Look who's
turning five!
It’s amazing how much we’ve accomplished in
just five short years.
The thought and careful
preparation we put into creating Texas Children’s
Pavilion for Women has led to unprecedented
access and a full range of services for women and newborns, all
in one location.
Thank you, Houston, for welcoming us with open arms and for
making us a premier destination for women and babies.
We’re excited for what the future will bring.
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Incredible advances in women’s and newborn care
We've expanded our maternal and fetal services and applied our expertise to high risk births.
Look what we've accomplished in the last 5 years!
In 2009, Texas Children’s realized that in order to continue to provide the best possible care for babies and children, we should start from the beginning – and expand the care we provide to women. Since then there’s been no looking back!
Below are a few of the milestones we’ve reached since opening March 26, 2012.
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2016
2016
- Pavilion for Women received Baby-Friendly Hospital designation
- Opened first telemedicine clinic, Baytown MFM Clinic
- Pavilion exceeded 6,000 deliveries in one year
- Over 175,000 ambulatory visits across the Pavilion for Women and community clinics
- OB Infectious Disease Specialty Clinic (zika) opened
- FM OB - Congenital Heart Collaborative Clinic opened
- Launched one-of-a-kind Neurosonology Ultrasound Specialty Program
- Opened two new state-of-the-art operating rooms
- Launched EASE app to keep families of surgery patients better informed
- Recognized as top corporate team in Houston to raise $180K for March of Dimes
- Symbolic homecoming door unveiled representing end of NICU journey
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2015
2015
- Pelvic Health Program launched
- Conjoined twins born at the Pavilion for Women, Knatalye and Adeline Mata, were separated during a historic 26-hour surgery at 10 months old
- “Bringing baby home” course offered for parents of multiples
- First women’s hospital to become CNOR Strong internationally
- First single-site minimally invasive gyn procedure performed
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2014
2014
- Family Fertility Center became first IVF clinic in Houston to use the EmbryoScope
- Surgeons performed groundbreaking two-port fetoscopic repair to treat spina bifida in the womb
- Pavilion for Women’s first community OB/GYN practice opened in Pearland
- Two REI/IVF procedure suites, pre-op and PACU, opened
- Born at the Pavilion for Women, 17-day-old Juliana Graves became Texas Children’s youngest heart transplant patient
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2013
2013
- Menopause Center expanded care and treatment for women
- Fresh Bistro named “Best cafeteria in the Med Center” by Houstonia Magazine
- First robotic surgery performed at the Pavilion for Women
- Partners in OB/GYN Care joined the Pavilion for Women
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2012
2012
- Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women opened on March 26, 2012
- 1.3M square feet dedicated to the care of women and newborns
- First baby born at the Pavilion for Women, Brayten Green, lit the miracle bridge blue to mark the milestone
- The Perkins sextuplets born at the Pavilion for Women on April 23, 2012
- Texas Children's Fetal Center moved to the Pavilion for Women
- Fetal spina bifida, heart intervention and congenital diaphragmatic hernia programs launched
- Family-centered maternity care provided families a new delivery experience
- Family launch zone introduced safe, quiet discharge option for families
- Maternal Fetal Medicine clinics expanded to four community locations
- First gynecology surgery performed
- Born at the Pavilion for Women with her heart outside her body, Audrina Cardenas underwent surgery to make room for her heart
- Women’s Specialists of Houston joined the Pavilion for Women
- Center for Reproductive Psychiatry opened
- Breastfeeding and lactation support services offered for new moms at Baby Bistro
- 3,566 deliveries in the first year
5 Years : By the Numbers
At Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, we are leaders in obstetrics, gynecology and fetal intervention.
Here are a few stats and highlights from our first 5 years.
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square feet dedicated to the care of women and newborns
1.3 million
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births and counting
27,000
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babies have received NICU care
6,700+
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sets of multiples
907
1 sextuplet, 1 quintuplet,
6 quadruplets, 52 triplets, 847 twins
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ounces of breast milk donated through our Milk Bank
245,000
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individual feedings of mother's own or donor breast milk prepared by The Milk Bank
9,000
Today’s Pavilion for Women
Five years passed quickly! We invite you to reflect with us on how our hopes and dreams
became reality and what the Pavilion for Women represents today.
Where It Started
In 2009, Texas Children’s Hospital asked “What do women want?” when it comes to health care for themselves and their babies.
The Advisory Committee grew out of this question – assembling women in the community to talk about their own OB/GYN experiences and how they would design the ideal experience.
Research, site visits and focus groups - combined with Advisory Committee input - helped us develop the plans for the new Pavilion for Women.
Look how much we've grown
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What makes us different
The Pavilion for Women was designed to provide the most advanced technologies and treatments available to women and their babies.
We provide:
- A full range of maternal, newborn and gynecological services, all in one location.
- The highest quality of care from renowned experts in their field.
- A focus on high-risk births, using the most advanced technology and treatments available.
- Family-centered maternity care, the first model of its kind in the Texas Medical Center.
- Access to more than 40 pediatric subspecialists as well as level IV neonatal units.
- A beautiful and soothing setting to support overall health and well-being.