MEDIA ADVISORY

DRISCOLL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL UNVEILS NEW PEDIATRIC TRANSPORT FLEET

(Corpus Christi, TX) Driscoll Children’s Hospital to host a "Celebration of New Pediatric Transport Fleet." A new, state-of-the art pediatric transport fleet is now available to quickly and efficiently transport patients to the Hospital. Previously, one new ambulance was purchased for the fleet, with support from Cattlemen’s Round-Up community events. However, as another example of Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s commitment to the patients they serve, an entire fleet of new ambulances will now be available, allowing each and every child to receive the same state-of-the-art transport technology!

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.

www.driscollchildrens.org

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