As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a global impact, surgeons at Texas Children’s Fetal Center® have turned to technology to continue teaching their innovative, minimally-invasive technique for repairing spina bifida in-utero to fetal surgeons worldwide.
Recently, a team of fetal surgeons from Germany reached out to Texas Children’s to request training in the hospital’s fetoscopic approach. Several options were considered and a telemedicine approach was developed. In partnership with Storz, a multinational endoscope manufacturer, a secure real-time video connection was established between the operating room at Texas Children’s Pavilion for …
Texas Children’s Hospital partners with Santa Fe community to help healing by deploying intervention team
Texas Children’s Trauma and Grief Center commits to ongoing support HOUSTON, TX – (July 9, 2018) – Texas Children’s Trauma and Grief Center is partnering with the Gulf Coast Center, and others in the Santa Fe community, to support the Santa Fe Strong Resiliency Center, created in the aftermath of the Santa Fe tragedy, …
Texas Children’s Hospital again ranks among the best children’s hospitals nationally by U.S. News & World Report
Texas Children’s Heart Center and Pulmonology rank 1st nationwide HOUSTON – (June 26, 2018) – Texas Children’s Hospital is proud to consistently be recognized as a leader in pediatric care, ranking fourth among the nearly 200 pediatric centers surveyed by U.S. News & World Report in their 2018-19 edition of Best Children’s Hospitals. Over the last …
Texas Children’s Health Plan and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston celebrate launch of partnership
Earlier this week, Texas Children’s Health Plan and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston celebrated the launch of a new partnership. The two organizations have teamed up to provide free school year and summer memberships to active Texas Children’s Health Plan members between the ages of 6 and 12. Held at the Allen …
Texas Children’s Hospital receives grant to continue developing a vaccine for Chagas disease
HOUSTON, TX – Jan. 22, 2018 – Texas Children’s Hospital is excited to announce it received a $1.9 million grant from The Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and Helen C. Kleberg Foundation to support Texas Children’s Center for Vaccine Development (CVD), advancing the efforts to develop a therapeutic vaccine against Chagas disease. Chagas, a tropical parasitic …
Ambassadors for Texas Children’s Hospital annual holiday party filled with both cheer and goodwill
On Dec. 13, more than 300 guests gathered at the home of Marcia and Brig Smart to celebrate the eighth annual Ambassadors for Texas Children’s Hospital Holiday Party. Guests were dressed in their holiday best as they entered a winter wonderland. The Smart residence was warm and welcoming, adorned with three festive trees, holiday …
Charif Souki funds $10 million gift to the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital
Donation to fund Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D. director’s endowment HOUSTON – Texas Children’s Hospital is excited to announce a $10 million commitment from Charif Souki to the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) to fund the Huda Y. Zoghbi, M.D. Director’s Endowment. In honor of this gift, the NRI atrium will be …
The D10 HOUSTON
Date and Time Sat, November 4, 2017 – 10:00 AM – 2:30 PM CDT Rice University – 6100 Main St – Houston, TX 77005 You have never experienced a live sporting event like The D10. It’s the athletic contest that brings together Houston’s community of “executive athletes” from Chevron, Cheniere, Marathon Oil, ConocoPhillips, Enterprise Products, …