Driscoll Children's Hospital Ribbon Cutting

Photography by: Tiffany Miranda

On August 17th, McAllen-Edinburg residents joined Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley for a memorable ribbon-cutting event. Families enjoyed community activities while celebrating the opening of the first freestanding designated children’s hospital in the Valley. Those attending heard from Driscoll leadership about the historic opening of the hospital, which, in three months of operations, is already talking about capacity: “How do we grow? How do we make more room?”

The nonprofit group representing children’s hospitals in Texas honored Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa with a “Children’s Health Care Hero Award” for his work in the legislature advocating to improve healthcare for children.