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A hundred-year head start. W e’ll admit, when you’re a medical e’ll admit, when you’re a medical First pediatric hospital designated First pediatric hospital designated institution who’s championed institution who’s championed as a Level 1 Trauma Center in as a Level 1 Trauma Center in a century of groundbreaking a century of groundbreaking Texas? You guessed it: Children’s Texas? You guessed it: Children’s research, been the destination of choice for three research, been the destination of choice for three Medical Center. Word spread about Medical Center. Word spread about generations of world-class physicians, clinicians generations of world-class physicians, clinicians this community of passionate this community of passionate Perfect 10: We’re the Perfect 10: We’re the only North Texas only North Texas pediatric hospital pediatric hospital nationally ranked in nationally ranked in all 10 specialties. all 10 specialties. and caregivers, and treated and caregivers, and treated pediatric pioneers pediatric pioneers more than five million patients, more than five million patients, in North Texas, in North Texas, you’ve got an undeniable you’ve got an undeniable and soon medicine’s and soon medicine’s advantage. But when you’re advantage. But when you’re shining stars from around the shining stars from around the a medical institution with a a medical institution with a world journeyed here to join world journeyed here to join mission of making life better mission of making life better the cause – driven by possibility the cause – driven by possibility for children, we think it’s an for children, we think it’s an and a mandate to heal. and a mandate to heal. advantage every child deserves. advantage every child deserves. Today, as we get a head Today, as we get a head Ever since we can remember Ever since we can remember (and when you’re born in 1913, (and when you’re born in 1913, that’s saying something!), that’s saying something!), start into our next hundred start into our next hundred What a difference a century makes: From four tiny What a difference a century makes: From four tiny tents and two cribs to the fifth-largest pediatric tents and two cribs to the fifth-largest pediatric hospital in the nation. And the best is yet to come. hospital in the nation. And the best is yet to come. years, we pause to remember years, we pause to remember that the fifth-largest pediatric that the fifth-largest pediatric we’ve been the proverbial overachiever: the kid we’ve been the proverbial overachiever: the kid hospital in the nation hospital in the nation who always had to be first at everything. First who always had to be first at everything. First was just four tiny tents was just four tiny tents pediatric day surgery in pediatric day surgery in and two cribs not all and two cribs not all the U.S.: Children’s Medical the U.S.: Children’s Medical that long ago. And to all that long ago. And to all Center. First pediatric Center. First pediatric the remarkable North the remarkable North transport team in the U.S. transport team in the U.S. Texans who have been Texans who have been Every moment precious: First Every moment precious: First accredited pediatric transport accredited pediatric transport program for ground, helicopter program for ground, helicopter and fixed wing in the U.S. and fixed wing in the U.S. accredited in all accredited in all Laughter can truly be the best Laughter can truly be the best medicine: Our award-winning medicine: Our award-winning Funnyatrics clown program Funnyatrics clown program helps heal with humor. helps heal with humor. there with there with three transport three transport us every step us every step modes: Children’s modes: Children’s of the way – may we be the first of the way – may we be the first Medical Center. Medical Center. (of course!) to say thank you. (of course!) to say thank you. childrens.com childrens.com www.ntc-dfw.org NTX Magazine