In December, Driscoll Children’s Hospital partnered with the American Heart Association to donate CPR and First Aid in Youth Sports Kits to local high schools, reinforcing the importance of hands-only CPR and emergency preparedness in schools and youth athletics. The initiative featured Dr. Cassidy Hinojosa, a Driscoll physician whose two children survived cardiac arrest, offering […]
Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley, in partnership with the City of McAllen, Driscoll Health Plan, and community supporters, brought holiday cheer directly to patients and families on Monday evening with the return of the Driscoll Electric Parade. For the second year in a row, the illuminated parade traveled through the hospital campus on December […]
Six-year-old Rolando presses colorful cotton pom-poms onto his Christmas tree and pushes blue paint across the background. He loves volleyball and Minecraft, but on this day at Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley, he is an artist, lost in brushstrokes and bright color. Soon, his holiday scene will leave the hospital room and land in […]
EDINBURG, TX— The Payne Family (Payne Auto Group) has made a transformational $1 million gift to Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley, establishing the Payne Family Endowment for Pediatric Residency. The endowment will support Driscoll’s newly accredited Pediatric Residency Program, the first and only pediatric residency program in the Rio Grande Valley. The Payne Family’s […]
After spending 31 days in the NICU with her premature son, Driscoll Children’s Hospital mom Larissa Gonzalez found new purpose in caring for other families facing the same journey. Now a NICU nurse at Driscoll, she shares her inspiring story with PEOPLE magazine.
In classrooms across Corpus Christi and Gregory-Portland, small changes are adding up to something big. Teachers notice calmer classrooms. Parents talk about fewer meltdowns at home. And when a student needs help, there’s someone they trust waiting down the hall — a licensed mental health specialist from Driscoll Children’s Hospital. The idea is simple but powerful: […]
