Children’s Health Opens Plano Patient Tower and North Texas’ Top Maternity Hospitals

Children’s Health officially opened its new 395,000-square-foot patient tower last week at Children’s Medical Center Plano. The expansion of the 180-acre campus triples the campus’ bed capacity and adds 140 universal and ICU-capable inpatient beds, bringing the total to 212. The emergency department has also doubled in size, now with 48 exam rooms as the hospital looks to become a Level II trauma center. Other improvements include increased imaging and radiology capabilities, expansion of services at the Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children’s Health Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, and more.

U.S. News and World Report has released its list of top performing maternity hospitals, and eight North Texas facilities were named as “High Performing.” The ranking focuses on uncomplicated pregnancies and calculates C-section rates, newborn severe complication rates, breast milk feeding rates, and other factors such as whether the hospital tracks and reports its outcomes for diverse patients. Baylor Scott & White Health led the charge with five hospitals on the list, and Medical City Healthcare, Parkland Health, and Texas Health Resources each had one hospital on the list as well. You can see the full list of North Texas hospitals and learn more here.

Dallas-based healthcare AI company Pieces Technologies has named Russell “Rusty” Lewis as its new chief operating officer. Lewis most recently served as CEO at MedTech data analytics firm Axiom Health. He was also chief information and technology officer at Vizient, CTO of McKesson, and served as president of the Pharmacy Automation and Technology Division of Amerisource Bergen. “I’m thrilled to join Pieces at this exciting juncture,” Lewis said. “The company’s pioneering technologies and physician-led approach to AI are poised to have transformational impact on healthcare delivery.”

Texas Health Resources has been named as an American Greatest Workplace for Diversity in 2025, according to Newsweek and data firm Plant-A Insights Group. The organization has received the distinction for three consecutive years. At Texas Health, women represent 80 percent of the workforce and more than 50 percent of care teams are diverse. “By embracing the strengths our varied backgrounds bring, we provide better caregiver and consumer experiences,” said Carla Dawson, chief people officer. “We are committed to making sure our workforce reflects the diverse communities we are privileged to serve.”