Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to tour Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley
April 16 2024 - 10:44AM
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will travel to South Texas on Saturday
to receive a tour of Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande
Valley.
“We’re excited to show the lieutenant governor the Rio Grande
Valley’s first designated children’s hospital, a state-of-the-art
facility that will transform healthcare in the Valley for
generations to come,” said Matt Wolthoff, president of Driscoll
Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley.
Driscoll has invested more than $100 million to create the
brand-new, eight-story hospital in Edinburg.
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley will open May 1
with more than 600 employees and 119 pediatric beds. The nonprofit
hospital will offer emergency care and pediatric specialty services
to children and adolescents the day it opens. It will generate
$124.7 million per year in economic growth to Texas.
Media are invited to tour the new hospital with Lt. Gov. Dan
Patrick and hear from Driscoll leadership about the opening in two
weeks.
WHEN: Saturday, April 20
9:45 a.m. – 11
a.m.
WHERE: 2820 W. Michelangelo Dr.
Edinburg,
TX 78539
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About Driscoll: Driscoll is the premier healthcare
provider for kids in South Texas. We are a nonprofit healthcare
system that has served communities in the Lone Star State since
1953. Today, Driscoll is the largest and fastest-growing healthcare
system in the region, offering care at Driscoll Children’s Hospital
in Corpus Christi and at specialty centers and clinics across South
Texas. Soon, we’ll open Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande
Valley, the first freestanding designated children’s hospital in
the region. Our non-profit community-based health plan, Driscoll
Health Plan, offers Texas families access to local physicians and
other life-saving benefits.
Fernando Ramirez
Driscoll
(361) 631-2368
Teresa.Rodriguez@dchstx.org