Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley-PEDS
Edinburg
,TX
78539
Brand new to Edinburg, TX! Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande
Valley is a freestanding children's hospital that is independently
operated by Driscoll Health System. It is the only designated
freestanding children's hospital in the Rio Grande Valley.
The services and programs offered by Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio
Grande Valley will include:
Full spectrum of pediatric specialists including cardiologists,
endocrinologists, gastroenterologists, nephrologists, orthopedists,
otolaryngologists, and pulmonologists.
Acute inpatient and outpatient surgery with pediatric anesthesiologists.
Emergency services
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (63 beds)
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (8 beds)
Rehabilitation services, including physical therapy, occupational
therapy and speech therapy.
Imaging, including MRI with anesthesia, if indicated.
Laboratory services
Child Life program, which educates patients and caregivers and helps
reduce their stress and anxiety during the healthcare experience.
Pediatric residency program based in the RGV.
Driscoll Children's Hospital Rio Grande Valley will provide pediatric
healthcare 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Edinburg is located in the Rio Grande Valley, a four-county area. It is the county seat of Hidalgo, the seventh largest county in Texas and is home to the University of Texas-Pan American, the state's tenth largest public university. Edinburg offers a great quality of life, options for top ranked schools, low cost of living, and plenty of recreational activities. Edinburg is 2 hours and 15 minutes south of Corpus Christi and only a little over an hour west of the Gulf Coast.