Texas Children's Hospital
Coordinates: 29°42′28″N 95°24′06″W / 29.7077°N 95.4016°W
| Texas Children's Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Texas Children's Hospital Integrated Delivery System | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Non-profit |
| Hospital type | Pediatric |
| Affiliated university | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Pediatric Emergency Center |
| Beds | 592 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1954 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.texaschildrens.org/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Texas |
Texas Children's Hospital is a pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.
With 639 licensed beds and 465 beds in operation, it is the largest children's hospital in the United States and is affiliated with the Baylor College of Medicine as that institution's primary pediatric training site.[1]
As of the 2016-17 rankings report, U.S. News & World Report ranks it #4 amongst 200 pediatric hospitals in the nation for eight consecutive years. [2]
It uses an enterprise data warehouse to monitor and report adherence to evidence-based guidelines and order sets on an ongoing basis.[3]
Rankings and recognition
In 2016-2017 U.S. News & World Report ranked Texas Children's Hospital among the top children's hospitals nationwide.[4] It is designated on the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll,[5] which is reserved to those hospitals that rank in all 10 subspecialties surveyed.[5] Texas Children’s Hospital is 1 of 10 hospitals on the Honor Roll for 2016-2017.[5]
Texas Children's national rankings for each subspecialty area for 2016-2017 are:
- #2 Pediatrics: Cancer[6]
- #2 Pediatrics: Cardiology & Heart Surgery[6]
- #11 Pediatrics: Diabetes & Endocrinology[6]
- #6 Pediatrics: Gastroenterology & GI Surgery[6]
- #14 Pediatrics: Neonatology[6]
- #3 Pediatrics: Nephrology[6]
- #2 Pediatrics: Neurology & Neurosurgery[6]
- #21 Pediatrics: Orthopedics[6]
- #1 Pediatrics: Pulmonology[6]
- #5 Pediatrics: Urology[6]
Notable people
Physician-in-Chiefs
- Ralph Feigin, M.D. — Physician-in-Chief, 1977–2008, Texas Children's Hospital[7]
- Mark Kline, M.D. — Physician-in-Chief, 2008–Present, Texas Children's Hospital; Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine; President of the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI)[8]
Physicians
- David Poplack, M.D. — Director, Texas Children's Cancer Center, Professor of Pediatrics.[9]
- Jennifer Arnold, M.D., a neonatologist on staff, profiled on the television series The Little Couple
- Charles Fraser, Jr., M.D., Surgeon-in-Chief, 2010–present
- Charles Mullins — TCH cardiologist (1970-2006); has been called "the father of modern interventional pediatric cardiology"[10]
Patients
- David Vetter (1971–1984) - Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Syndrome (a.k.a. The Bubble Boy)
References
- ↑ "About Texas Children's Hospital". Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ↑ "Best Hospitals 2007 Specialty Search: Pediatrics". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 2011-05-17.
- ↑ "Children's Hospital Employs Enterprise Data Warehouse To Support Multidisciplinary Improvement Teams, Leading to Higher Quality and Lower Costs". Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
- ↑ "U.S. News Announces the 2016 - 2017 Best Children's Hospitals". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospital's Honor Roll Retrieved 11-08-2016
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Texas Children's Hospital 2016-17 US News Overview". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ↑ Texas Medical Center News Remembering Ralph Feigin Retrieved 11-05-2009
- ↑ Houston Chronicle Retrieved 04-11-2014
- ↑ "Dr. David Poplack Biography". Texas Children's Cancer Center.
- ↑ Hall, Robert J. (2007). "The "Father of Modern Interventional Pediatric Cardiology" retires". Texas Heart Institute Journal. 34 (1): 1–2. PMC 1847919
. PMID 17420783.
