Cook Childrens Health Care System

KNOWING THAT EVERY CHILD'S LIFE IS SACRED IT IS OUR PROMISE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF EVERY CHILD IN OUR REGION THROUGH THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ILLNESS, DISEASE AND INJURY

COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (CCHCS) EMBRACES AN INSPIRING PROMISE-TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF EVERY CHILD THROUGH THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF ILLNESS, DISEASE AND INJURY. AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED AND INTEGRATED PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION BASED IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS, COOK CHILDREN'S COMPRISES 14 ENTITIES. THEY INCLUDE A MEDICAL CENTER, PHYSICIAN NETWORK, HEALTH PLAN, HOME HEALTH COMPANY, HEALTH FOUNDATION, A CHILD STUDY CENTER AND THREE SURGERY CENTERS LOCATED IN FORT WORTH, HURST AND PROSPER. IT ALSO INCLUDES COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH SERVICES INC., AND COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION. COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM'S REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE DRAWS PATIENTS FROM NEAR AND FAR. FAMILIES TRAVEL FROM ACROSS TEXAS AND THE UNITED STATES, AS WELL AS INTERNATIONALLY, TO RECEIVE LIFE-SAVING PEDIATRIC CARE AND BENEFIT FROM THE COLLABORATION AND VAST RESOURCES THE SYSTEM OFFERS. IN ADDITION TO THE MEDICAL CENTER, A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 60 PRIMARY, SPECIALTY AND URGENT CARE LOCATIONS PROVIDE NUMEROUS ACCESS POINTS FOR FAMILIES. COMMUNITY NEEDS SPUR SYSTEM GROWTH AS THE POPULATION INCREASES, THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING IN THOSE AREAS. IN 2019, THE SYSTEM ADDED FACILITIES NEAR WALSH IN FORT WORTH, IN PROSPER AND IN CARROLLTON WITH PRIMARY CARE, URGENT CARE AND ORTHOPEDICS SERVICES. IN 2020, THE PROSPER CAMPUS GREW TO INCLUDE AN OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER, OUTPATIENT IMAGING AND LAB SERVICES, AND A NUMBER OF SPECIALTY CARE SERVICES. THE PEAKS TECH ZONE WAS ADDED TO THE PROSPER CAMPUS IN 2021. IT'S A CROSS BETWEEN A TECHNOLOGY LOUNGE AND IN-PERSON HELP DESK, COMPLETE WITH A SELF-SERVICE SPACE AND A CONSULTATION AREA FOR ONE-ON-ONE ASSISTANCE FROM A HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ADVOCATE, OR TECHSPERT. HERE FAMILIES CAN GET GUIDED, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH DEVICES AND ONLINE APPLICATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR THEIR CHILD'S CARE. EXPANSION OF THE PROSPER CAMPUS CONTINUES WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN INPATIENT MEDICAL CENTER THAT WILL ADD AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, OPERATING ROOMS, A MEDICAL/SURGICAL UNIT AND PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. THE MEDICAL CENTER'S STEEL STRUCTURE WAS COMPLETED IN DECEMBER 2021 WITH OPENING SET FOR EARLY FY22. COOK CHILDREN'S PEDIATRIC SURGERY CENTERS ARE HOME TO SPECIALTY CLINICS AND SURGICAL TEAMS SPECIALIZING IN MANY CONDITIONS, FROM SIMPLE TO THE MOST COMPLEX, AND MANY OF THE PROCEDURES IN THESE CENTERS USE MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUES. THE DODSON SURGERY CENTER IS ONE OF THREE COOK CHILDREN'S SURGERY CENTERS IN THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH METROPLEX. IN FEBRUARY 2021, PLANS TO EXPAND THE DODSON SURGERY CENTER ENTERED THE CONSTRUCTION PHASE. THE EXPANSION WILL CENTRALIZE 40 SPECIALTY CLINICS INTO ONE LOCATION IN ORDER TO SUPPORT A MORE SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE CARE FROM MULTIPLE SPECIALTIES. THE EXPANSION INCLUDES 240,000 SQUARE-FEET OF NEW BUILDING AND 75,000 SQUARE-FEET OF RENOVATED SPACE. AWARD WINNING PERFORMANCE FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS, THE SYSTEM HAS WORKED TO COMBINE THE ART OF CARING WITH LIFE-SAVING PEDIATRIC INTERVENTIONS THAT ARE FAMILY-CENTERED AND BUILT ON LEADING TECHNOLOGY, COLLABORATION AND A BEST-IN-CLASS PATIENT EXPERIENCE. THIS HAS EARNED THE SYSTEM A STRONG, FAR-REACHING REPUTATION-ONE FOR WHICH IT CONTINUALLY RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS AND OUTCOMES IN PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE. COOK CHILDREN'S COMMITMENT TO COMPLY WITH THE HIGHEST NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR SAFETY AND QUALITY OF CARE REPEATEDLY EARNS THE SYSTEM THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL. IN FEBRUARY 2021, COOK CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER BECAME ONE OF ONLY 10 FREESTANDING CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS IN THE WORLD TO RECEIVE THIS PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION FOUR TIMES IN A ROW COOK CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN NAMED NUMEROUS TIMES TO THE ELITE LEAPFROG TOP HOSPITALS LIST BASED ON A NATIONAL QUALITY AND SAFETY SURVEY. A NUMBER OF CCHCS PHYSICIANS, NURSES, CLINICIANS AND PROGRAMS RECEIVED RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS IN 2021. PERHAPS MOST NOTABLY, IN A YEAR WHEN TELEHEALTH WAS SUCH A CRITICAL RESOURCE, THE SYSTEM WAS NAMED A 2021 DIGITAL HEALTH MOST WIRED ORGANIZATION FOR THE FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AND NINE OF THE LAST 10 YEARS. PROTECTING YOUR TOMORROWS LIKE ALL ORGANIZATIONS, THE SYSTEM FACED MANY CHALLENGES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. COOK CHILDREN'S USED THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IDENTIFY, ASSESS AND PLAN FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS FOR SYSTEM-WIDE OPERATIONAL COORDINATION, CRISIS MANAGEMENT AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL. IN RESPONSE, COOK CHILDREN'S BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF A YEAR-ROUND SOLUTIONS CENTER THAT WILL COORDINATE DAILY OPERATIONAL NEEDS FOR THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND WILL HOUSE DEDICATED SPACE FOR AN INCIDENT COMMAND CENTER. THIS EXPANSION INCLUDES A NEW SIX-BED INFECTIOUS DISEASES CRITICAL CARE UNIT (CCU) AND A 32-BED MEDICAL SURGICAL UNIT. AN EXISTING 20-BED UNIT WILL BECOME A DEDICATED INFECTIOUS DISEASES UNIT FOR THE TREATMENT OF NON-CRITICAL CONTAGIOUS PATIENTS SUCH AS THOSE HOSPITALIZED FOR FLU, COVID-19, RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV) AND OTHER VIRUSES. THE EXPANSION WILL BE COMPLETE IN FY22. A COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOUNDATION CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, CALLED PROTECTING YOUR TOMORROWS, IS FUNDING THE PROJECT. IN SPITE OF THE MANY CHALLENGES OF FY21, THE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO LEAD WITH FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, SERVICE TO ITS COMMUNITY AND COMMITMENT TO ITS EMPLOYEES. IN AUGUST 2021, FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 18 MONTHS, THE SYSTEM INCREASED ITS MINIMUM WAGE, NOW AT $16 AN HOUR. COOK CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE SYSTEM EMERGED FROM A YEAR PUNCTUATED BY THE PANDEMIC WITH A STRONGER WORKFORCE, A MORE NIMBLE ORGANIZATION AND BETTER POSITIONED TO MEET THE HEALTH NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.