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• Published April 12, 2021

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  5 Year Anniversary of the Separation Surgery of South Texas’ Formerly Conjoined Twins

  South Texas’ formerly conjoined twins are running, laughing, doing well CORPUS CHRISTI – South Texas’ formerly conjoined twins are doing well, five years after their groundbreaking separation surgery at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. That surgery, on April 12, 2016, was the separation surgery of conjoined twins in a triplet … Read More
• Published March 30, 2021

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• Published March 25, 2021

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  String quartet serenades those getting vaccines at ABC

  Lucy Wang, violin (from left); Aiden Kane, viola; Hao Zhou, viola; Tate Zawadiuk, cello; Susan Sturman, Program Director, Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society; Mary Dale Peterson, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Driscoll Health System; and John Bell, President, Corpus Christi Chamber Music Society, at Thursday’s City of … Read More
• Published March 22, 2021

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  Brownsville girl thankful for kidney transplant at Driscoll Children’s Hospital

  Valeria Ramirez, 10, of Brownsville, is thankful for her kidney transplant, performed at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. CORPUS CHRISTI – A Brownsville girl is thankful she received a life-saving kidney transplant at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Valeria Ramirez, 10, began dialysis at Driscoll Children’s Valley Dialysis Center in McAllen when she was … Read More
• Published March 18, 2021

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  Rooms To Go donates $30,000 to Driscoll

  CORPUS CHRISTI – Rooms To Go recently made a $30,000 donation to Driscoll Children’s Hospital to benefit the children of South Texas. Brian Smolik, Rooms To Go Manager (from left); Richard Harris, Development Specialist at Driscoll Children’s Hospital; … Read More
• Published March 12, 2021

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  Recent retiree thankful to get second vaccination from Driscoll at ABC

  CORPUS CHRISTI – Recent retiree Richard Torres, of Corpus Christi, receives his second Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shot from Susie Cantu, RN, a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) nurse at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, on Friday, March 12, at the joint Driscoll Children’s Hospital and City of Corpus Christi Vaccination Site at … Read More
• Published March 5, 2021

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  Retired Marine thankful to be vaccinated by Driscoll at ABC site

  CORPUS CHRISTI – Marine veteran Eric Hawkins, 51, of Corpus Christi, receives his first Pfizer vaccine shot from Jenny Lawrence, a nursing student at Del Mar College, on Friday, March 5, at the joint Driscoll Children’s  Hospital and City of Corpus Christi Vaccination Site at the American Bank Center. This … Read More
• Published March 4, 2021

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  Stripes® Stores campaign raises $197,000 for Child Life Program at Driscoll Children’s Hospital

  Child Life Specialist Mary Carol Thornton (from left), Child Life Specialist Caitlin Olmstead and 12-year-old Oncology patient JR Lopez accept the Stripes® Stores gift of $197,000.51 on behalf of Driscoll Children’s Hospital during a check presentation Feb. 23, 2021. Stripes® Stores raised $197,000 through its in-store charitable fundraising campaign for … Read More
• Published February 26, 2021

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  Almost 2,500 vaccinated Friday at Driscoll, City Vaccine Site

  CORPUS CHRISTI – Almost 2,500 people 65 and older were vaccinated Friday at the City of Corpus Christi and Driscoll Children’s Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Site at the American Bank Center. The exact number was 2,486. The City of Corpus Christi and Driscoll Children’s Hospital will continue to offer vaccinations as … Read More
• Published February 25, 2021

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  One thousand twenty-one vaccinated Thursday at Driscoll, City Vaccine Site

  CORPUS CHRISTI – One thousand twenty-one (1,021) people 65 and older were vaccinated Thursday at the City of Corpus Christi and Driscoll Children’s Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Site at the American Bank Center. The City of Corpus Christi and Driscoll Children’s Hospital will continue to offer vaccinations as the vaccine becomes … Read More
• Published February 24, 2021

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  Driscoll nurse proud to vaccinate her great-grandmother

  Maria Gaytan, 100, receives the COVID-19 vaccine from her great-granddaughter, Victoria Cantu, BSN, RN, a nurse with the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, at the City of Corpus and Driscoll Children’s Hospital Vaccine Site at the American Bank Center on Feb. 4, 2021. CORPUS CHRISTI – … Read More
• Published February 12, 2021

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  Almost 1,000 vaccinated Friday at Driscoll, City Vaccine Site

  CORPUS CHRISTI – Nine hundred and ninety-two people 65 and older were vaccinated Friday at the City of Corpus Christi and Driscoll Children’s Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Site at the American Bank Center. The City of Corpus Christi and Driscoll Children’s Hospital will continue to offer vaccinations as the vaccine becomes … Read More
• Published February 11, 2021

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  102-year-old happy to be vaccinated by Driscoll at ABC site

  CORPUS CHRISTI – Mary Yager, a 102-year-old from Padre Island, was thankful to be receiving her COVID-19 vaccination Thursday morning from a Driscoll nurse at the City of Corpus Christi and Driscoll Children’s Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Site at the American Bank Center. She and her two daughters, Patty Albright and … Read More
• Published February 11, 2021

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  Driscoll, City open registration for ABC Vaccine Site

  CORPUS CHRISTI – The City of Corpus Christi and Driscoll Children’s Hospital opened registration Thursday morning for its COVID-19 Vaccination Site at the American Bank Center. Use the Main Entrance on the bay side of the Convention Center. Doses of the Moderna vaccine will be administered Friday, Feb. 12, 9-11:30 … Read More
• Published February 9, 2021

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  Driscoll, City open registration for ABC Vaccine Site

  CORPUS CHRISTI – The City of Corpus Christi and Driscoll Children’s Hospital opened registration Tuesday afternoon for its COVID-19 Vaccination Site at the American Bank Center. Use the Main Entrance on the bay side of the Convention Center. Doses of the Moderna vaccine will be administered Thursday, Feb. 11, 9-11:30 … Read More
• Published February 4, 2021

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  One thousand fifty vaccinated at Driscoll, City Vaccine Site

  Mary Dale Peterson, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Driscoll Health System, and Eric Hamon, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Driscoll Health System, gave a thumbs up Thursday to all those who had a hand in making the first City of Corpus Christi and … Read More
• Published February 3, 2021

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  Dr. Huckabee named new Director of Medical Education

  Mary Huckabee, MD, has been selected as the new Director of Medical Education, overseeing Driscoll Children’s Hospital’s pediatric residency program, medical student teaching and all other graduate medical education. She will begin her additional role March 1. Dr. Huckabee, a native of Corpus Christi, returned to lead the Hospitalist program … Read More
• Published February 2, 2021

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  Driscoll, City team up for COVID-19 Vaccination Site

  Mary Dale Peterson, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Driscoll Health System, speaks Tuesday at the Corpus Christi City Hall Council Chambers during a press conference to announce the teaming up of Driscoll Children’s Hospital and the City of Corpus Christi for a COVID-19 Vaccination Site … Read More
• Published January 27, 2021

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  Spirit of Children donates $32,459 to Driscoll

  On Tuesday, Spirit of Children gave the Stripes Child Life Program at Driscoll Children’s Hospital a check for $32,459, which was raised during the 2020 Halloween season at Spirit Halloween stores in the Rio Grande Valley and Coastal Bend. The national organization has raised more than $280,000 for Driscoll since … Read More
• Published January 18, 2021

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  Dr. Booth named to Texas Medical Board Review Committee

  Driscoll Children’s Hospital Child Abuse Pediatrician Ada Booth, MD, is one of six Texans appointed to the Texas Medical Board District Four Review Committee by Gov. Greg Abbott. Dr. Booth, of Corpus Christi, is a member of the Child Abuse Resource & Evaluation (CARE) Team at Driscoll Children’s Hospital. Her … Read More