Texas Children's Hospital

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 957 INPATIENT BEDS, MORE THAN 140 AMBULATORY SPECIALTY CLINICS, AND EXCEEDED 2,002,800 OUTPATIENT CLINIC VISITS. THE HOSPITAL IS SUPPORTED BY AN AWARD-WINNING MEDICAL STAFF OF BOARD-CERTIFIED PEDIATRIC PHYSICIANS, OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, ADULT SUBSPECIALISTS, AND DENTISTS, AS WELL AS MORE THAN 11,200 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 6,430 DELIVERIES. 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 THE YEAR, TEXAS CHILDREN'S INVESTED MORE THAN $126 MILLION IN 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.