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Sneak Peek Pre-Op Tour

The Sneak Peek Pre-Op Tour is offered to help reduce the stress and anxiety often associated with having surgery. A Child Life Specialist will provide general information about Driscoll Children's Hospital Day Surgery Unit, what you and your child can expect on the day of surgery, and answers to any questions or concerns you or your child may have about the surgery process. Tours are encouraged for children of all ages, parents, and brothers and sisters.

The tour is offered year round. Depending on the number of reservations, tours may be combined or rescheduled. Families with reservations will be contacted if there are any changes. Additional information about day, time, and location will be given at time of reservation.

Reserve your spot on our next tour by calling (361) 694-5760 or by E-mailing:
PreOpTour@dchstx.org

Contact Information

Driscoll Children's Hospital
Stripes Child Life Program at Driscoll Children's Hospital
Sneak Peek Pre-Op Tour
3533 S. Alameda Street
Corpus Christi, Texas 78411

Phone: (361) 694-5760
PreOpTour@dchstx.org


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News

Driscoll's Teddy Bear Hospital is a chance for patients to be the doctors

May 20, 2013
WHAT: Patients will be the doctors tomorrow during a Teddy Bear Hospital organized by the Stripes Child Life Program at Driscoll Children's Hospital. The event allows children to become more familiar with the medical equipment and procedures involved in their treatment. They'll choose their teddy bear, give it a...
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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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Marathon bringing Driscoll weight management patients together

May 01, 2013
Jamie Bluntzer, 20, is preparing for the 2013 Beach to Bay Relay Marathon.
Lap band recipients will run Beach to Bay Relay Marathon as the 'Bandsters' CORPUS CHRISTI - Crossing the finish line at last year's Beach to Bay Relay Marathon was a proud accomplishment for Jamie Bluntzer. At this year's event, she's taking her goal to the next level. "I'm more nervous about it this year," she said...
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