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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
2010 Community Benefit Report .
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Hospital highlights
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Leadership
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Past Leadership
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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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