Nearly 800 guests attending Texas Children’s Hospital’s The Forum Luncheon in The Woodlands on April 14 were treated to the very first look into what will be the only dedicated pediatric hospital serving communities north of Houston when the doors fully open in 2017.
Attendees previewed a virtual, behind-the-scenes tour of the Emergency Center, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), operating rooms, inpatient rooms and the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic through the eyes of three Texas Children’s patient families: Bennett Rhymes, Skylin Parker and Noah and Sammy Folloder. Each of the first-hand accounts highlighted the expert care Texas Children’s provided to them, which will soon be available closer to home for these families and the 380,000 children in the area.
“Our new hospital is being designed, top to bottom, with children and families in mind,” said Michelle Riley-Brown, president of Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands. “I am really excited about all that Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands will have to offer when we open our doors.”
Ground was broken on the new community hospital 15 months ago and progress is being made on the structure every day. Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands building project is part of the Promise campaign. The goal of the comprehensive $475 million fundraising effort is to help ensure the future of Texas Children’s as a leader in pediatric and women’s health.
To date, $26 million has been raised for Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands. The following donors were recognized at last week’s forum for their significant gifts:
- Anadarko
- The Howard Hughes Corporation
- Woodforest National Bank
- Dawn and Richard Rawson
“Through the Promise campaign, each of you in this audience will have a unique chance to see the amazing work that has resulted from your philanthropy every time you drive by this new hospital,” Dawn Rawson said at the forum. “Every time you see a child walking through those doors, you will know that you helped make that child’s care possible.”
