Texas Children's Hospital

Texas Children's Hospital
Left to right: Wallace tower, Children's Nutrition Research Center, Feigin tower
Map
Geography
LocationTexas Medical Center, Houston, Texas, United States
Coordinates29°42′28″N 95°24′06″W / 29.7077°N 95.4016°W / 29.7077; -95.4016 (Texas Children's Hospital)
Organization
FundingNon-profit hospital
TypeSpecialist
Affiliated universityBaylor College of Medicine
Services
Emergency departmentLevel 1 Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds973
SpecialtyChildren's hospital
HelipadFAA LID: 7XS2
History
OpenedFebruary 1, 1954; 70 years ago (1954-02-01)
Links
Websitewww.texaschildrens.org
ListsHospitals in Texas

Texas Children's Hospital is a nationally ranked, freestanding 973-bed,[1] acute care women's and children's hospital located in Houston, Texas. It is the primary pediatric teaching hospital affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine[2] and is located within the Texas Medical Center. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialty and subspecialty care to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21[3] throughout Texas and features an ACS verified level I pediatric trauma center.[4] Its regional pediatric intensive-care unit and neonatal intensive care units serve the Southern United States region and also has programs to serve children from around the world. With 973 beds, it is the largest children's hospital in the United States.[5][6]

In addition to its main site in the Texas Medical Center, Texas Children's Hospital has satellite campuses in the suburb of The Woodlands, at its West Campus near Houston's Energy Corridor neighborhood, and in Austin, TX. Texas Children's also has a network of clinics throughout the Houston metropolitan area[7] and maintains partnerships with sites across the world through the Texas Children's Global Health Network.[8]

Texas Children's Hospital is ranked as one of the best children's hospitals in the country and the world.[9] The 2024-2025 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Texas Children's Hospital among the nation’s foremost leaders in pediatric health care, earning a place on the Best Children’s Hospitals Honor Roll and once again earning the No. 1 ranking in Texas.[10] It has been recognized on the U.S. News & World Report Honor Roll for sixteen consecutive years.[11]

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  2. ^ "Our Affiliates: Texas Children's Hospital". Baylor College of Medicine. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology". www.texaschildrens.org. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  4. ^ "Official Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Archived from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  5. ^ "About Texas Children's Hospital". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
  6. ^ "30 Largest Children's Hospitals in the United States". Beckers Hospital Review. Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  7. ^ "Maps and Directions". Texas Children's Hospital. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Texas Children's Global Health Network". Texas Children's Hospital Global Health Network. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  9. ^ Newsweek (2020-02-27). "Best Hospitals – Top Specialized". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  10. ^ "Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
  11. ^ Harder, Ben (26 June 2023). "Best Children's Hospitals 2023-2024 Honor Roll". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on December 31, 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-26.