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Caring for Mothers HERE

Caring for Mothers HERE

In 2018, after struggling with infertility for nearly a decade, Laura and Blain Martin celebrated the birth of their son Henry following a complicated delivery and emergency c-section. After a short stay in the NICU, baby Henry was home with his family.

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Little Baby That Could

Little Baby That Could

We’re excited to share that after four months of growing bigger and stronger at our hospital, Baby Le’Lani is now home with her loving family.

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A new President for Dell Children’s

A new President for Dell Children’s

Ascension Texas is excited to announce the appointment of Michael Wiggins DBA, FACHE, as the new President of Dell Children’s, which now includes Dell Children’s Medical Center as well as Dell Children’s Medical Center North.

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A 50/50 Chance

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.

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A Miracle Baby

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.

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Dell Children’s Panda Cares® Center of Hope

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.

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Heart of Gold – Lincoln’s Journey

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.

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

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.

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