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OVERVIEW
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Our Vision
Texas Children's Hospital is committed to a community
of healthy children by providing the finest
possible pediatric patient care, education
and research.
Our Mission
Texas Children's Hospital supports
excellence in patient care, education and
research with a commitment to quality
service and cost-effective care to enhance
the health and well-being of children
locally, nationally and internationally.
Community Benefit
The community benefit program at Texas Children's Hospital comprises a variety of services and initiatives. Learn more by reading the 2009 Community Benefit Report .
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Texas Children's
Hospital is an internationally recognized
full-care pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in
Houston. One of the largest pediatric hospitals in the United States,
Texas Children's Hospital is dedicated
to providing the finest possible pediatric patient care, education
and research.
Texas Children's ranked nationally in all 10 specialties in
U.S.News & World Report's list of
America's Best Children's
Hospitals and earned a top spot in Parents magazine's
10 Best
Children's Hospitals. The hospital
has garnered widespread recognition for its expertise and
breakthrough developments in the treatment of
cancer,
diabetes,
asthma,
HIV,
premature babies, and
cardiogenic and
attention-related
disorders.
Texas Children’s
is affiliated with
Baylor College of Medicine and is its
primary pediatric training site. Baylor faculty also are the
service chiefs and staff physicians of Texas Children's more than
renowned
patient care centers.
The hospital's award-winning medical staff consists of more than 1,580 board-certified,
primary-care physicians, pediatric subspecialists, pediatric
surgical subspecialists and dentists. In addition, Texas Children's
offers a dedicated, highly skilled nursing and support staff of more
than 6,000.
Texas Children’s
Hospital is a part of a network of other health care services. Our
mission is to
support excellence in patient care, education and research with a
commitment to quality service and cost-effective care to enhance the
health and well-being of children locally, nationally and
internationally.
 The
elements of Texas Children's mission are embodied in our logo. The
circle on the top represents our patients and is supported by
research, education and patient care.
Texas
Children’s Hospital is able to reach into Houston’s neighborhoods to offer a
full range of pediatric health care services. These
neighborhood services offer families convenient access to nonemergency care
provided by specialists trained to treat children and adolescents
close to home.
Texas Children’s
Hospital is also is the guiding force of our mission. It supplies the vision,
expertise and resources that guide our operations
and the continued development of our network of health care services.
Other components of our network
are:
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Texas Children’s
Pediatric Associates
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Texas Children’s
Health Centers
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Texas Children’s
Health Plan
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Texas Children’s International
  
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