Driscoll Children's Hospital
Hospital in Texas, United States
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Driscoll Children's Hospital is a children's hospital located in Corpus Christi, Texas and was 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 to perform an organ transplant.[3] It is accredited by the Joint Commission (JC).[4] Driscoll Children's Hospital operates as the only asthma camp in South Texas, Camp Easy Breathers.
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| Geography | |
| Location | Corpus Christi, Texas, Corpus Christi and surrounding South Texas, Texas, United States |
| Organization | |
| Type | Children's general |
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| Beds | 225[1] |
| History | |
| Founded | 1953 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.driscollchildrens.org/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Texas |