DALLAS, March 11, 2026 — Children’s Health, the leading pediatric health care system in North Texas, released its 2025 Clinical Outcomes Report, a comprehensive, systemwide overview of clinical performance, specialty innovations and patient outcomes that exceed national benchmarks. The annual report underscores the organization’s continued commitment to delivering high-quality, family-centered pediatric care.
Designed as a year-round resource for referring providers and specialty peers, the report highlights performance across 11 nationally ranked pediatric specialties, as well as additional priority programs including Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT), Plastics, Solid Organ Transplant and General Surgery.
“Families and referring providers deserve transparency, and clinical outcomes are one of the clearest ways we can demonstrate the quality, consistency and depth of care we deliver,” said Dai Chung, M.D., Chief Medical Officer for the Joint Pediatric Enterprise of Children’s Health and UT Southwestern. “This report reflects our commitment to raising the standard of pediatric care so more children can get the specialty care they need close to home.”
Leading Outcomes Across Pediatric Specialties
- 98.28% one-year survival rate for pediatric heart transplant patients
- 100% one-year survival rate for kidney transplant patients
- 20 pediatric liver transplants in 2025, among the busiest programs in the country
- 97.8% Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) survival at five years
- 92.6% of behavioral health patients who presented to the Emergency Department received a consultation within two hours, exceeding national benchmarks
Expanding Access to Advanced Pediatric Care
- ENT: Conducted 26,000+ outpatient appointments and 8,500 surgical cases in 2025
- Plastics: Provided care for 85 cleft-lip and cleft-palate babies, 5,000+ hand patients and 9,000+ total patients
- General Surgery: Advanced multidisciplinary programs and specialized surgical innovation to support complex pediatric needs
- Solid Organ Transplant: Multidisciplinary expertise supporting advanced pediatric heart, liver and kidney transplant care
To learn more, download the full report.
About Children’s Health
Children’s Health is the leading pediatric health care system in North Texas and has long been recognized as a leader in pediatric health. Its campuses include Children’s Medical Center Dallas, Children’s Medical Center Plano and multiple Children’s Health Specialty Centers, caring for more than 370,000 patients each year.
In partnership with UT Southwestern Medical Center, it is consistently recognized among the nation’s best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. This commitment to excellence and outstanding care has resulted in recognition across all pediatric specialties for eight consecutive years, including Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Behavioral Health, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology, and Urology.
Since 2009, Children’s Health has maintained Magnet® designation – the highest honor for nursing excellence – and continues to earn employer-of-choice recognition locally, nationally and globally. These honors include the Great Place to Work® Certification™, the Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award and Top Workplaces recognition from USA TODAY and The Dallas Morning News. Children’s Health has also been named one of the 150 Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review for 14 consecutive years.
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