Driscoll Children's Hospital

Coordinates: 27°44′54″N 97°23′10″W / 27.7484°N 97.3862°W / 27.7484; -97.3862

Driscoll Children's Hospital
Geography
Location Corpus Christi, Texas, Corpus Christi and surrounding South Texas, Texas, United States
Organization
Hospital type Children's general
Services
Beds 162[1]
History
Founded 1953
Links
Website http://www.driscollchildrens.org/
Lists Hospitals in Texas

Driscoll Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located in Corpus Christi, Texas and founded as a charity children's hospital in 1953 by the last-will and testament of Clara Driscoll with the assistance of her primary physician Dr. McIver Furman.[2] In 1970 Driscoll Children's Hospital had its status changed from charity only to not for profit. Driscoll Children's Hospital is the 7th largest employer in Corpus Christi. Driscoll was the first hospital in south Texas to provide pediatric emergency services and also to perform an organ transplant.[3] It is accredited by the Joint Commission (JC).[4] Driscoll Children's Hospital also operates the only asthma camp in south Texas, Camp Easy Breathers.

References

  1. ↑ American Hospital Association, per US Weekly report retrieved 08-02-2011
  2. ↑ http://www.driscollchildrens.org/about_us/index.php?action=displaysection&sectionid=131
  3. ↑ "Attorney General Abbott Announces $500,000 Award to Driscoll Children's Hospital, Funds directed to charitable health care services for indigent families" (Press release). Texas Attorney General. December 20, 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  4. ↑ http://medicine.tamhsc.edu/campuses/cc/affiliates.html
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