Facts
- Children's was the first pediatric hospital in the nation accredited in all three modes of transportation: ground ambulance, helicopter, and jet.
- Children's has the largest heart center for children in Dallas-Fort Worth.
- Children's developed the nation's first day surgery program for children.
- The Children's Sleep Center is the only pediatric-specific sleep center in Dallas accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
- Children's Dallas has Texas' largest intensive care unit just for children.
- Children's Dallas has the first pediatric-designated Level 1 trauma center in Texas.
- Children's has the oldest comprehensive cancer survivor program in Dallas-Fort Worth.
- The Children's Cystic Fibrosis Center is one of the largest centers for cystic fibrosis in Dallas-Fort Worth and is accredited as a “Center of Excellence” by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
- Children's is the first pediatric hospital to receive multiple disease-specific certifications from The Joint Commission.
- Children's Dallas is the principal clinical site for the Southwestern Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and the recipient of a multi-million dollar, five-year grant to develop treatments and a cure.
- Children's has an active extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) program for children with cardiac and cardiopulmonary diseases.
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