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Full Circle: The Maxwell Family’s Story
For more than three decades, the Maxwell family has been woven into the fabric of Dell Children’s Medical Center. But in December of 2023, that legacy took on a new, deeply personal meaning as Dell Children’s became a lifeline for Nyle and Nancy Maxwell’s twin grandsons.
Two-year-old enjoys swift recovery after groundbreaking robotic kidney surgery
Two-year-old Stone Richman becomes the first patient to undergo a robot-assisted pyeloplasty using the da Vinci XI technology to fix his kidney blockage at Dell Children’s.
All in This Together: Celebrating Dell Children’s Pediatric Orthopedic Team
As we celebrate Doctor’s Day this March, it’s clear that the heart of Dell Children’s Medical Center lies in its extraordinary team of caregivers....
Children’s Trust: The Place to Give When You Want That “Making a Difference” Feeling
Carrie Brown, a teacher at Hyde Park Baptist, first heard about Children’s Trust through a casual conversation with a friend during school drop-off....
A Heart for Healing: Lori Johnson’s Commitment Women’s Trust is Changing Lives at Dell Children’s
When Lori Johnson walks into Dell Children’s Medical Center, she’s enveloped by a calm she can’t quite explain.
A Heart Full of Hope: Dell Children’s Medical Center Implants Berlin Heart on World’s Youngest Recipient
At just 24 hours old, William became the youngest patient in the world to receive a Berlin Heart implant, a life-saving mechanical heart pump...
Sewell Family Establishes Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology
Announcing the Sewell Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology at Dell Children’s Medical Center Dell Children’s Medical Center is...
Dell Children’s Cardiac Critical Care Unit Doubles in Size
In February 2024, Dell Children’s celebrated the expansion of its cardiac critical care unit. The Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease is the only highly specialized pediatric heart center in Central Texas.
Dell Children’s Medical Center named to U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospital List for 2024-2025
Dell Children’s Medical Centerhas been named in the 2024-2025 Best Children’s Hospitals’ by U.S. News & World Report.
Meet Olivea Hannah: Queen of Our Hearts
Olivea Hannah carries a small plush pink octopus down a hall at Dell Children’s Medical Center. She pops an entire Oreo cookie into her mouth and gleefully munches on it, waiting for people she knows to walk by.
How Dell Children’s Gave Charli Hilz Her Life Back
Today, Charli continues to amaze her family and doctors alike. She is catching up developmentally with her peers, and her most recent EEG results were nearly perfect—something the family once thought impossible.
Transforming Pediatric Care with Technology
Andrew Wei, Dell Children’s Patient Technology Coordinator, believes in meeting kids where they are. “Children have their own way of seeing the world, and play is their language,” he says. With his passion for technology and empathy for the kids he works with, Andrew leads Dell Children’s in using gaming and technology as a critical part of healing.
From SWAT to Superhero: The Magic of Dell Children’s Superhero Day
From SWAT to Superhero: The Magic of Dell Children’s Superhero Day You’ve probably heard the phrase “Not all heroes wear capes.” There is nowhere...
Through the Fire: How a Family’s Love and Dell Children’s Care Saved Ferrell Harper
Taylor Harper always knew her son Ferrell was special. A mom just knows. From the moment he was born, he was boundlessly curious. However, Taylor couldn’t have predicted how her family would be tested, and just how resilient her son would prove to be.
Building a World-Class Bone Marrow Transplant Program
September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and this month, we’re spotlighting the efforts of our CBCC and the team of medical professionals who’ve dedicated their lives to finding cures.
Taylor Swift and Harry Styles Songs Help Sisters Prepare for Heart Surgery
To prepare for their life-changing surgeries at Dell Children’s, sisters Heidi and Harper Gaffney from San Antonio turned to music to help them relax. For both girls, the choice of artists was clear—Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and Olivia Rodrigo.
A Dell Children’s Family’s Journey Through Craniosynostosis
In their home, just biking distance from Dell Children’s Medical Center, evidence of the three young children Dr. Peter Gilbreath and his wife, Libby Chennell—Hank, Gus, and Alfie—is everywhere.
Celebrating Our Dell Children’s Nurses
In May we celebrated National Nurses Month by going the extra mile to honor our nurses, recognize their vital contribution, and let them know how much we appreciate them.
Dell Children’s North Celebrates One-Year Anniversary
Earlier this month, former and current patients and their families joined donors, members of the Dell Children’s Foundation, members of the Ascension Seton Williamson Foundation Board of Trustees, and the Dell Children’s North Advisory Council to celebrate the first anniversary of Dell Children’s Medical Center North.
Life-Saving Cancer Care HERE
In 2023, Dell Children’s took a significant leap forward in its goal to provide care to all children, regardless of their diagnosis, through the recruitment of Dr. Amir Mian, Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Dell Children’s.