Children's Medical Center Plano
| Children's Medical Center Plano | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Plano, Texas, United States |
| Organization | |
| Affiliated university | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School |
| Services | |
| Beds | 72 |
| History | |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.childrens.com Children's Medical Center Plano |
| Lists | Hospitals in Texas |
Coordinates: 33°04′42″N 96°48′04″W / 33.0784°N 96.8011°W
Children’s Medical Center Plano is a children's hospital located in Plano, Texas, USA. It provides pediatric healthcare for children from birth to age 18. As a branch of the Children's Health system, Children's Medical Center Plano offers care to families across North Texas and beyond in more than 25 specialties. The medical staff includes specialists from UT Southwestern. Children's Medical Center Plano recorded more than 140,000 patient encounters in 2014. The Plano Specialty Center, which is attached to the main hospital, offers the largest suburban group of pediatric specialists in the nation.
The Children's Health System also includes Children's Medical Center Dallas, as well as seven specialty centers and 19 pediatric primary care offices located throughout North Texas.
Located at 7601 Preston Road in Plano, Children's Medical Center Plano sits on a 155-acre (63 ha) site with "green space" preserved to provide an environment for patients and families. The hospital currently has 72 beds with an infrastructure for 240 beds, six operating rooms, 24-7 emergency services, and laboratory, pharmacy and imaging services. Completed in 2008, it features a family resource library where patients and families have access to print and digital consumer health information, children's literature, and personalized research assistance. In addition to translation, pastoral care, and guest relations services, families also have access to the specially trained child life specialists and playrooms designed just for kids.
In 2014, for the fourth consecutive year, Children’s Medical Center Plano was ranked first among Children’s Hospital Association peers in first case, on-time starts. In addition, the Leapfrog Group named Children’s Medical Center Plano to its list of Top Hospitals in 2014, one of nine children’s hospitals in the nation and one of only two in Texas, recognizing the facility’s excellence in quality and patient safety.
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