Children's Medical Center Dallas

The Children’s red balloon is a beacon of hope for many. But it’s our staff who give the hope and make a meaningful difference each day. [© Louis Curtis]

Before his heart transplant at Children's on Christmas day, a 13-year-old patient gives a thumbs up in the operating room. [© Louis Curtis]

An infant rests under special lights designed to reduce increased bilirubin levels. The blue lights help reverse the baby’s jaundice. [© Louis Curtis]

A mom gives her daughter a ride to the playroom through the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders on the base of her IV stand. [© Louis Curtis]

A mom holds her young son who smiles back at her. At Children’s, he was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, a motor neuron disease. [© Louis Curtis]

The Children’s Transport Services team wheel a 1-day-old patient from the Children’s ambulance into the hospital. [© Juan Pulido]

Patients choose stuffed animals and diagnose them, often with identical diagnoses as their own, at the teddy bear clinic at Children’s. [© Juan Pulido]

Some patients are airlifted by the Children’s helicopter to the roof-top heliport. Others are transported by our jet or ambulance. [© Louis Curtis]

A mom holds her son and interacts with Children’s staff on their unit before he is sedated for a CT scan. [© Louis Curtis]

A nurse at Children’s keeps an eye on a patient in the post-anesthesia care unit, where they are closely monitored as anesthesia wears off. [© Louis Curtis]

A respiratory care practitioner at Children’s pats the back of a tiny patient in an effort to loosen the secretions in her lungs. [© Louis Curtis]