Stories - Dell Children's Foundation

A 50/50 Chance

Baby Le’Lani was diagnosed with a rare congenital heart defect while in utero. Upon entering this world, she would need life-saving surgery to ensure the arteries around her heart were pumping blood properly.

A Miracle Baby

At Dell Children’s Medical Center gene therapy is saving babies’ lives. The ground-breaking treatment means children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy or SMA will live past the age of two. For one Austin family the gene therapy is the science of miracles.

Superhero Day at Dell Children’s

A beloved annual tradition, Austin police Department (APD) officers dressed up as superheroes and visited the kids at Dell Children’s.

Dell Children’s developing center to treat sickle cell disease

Dell Children’s Medical Center is developing a comprehensive sickle cell center, which will give patients more access to clinical trials and the newest treatments.

Texas Mutual Insurance Company awards Endowed Education Fellowship to Dell Children’s Medical Center

Texas Mutual Insurance Company, the state’s leading provider in workers’ compensation insurance, announced today a gift of $500,000 to Dell Children’s Medical Center for the Texas Mutual Endowed Education Fellowship, which will benefit the Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease.

Dell Children’s Panda Cares® Center of Hope

Dell Children’s Medical Center is proud to announce the opening of the Panda Cares® Center of Hope, made possible by Panda Express® guests and associates, whose generosity helps change kids’ health, change the future.

Celebrating 15 years of Dell Children’s Care

In the early 1980s, the pediatric medical community recognized the critical need for a single hospital dedicated to the care of children throughout...

Maxwell Family Makes $1M Gift to Dell Children’s North

Setting the pace for the community to welcome Dell Children’s into Williamson County, the Maxwell Family has made a $1,000,000 gift in support of Dell Children’s North, which will be honored with the naming of the chapel space within the hospital.

Twins Born After Historic In-Womb Laser Surgery at Dell Children’s

Identical twin boys, Yadier and Yasiel, are thriving after they were delivered last month at the new Dell Children’s Specialized Delivery Unit. In December they had undergone complex laser surgery while in the womb – a first of its kind at Dell Children’s

Heart of Gold – Lincoln’s Journey

To celebrate Heart Month and all of the families The Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease at Dell Children’s is honored to care for, we would like to introduce you to a very special family with a powerfully funny, kind, energetic, fedora loving boy we are smitten with.

Heart Month – A Letter from Dell Children’s President, Chris Born

Dell Children’s President, Christopher M. Born, MBA, CPA, reflects on the building and continued growth of The Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease.

Dell Children’s receives $1 million donation from Kendra Scott

Kendra Scott is making the gift to the Dell Children’s Foundation HERE Campaign, an effort dedicated to providing world-class medical care to pediatric patients at Dell Children’s. The generous gift from Kendra Scott, LLC is being matched by Kendra Scott personally for a total of $1M in support.