Dell Children's Medical Center

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Ascension Seton
Map
Geography
Location4900 Mueller Blvd, Austin, Texas, United States
Coordinates30°18′12″N 97°42′25″W / 30.303195°N 97.707078°W / 30.303195; -97.707078
Organisation
Affiliated universityDell Medical School
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I Pediatric Trauma Center
Beds262
Helipad(FAA LID: 3XA6)
History
Opened2007
Links
WebsiteOfficial Website

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas is a pediatric acute care hospital located in Austin, Texas.[1] Serving a 46-county area and beyond, the hospital has 262 beds[2] with an additional 72 beds available beginning fall 2022.[3] It is a member of Ascension and is affiliated with Dell Medical School at The University of Texas.[4] The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to pediatric patients aged 0–21 throughout Central Texas.The hospital features the only Level I pediatric trauma center in the Central Texas region.[5][6]

It includes the first Comprehensive Fetal Care Center in Central Texas with an obstetrics clinic and specialized delivery unit allowing a mother whose baby has been diagnosed with a complex fetal or congenital condition are able to deliver and recover in the same hospital where newborns receive the highest level of specialized care.[7]

Dell Children's expanded with additional facilities in Williamson County including a new medical office building with pediatric subspecialists and a second 36-bed hospital, Dell Children's North, which opened in April[8] 2023.[9]

History

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Dell Children's Medical Center is the successor of the Children's Hospital of Austin (CHOA), a facility operated since 1988 within the University Medical Center Brackenridge campus until the opening of the present building in 2007,[10] when the Austin area obtained its first freestanding children's hospital building.[11] The hospital gained its current name thanks to a $25 million grant from the foundation of technology entrepreneur Michael Dell,[12] whose other philanthropic projects in the Austin area include the Dell Medical School and the University of Texas at Austin computer sciences department.[13][14][15]

In November 2020, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson collaborated with Microsoft and billionaire Bill Gates to donate Xbox Series X consoles to the Dell Children's Medical Center along with 19 other children's hospitals throughout the country.[16][17][18]

In May 2023, following an investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton into the hospital's adolescent clinic providing gender affirming care to trans minors, the entire adolescent clinic severed their affiliation with the hospital.[19][20]

Facilities

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As an ACS Designated Level I Pediatric Trauma Center,[21] Dell maintains 24-hour on call emergency and surgical services. Following the completion of a new south tower in 2013, the hospital currently operates 262 beds, 98 of which are dedicated to specialty care.[22][23] The new tower has helped the hospital gain the status as the first LEED platinum health care building in the world.[24][25] Another notable aspect of the facility is the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU), with a Level 4 ranking from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers, indicating the highest level of diagnostics, monitoring and treatment available for epilepsy.[26] The hospital also features the only pediatric ICU in central Texas, boasting 24 beds.[27]

Education

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Dell Children's currently partners with Dell Medical School, as well as other medical schools in the University of Texas system, for residency and fellowship programs in pediatrics, pediatric neurology, and pediatric emergency medicine, among other disciplines of specialty care.[28][29][30]

References

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  1. ^ "Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas". Children's Hospital Association. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  2. ^ "American Hospital Directory: Dell Children's Medical Center". Retrieved 2024-03-05.
  3. ^ "We're Growing with Central Texas!". Dell Children's website. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  4. ^ "About Us | Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas". Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  5. ^ "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  6. ^ Seton Healthcare Family. "Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas | Seton". Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  7. ^ "Comprehensive Fetal Care Center at Dell Children's Medical Center". Dell Children's website. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  8. ^ https://healthcare.ascension.org/locations/texas/txaus/dcmc/our-locations/austin-dell-childrens-medical-center-north [bare URL]
  9. ^ "We're Growing with Central Texas!". Dell Children's website. Retrieved 2022-07-14.
  10. ^ Branz, Karen (2008-05-01). "Dell Children's Medical Center". The Austin Bulldog. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  11. ^ "Our History and Heritage - Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas". Dell Children's Medical Center. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  12. ^ "Michael S. Dell". Academy of Achievement. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  13. ^ Center, Foundation. "Michael and Susan Dell Foundation Gives $25 Million for Children's Hospital". philanthropynewsdigest.org. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  14. ^ "About Us | Dell Medical School". dellmedschool.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  15. ^ "New Computer Science Complex at The University of Texas at Austin Receives $30 Million Challenge Grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation". UT News | The University of Texas at Austin. 2009-04-17. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  16. ^ Napoli, Jessica (2020-11-23). "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson donates Xbox consoles to 20 children's hospitals". Fox News. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  17. ^ "The Rock and Microsoft team up to donate personalized Xbox consoles to hospitals - TechInSecs". OLTNEWS. 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  18. ^ Dennis, Ryan (12 November 2020). "DWAYNE 'THE ROCK' JOHNSON SURPRISES DOZENS AT CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA WITH XBOBX CONSOLES". oz-magazine. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
  19. ^ "After doctors left Dell Children's adolescent clinic, Austin teens and their families are scrambling to find specialty care". 22 May 2023.
  20. ^ https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/youth-patient-speaks-about-loss-of-dell-childrens-adolescent-medicine-doctors-as-hospital-group-remains-silent/ [bare URL]
  21. ^ "Trauma Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  22. ^ Staff, Mary Ann Roser - American-Statesman. "New tower marks completion of Dell hospital". Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  23. ^ "American Hospital Directory - Notice, Disclaimer & Agreement". www.ahd.com. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  24. ^ "Dell Children's Becomes World's First LEED Platinum Hospital With Assist From Siemens". www.southeastgreen.com. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  25. ^ "Dell Children's Hospital gets LEED Platinum". Building Design + Construction. 11 August 2010. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  26. ^ Center, Dell Children's Medical. "Comprehensive Epilepsy Program - Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas". Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  27. ^ Texas, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central. "Intensive Care ICU at Dell Children's in Austin". Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
  28. ^ "Pediatric Residency | Dell Medical School". dellmedschool.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  29. ^ "Child Neurology Residency | Dell Medical School". dellmedschool.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  30. ^ "Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship | Dell Medical School". dellmedschool.utexas.edu. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
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