DRISCOLL CHILDREN’S KIDNEY CENTER (Corpus Christi, TX) ) Driscoll Children's Hospital is excited to announce a first in South Texas with the grand opening of the Driscoll Children’s Kidney Center. This center will offer dialysis services for children who would other wise seek treatment at an adult center or in San Antonio or Houston. For children who suffer from kidney failure, treatment is often difficult and presents problems unique to the age of the patient. The first comes in form of a new dialysis center equipped with 6 Hemodialysis machines and a staff specially trained to take care of the needs of children and their families. Before, children would have to go to San Antonio or Houston or in rare cases sit alongside adults seeking the same treatment in an adult facility. Both Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis are available in the new Driscoll Children's Kidney Center. Peritoneal dialysis can be done in the comfort of a patient’s home, and the Driscoll Children’s Kidney Center has a room specially designed for patients to learn how to use Peritoneal Dialysis. The National Kidney Foundation of the Texas Coastal Bend and Dr. Bill
Allen, Pediatric Nephrologist of Driscoll Children's Hospital have been
the visionaries for this first in South Texas. Pediatric nephrologists,
Dr. Bill Allen and Dr. Robert Gillespie work hand in hand with pediatric
dialysis nurses, dietitians and social workers to oversee the care of
South Texas children with kidney disease. As Driscoll Children's Hospital
has expanded to provide increased services across the Rio Grande Valley
the patient load in the Children’s Kidney Center has increased and more
pediatric aid is necessary from the National Kidney Foundation of the
Texas Coastal Bend. The new Driscoll Children's Kidney Center gives children
the opportunity to seek treatment close to home in a child friendly environment
with specially trained pediatric personnel. In keeping with the hospital’s
mission to “be here for the kids”, Driscoll Children's Hospital is also
in the process of adding a pediatric kidney transplant surgeon to the
staff. This “first” will offer parents and children the opportunity to
continue to seek healing at home.
About Driscoll Children’s
Hospital 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 200-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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