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Sharing how Driscoll CARES about Quality is our commitment to you

Customer Satisfaction
Driscoll Children's Hospital is committed to providing the best service to our patients and families. To better serve our customers, Driscoll works with a private surveying company to give us feedback from the families we serve. Your input helps Driscoll to improve how we care for your child.

Advocacy for Children
The Joint Commission has a list of patient goals to help us provide safe, quality care to our patients. Driscoll Children's Hospital works toward meeting and going above these goals for safe patient care.

Respect for Others
Driscoll is proud of the people who work together to provide care for our patients. Employee satisfaction is very important to Driscoll.

Excellence in All We Do
Driscoll Children's Hospital has been awarded The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of ApprovalTM.

Stewardship of Resources
Driscoll Children's Hospital revenue comes from patient services, donations and investment income. These funds provide necessary staff, supplies, support services, upgrades to equipment and allows the creation of new programs and services to the children of South Texas.

Contact Information

Driscoll Children's Hospital
Quality and Patient Safety Services
3533 S. Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78411

(361) 694-5036
quality.assessment@dchstx.org

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(800) 735-2989

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News

Hollywood-themed celebration planned for Driscoll nurses

May 08, 2013
Event is in conjunction with National Nurses Week, May 6-12 CORPUS CHRISTI - National Nurses Week is May 6-12, and Driscoll Children's Hospital is marking the occasion with a celebration tomorrow for its more than 500 nurses. "This is a way for us to recognize our nurses for all the work they do," said Driscoll's...
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Brownsville boy is 'a totally different person' since leukemia diagnosis

May 03, 2013
Driscoll Children's Hospital physicians treat Andrew Banda in his hometown, Brownsville BROWNSVILLE - Claudia Maldonado knew her son, Andrew Banda, was sick in January 2012. At 8 years old, he was too thin and his yellowish eyes revealed he had jaundice, she said. Still, the news that he had acute lymphoblastic leukemia...
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Driscoll transplant recipients to gather at annual reunion

May 03, 2013
Joe Esparza, 19, received a kidney transplant at Driscoll Children's Hospital in August 2012.
'It's a family reunion,' 19-year-old said of May 4 event CORPUS CHRISTI - In the months before he received a kidney transplant at Driscoll Children's Hospital last August, Joe Esparza had plenty of reasons to be depressed. His failing kidneys meant he couldn't eat french fries, cheese and fatty foods. He couldn't play...
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Dwarfism doesn't prevent 3-year-old boy from living life

May 02, 2013
Ethann Valdez, 3, was born with achondroplasia, a type of dwarfism. He's been a patient at Driscoll Children's Hospital since he was born.
Ethann Valdez's story is second in Driscoll Children's Hospital's 60th anniversary series CORPUS CHRISTI - Darting around a waiting area at Driscoll Children's Hospital with a huge smile on his face, Ethann Valdez has the seemingly endless energy of any 3-year-old boy. He doesn't appear to be bothered much by the life-threatening...
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Celebrating the past, looking to the future: Driscoll marks 60 years

April 02, 2013
On April 2, an historical marker was unveiled honoring Driscoll Children's Hospital's founder, Clara Driscoll. Pictured, left to right, are Steve Woerner, Driscoll president & CEO; Anita Eisenhauer, chairwoman of the Nueces County Historical Commission and member of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas - Clara Driscoll Chapter; Karen Thompson, president general of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas; Corpus Christi Mayor Nelda Martinez; and Loyd Neal, chairman of Driscoll's governing board.
Ceremony includes dedication of historical marker honoring hospital's founder CORPUS CHRISTI - Notable guests and community leaders gathered today to commemorate Driscoll Children's Hospital's 60th anniversary and witness the dedication of an historical marker honoring the hospital's founder, Clara Driscoll. The ceremony,...
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