DRISCOLL APPOINTS LIZETTE SAENZ, M.S.,
AS DIRECTOR OF VOLUNTEER SERVICES

(Corpus Christi, TX) Driscoll Children's Hospital and its Governing Board are pleased to announce Lizette Saenz, M.S., has been appointed as Director of Volunteer Services. The announcement was made by Rick Merrill, C.E.O. and President of Driscoll Children's Hospital. In her new position, Saenz will be responsible for leading a team of three full-time employees and more than 400 adult and teenage volunteers who create a unique and caring atmosphere, and contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the hospital by working in the gift shop, book and toy deliveries, and manning the Information Desk. She will also organize and direct recruitment, training, retention, and activities for volunteers.

Prior to her new position, Saenz was a Patient Relations Representative ensuring patient satisfaction as well as rights and responsibilities were met during a visit, and as the Milestones Infant Tracking Program Coordinator, both at Driscoll. She was also an Early Childhood Intervention Specialist for the M.H.M.R. Infant Development Program.

Saenz earned her Bachelor of Science in Vocational Education and Master of Science in General Counseling, both from Texas A&M Corpus Christi, and an Associate in Applied Science in Architectural Technology from Del Mar College in Corpus Christi. In addition to her certification as an Early Childhood Intervention Specialist, she is also maintains her Social Work license (L.B.S.W.).

About Driscoll Children’s Hospital
“Improve the health of adults and you give them back their health …
Improve the health of children and you give them their life.”

Since opening its doors in 1953, Driscoll Children’s Hospital has been offering hope and healing to the children of South Texas for half a century. The facility is a 189-bed pediatric tertiary care center with pediatric board-certified specialists representing 19 medical and nine surgical specialties. Each year, more than 6,000 children are admitted for inpatient care, 5,000 for day surgery, and 50,000 for outpatient primary and specialty care, as well as 40,000 for emergency care, as the first South Texas hospital with emergency services exclusively for children. Additionally, Driscoll maintains a state-of-the-art ground/air transport team, 20-bed pediatric intensive care unit, 40-bed neonatal intensive care unit, and specialized medical outreach.

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