Letter from Matt Wolthoff President, Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley
It has been an extremely exciting Spring in south Texas for Driscoll Health System and I am thrilled to announce the opening of Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley - the only freestanding designated children’s hospital in the Rio Grande Valley, the fifth of its’ kind in the state, and thirty- third nation-wide. This is a pivotal moment for our community, marking a tremendous enhancement in the accessibility and quality of specialty acute care for our children in deep south Texas. We have built a world class team dedicated exclusively to the needs of children, ensuring that they receive the specialized care and attention they deserve. This team is composed of the best and brightest in pediatric healthcare from south Texas and beyond. In fact, now that the hospital is open, we are seeing more and more talented healthcare professionals, including pediatric specialists, looking to return home to the Rio Grande Valley to serve in our mission. In the first two months of operation alone, Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley has accepted 185 transfers from RGV acute care hospitals, admitted 293 children as inpatients, performed 593 surgeries, and seen a total of 1660 children in our emergency department. This did not include the NICU for the first month of operation, which as of this writing has a census of 50 babies, as we brought those 63 beds on three weeks after opening the tower. The community’s reception has been overwhelmingly positive, just validating the need for our facility and services. We recognize this is a starting point and to truly meet the needs of our community, we will need to grow and expand capacity in the near future. I feel truly blessed and incredibly grateful for the opportunity to lead this initiative alongside so many dedicated professionals. The Driscoll Way is alive and well in the Rio Grande Valley and we will continue to work tirelessly in the pursuit of excellence and to ensure all children in south Texas have access to the healthcare that they deserve.
Together, we heal.
Matt Wolthoff
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