world-class, highly specialized care.

Illustration of North Texas Skyline
Plano Campus Expansion

Plano's new tower opens late 2024

The addition of a nearly 400,000-square-foot tower helps provide world-class, critical and highly specialized care closer to home.

Construction at Children's Medical Center Plano
Construction at Children's Medical Center Plano
Rendering of new construction at Children's Medical Center Plano
Rendering of new construction at Children's Medical Center Plano
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The DFW metroplex is experiencing enormous growth

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Dallas, coming 2031

A new pediatric campus for DFW’s growing needs

A rendering of the new pediatric campus in Dallas
Plano, Late 2024

Getting bigger and better for our kids

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RedBird, 2025

Reimagining pediatric health care in Red Bird

A rendering of the Red Bird facility
Prosper, Now Open

Building on our care — for the future of kids in Prosper and beyond

A picture of the Propser facility