Texas Childrens Hospital

TO CREATE A HEALTHIER FUTURE FOR CHILDREN AND WOMEN THROUGHOUT OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY BY LEADING IN PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.

PATIENT CARE: TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AS THE BEST CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN TEXAS AND AMONG THE TOP IN THE NATION. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OPERATES THREE CAMPUSES IN THE HOUSTON AREA: MAIN CAMPUS LOCATED IN THE TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER; WEST CAMPUS LOCATED IN WEST HOUSTON; WOODLANDS CAMPUS LOCATED NORTH OF HOUSTON. THE MAIN CAMPUS IS THE LARGEST AND ALSO INCLUDES THE JAN AND DAN DUNCAN NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, FEIGIN TOWER CENTER FOR PEDIATRIC RESEARCH, AND THE TEXAS CHILDREN'S PAVILION FOR WOMEN. DURING THE YEAR, THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM OPERATED 905 INPATIENT BEDS, MORE THAN 130 AMBULATORY SPECIALTY CLINICS, AND EXCEEDED 1,872,200 OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS. THE HOSPITAL IS SUPPORTED BY AN AWARD-WINNING MEDICAL STAFF CONSISTING OF MORE THAN 890 BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC PHYSICIANS, OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, ADULT SUBSPECIALISTS, AND DENTISTS, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 12,100 DEDICATED AND HIGLY SKILLED NURSING AND SUPPORT STAFF. TEXAS CHILDREN'S PAVILION FOR WOMEN OFFERS A FULL SPECTRUM OF GYNECOLOGICAL AND MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE SERVICES, INCLUDING AN ARRAY OF FETAL DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES AND HIGHLY SPECIALIZED FETAL SURGERIES, THREE PRIVATE OB/GYN PRACTICES, THE FAMILY FERTILITY CENTER, THE MENOPAUSE CENTER AND THE WOMEN'S PLACE - CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE PSYCHIATRY. THE PAVILION HOUSES A LEVEL II AND LEVEL III NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ("NICU"), AND LOCATED IN THE WEST TOWER OF THE HOSPITAL IS A LEVEL IV NICU, THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CARE AVAILABLE FOR NEWBORNS. DURING THE YEAR, THE PAVLION PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 6,539 DELIVERIES AND OPENED THE PAVILION FOR WOMEN TOWER II IN AUGUST 2023. THE PAVILION TOWER II WILL PROVIDE MORE SPACE FOR DELIVERY ROOMS AND SPECIALIZED CLINICS THAT CATER TO WOMEN AT EVERY STAGE OF LIFE. TEXAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IS AFFILIATED WITH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND SERVES AS THEIR PRIMARY PEDIATRIC TRAINING SITE. THE HOSPITAL IS STAFFED PRIMARILY BY BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PHYSICIANS, AND COLLABORATES WITH BAYLOR PHYSICIANS AND RESEARCHERS ACROSS HUNDREDS OF PROJECTS TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE TREATMENTS AND OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN.

RESEARCH: TEXAS CHILDREN'S/BAYLOR RESEARCHERS AT THE FEIGIN CENTER, THE JAN AND DAN DUNCAN NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE CHILDREN'S NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER ARE CONDUCTING SOME OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE ONGOING RESEARCH IN A VARIETY OF AREAS FROM PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES, NUTRITION, VACCINES AND PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY AND NEUROGENETICS. DURING 2023, TEXAS CHILDREN'S INVESTED MORE THAN $137 MILLION IN OVER 1,700 CLINICAL, BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH PROJECTS, EXPLORING A WIDE RANGE OF CHILDREN'S AND WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES. IN ADDITION, THE HOSPITAL CONTINUED ITS STRATEGIC FOCUS ON THE GROWTH AND SUCCESS OF ALL TEXAS CHILDREN'S RESEARCH ENDEAVORS THROUGH ENHANCED INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS THE EXPANSION OF THE JAN AND DAN DUNCAN NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WHERE INVESTIGATORS CAN ACCESS CUTTING EDGE IMAGING MODALITIES, SUCH AS TWO-PHOTON MICROSCOPY, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART NEUROPHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE CORE RESOURCES.

EDUCATION: THE HOSPITAL SERVES AS THE PRIMARY PEDIATRIC TEACHING FACILITY FOR BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (THEIR LONG-TERM ACADEMIC PARTNER). IN ADDITION, THE TEXAS CHILDREN'S PAVILION FOR WOMEN IS ONE OF THE PREMIER PRIVATE TRAINING HOSPITALS FOR BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE'S DEPARTMENT OF OBSTECTRICS AND GYNECOLOGY. THE CLOSE AFFILIATION BETWEEN THE INSTITUTIONS EXTENDS THROUGH TEXAS CHILDREN'S OPERATIONS, BAYLOR FACULTY INCLUDING SERVICE CHIEFS, MEDICAL DIRECTORS AND STAFF PHYSICIANS ACROSS THE HOSPITAL'S 54 SUB-SPECIALTY CARE OFFERINGS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE HOSPITAL INVESTED MORE THAN $52 MILLION IN THE TRAINING OF OVER 1,200 TRAINEES IN APPROXIMATELY 80 TRAINING PROGRAMS ROTATING AT TEXAS CHILDREN'S. BAYLOR AND TEXAS CHILDREN'S HAVE A PROVEN TRACK RECORD RECRUITING TRANSFORMATIVE PHYSICIAN-SCIENTISTS AND ONE OF THE STRONGEST PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY. BAYLOR'S PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST TRAINING GROUND FOR PEDIATRICS AND ONE OF THE MOST COMPETITIVE IN THE COUNTRY.