Children's Medical Center Dallas
Children's Medical Center, Dallas
Children's Medical Center-Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas
Who We Are
Children’s Medical Center Dallas is a private, not-for-profit pediatric healthcare system that devotes itself solely to caring for the complex medical needs of children. Children’s traces the origin of its mission to make life better for children to 1913, when a group of nurses organized an open-air baby clinic on the lawn of Parkland Hospital, the first permanent hospital in Dallas. The nurses recognized that children received better care when it was focused solely on the patients. Their small clinic grew into the ninth-largest pediatric healthcare provider in the country.
Today, Children’s provides more than 360,000 patients annually with care ranging from simple eye exams to specialized treatment in areas such as heart disease, hematology-oncology and cystic fibrosis. The hospital system is licensed for 483 beds and operates 10 ambulatory care sites. More than 800 medical staff members help fulfill the needs of patients and their families. Children’s Dallas is the only pediatric hospital in Texas designated as a Level I trauma center and one of only 14 in the United States. The hospital is designated as a Magnet Recognition Program through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
The Children’s system opened a second, full-service hospital in Plano, Texas in 2008 — Children’s Medical Center at Legacy — which offers the largest suburban group of pediatric specialists in the nation. Children’s at Legacy features 36 beds, four state of the art operating rooms, 24/7 emergency services and full-service laboratory, pharmacy and imaging services.
Children’s is a national pediatric research center sanctioned by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As the primary pediatric teaching facility for The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, the medical staff at Children’s conducts research that is instrumental in developing treatments, therapies and greater understanding of pediatric diseases. This research is nationally recognized for programs devoted to cancer, cardiothoracic, neonatology, kidney disease, infectious disease, pharmacology, sickle cell disease and psychiatry.
Many of the 50 specialty programs of the Children’s system have received national and international recognition, confirming an outstanding reputation for Children’s as one of the finest pediatric healthcare providers in the U.S.
Services and Special Capabilities
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Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders is one of the largest pediatric hematology-oncology programs in the United States, and is internationally known as a center of excellence in patient care, education, clinical research and patient advocacy. -
Endocrinology Center
The Endocrinology Center offers state of the art diagnoses, treatment and management of endocrine disorders including thyroid, growth, diabetes and other endocrine-based conditions. Our center serves children ranging from birth to age 18. -
Center for Pediatric Eating Disorders
The Center for Pediatric Eating Disorders is the only facility in Texas and the multi-state area that offers a full continuum of specialized services for children and adolescents with eating disorders. It specializes in anorexia nervosa and bulimia. -
Sports Medicine Program
The Sports Medicine Program offers comprehensive care for growing athletes, including treatment and state of the art rehabilitation facilities for on-field injuries and specialized regimens for cardiac and psychological disorders. -
Surgery
The surgery program offers a full spectrum of care, from minimally invasive procedures to complex surgeries. Board-certified pediatric surgeons and anesthesiologists certified in pediatric anesthesiology use state of the art techniques. -
Neurology
Pediatric Neurology provides comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis and treatment for patients with a range of neurological conditions. Neurology has two programs and is participating in two national studies to more efficiently treat stroke patients. -
Sickle Cell Disease Program
The Sickle Cell Disease Program is one of the nation’s largest diagnostic and treatment programs. The program is a key component of the Southwestern Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and focuses on prevention of disease complications and management. -
Heart Center
The Heart Center provides premier pediatric cardiac care ranging from prenatal consultation and non-invasive diagnostic imaging to cardiothoracic surgery for children with congenital and acquired heart defects and diseases. -
Transplant Program
The Transplant program is one of the busiest in the nation. Surgeons at Children’s have performed more than 1,000 transplants including bone marrow, heart, intestine, kidney and liver. -
Center for Pediatric Urology
The Center for Pediatric Urology provides comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care for children with genitourinary disorders. The center serves more than 6,000 patients; surgeons perform about 1,200 surgeries each year.
Awards and Recognition
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Parents magazine
Children's was selected as one of the nation's top pediatric hospitals in Parents magazine’s annual "Best Children's Hospitals" survey. Children's ranked number 17 of more than 100 U.S. hospitals eligible for the honor. -
ANCC Magnet Recognition®
The Magnet™ designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, an arm of the American Nurses Association, recognizes nursing excellence and innovative practices and provides a consumer benchmark on quality of care. -
Disease-Specific Certifications from The Joint Commission
The leading healthcare standard-setting, accrediting, and certifying body awarded six disease management certifications based on a set of nationally approved clinical guidelines and performance standards. -
“Most Wired” Organization
Children's is listed among the 100 Most Wired companies for 2008, sponsored by Hospital and Health Networks magazine to promote the effective use of information technology in achieving clinical and operational excellence. -
Best Sleep Facility
The Sleep Disorders Center at Children’s has been recognized as the best facility in the U.S., either pediatric or adult, in the National Sleep Achievement Awards by ADVANCE for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine magazine. -
Laboratory of the Year
The Pathology Lab at Children’s was honored with the prestigious national lab of the year award by Medical Laboratory Observer magazine. -
U.S.News & World Report Honor Roll
The national news magazine named Children's Medical Center as one of only 10 pediatric hospitals in the nation to be on the 2009 Honor Roll in this year's "America's Best Children's Hospitals" survey.