Legacy Tower remains busy two months after historic patient move
It’s been two months since Texas Children’s Legacy Tower opened its doors for the first time to care for our most critically ill patients. Since May 22, 2018, our critical care, surgical and radiology...
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New Employee Pep Rally at Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus
Texas Children’s President and CEO Mark Wallace is committed to meeting every employee at Texas Children’s, and one way he does that is during a New Employee Pep Rally. New employees at Texas...
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Dr. Allen Milewicz named associate chief of Clinical Affairs
Dr. Allen Milewicz, chief surgical officer at Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus and chief of Community Surgery, recently assumed a new role within the Department of Surgery – associate chief of...
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Bring on the accolades: Texas Children’s has been on quite a roll these past...
In June, U.S. News and World Report named us the No. 4 best children’s hospital in America with eight subspecialties ranked in the top 10 – and just last week, Forbes recognized Texas Children’s as the...
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Leaders discuss streamlining efforts between hospital and health plan
Over the course of a two-and-a-half-day meeting in late February, 18 Texas Children’s system leaders came together to strategize streamlining business operations between Texas Children’s Hospital and...
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Texas Children’s hosts autoimmune encephalitis family day
Texas Children’s recently convened the region’s first autoimmune encephalitis (AE) family day. Headlined by former NFL player Amobie Okoye, an AE survivor himself, the event was held on July 28 at...
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Super Star Leader: Buffy Orndorff
Buffy Orndorff, April – June 2018 Leader Your name, title and department. How long have you worked here? Buffy Orndorff, Patient Care Manager on 12WT General Medicine/Transplant Unit. I have worked at...
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Back-to-school fair brings out over 500 patient families
It is that time of the year again; the end of summer means the beginning of a new school year. Texas Children’s Hospital’s Social Work Department organized a back-to-school fair to provide information...
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NICU reunion reunites patient families with Newborn Center staff
On August 4, more than 500 patients and families traveled from all over the country for the 2018 Texas Children’s Newborn Center family reunion. The Texas-themed event celebrated former patients who...
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Varghese will lead Texas Children’s Pulmonary Hypertension Program
Dr. Nidhy Varghese has been named the new director of our Pulmonary Hypertension Program. Varghese took over for Dr. George Mallory who helped lead the program to national prominence. “I am honored to...
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Super Star Physician: Dr. Ameeben Patel
Dr. Ameeben Patel, January – June 2018 Physician Your name, title and department. How long have you worked here? Amee A Patel, DO, assistant professor of Pediatrics, board certified in general...
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Professional Day 2018 draws impressive turnout across Texas Children’s system
On August 8, Texas Children’s Nursing Professional Development and the Shared Governance Interdisciplinary Education Council hosted Professional Day at Texas Children’s Medical Center Campus, Texas...
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Houston Texans cheerleaders host cheerleading camp at hospital
Patients had the time of their lives on August 7 when eight Houston Texans cheerleaders paid them a visit and hosted their third Jr. Cheer Mini Camp at Texas Children’s Hospital’s Medical Center...
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Texas Children’s leads effort to get lifesaving drug approved by FDA
Thanks to the more than 10 years of dedication and hard work of neonatologists and neonatal nutrition experts at Texas Children’s, Boston Children’s and the University of California at Los Angeles...
View ArticleSign your child up now to be a PLAY 60 Kid of the Month
Texas Children’s Hospital and the Houston Texans are two teams with one goal – keeping kids healthy! PLAY 60 is the National Football League’s campaign to encourage kids to be active for at least 60...
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New Division of Global Surgery announced
Creating viable, long-term health care solutions for children and mothers worldwide has always been a part of Texas Children’s mission. To further that charge, a new division has been created within...
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Texas Children’s 21-Day H2O Challenge a success
A record-breaking 6,100 Texas Children’s employees and Baylor staff, volunteers and interns recently accepted the 21-Day H2O Challenge from the Employee Health & Well-Being team this year,...
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East African Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Fellowship Program graduates...
Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine International Pediatric AIDS Initiative at Texas Children’s Hospital (BIPAI) and several global partners recently celebrated...
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Texas Children’s TAG Center provides back-to-school support for Santa Fe...
While many students across the Houston area are heading back to school this week, Texas Children’s Trauma and Grief Center (TAG) is helping students at Santa Fe High School emotionally and mentally...
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The Woodlands Campus hosted Kids Eat Right event
On August 10, The Woodlands Clinical Nutrition and Milk Bank team partnered with Morrison Catering, Texas Children’s internal food vendor, to host the 2018 Kids Eat Right Month.™ The theme this year...
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