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As Greater Austin’s population has grown, so has the demand for more comprehensive and connected care. By partnering with Austin’s top practitioners and health care institutions, we are creating a medical system that meets Austin families’ needs — from world-class transplant and surgery centers to new care models that expand community access to preventive care and treatment options.
Since 2004, we have helped expand access to health care in Austin, starting with the establishment of Dell Children’s Medical Center, the only Level 1 pediatric trauma center in central Texas.
We’ve helped build lasting institutions like the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living and the expansion of Dell Children’s Medical Center, bringing complex pediatric care closer to home for central Texas families. In 2012, we partnered to establish Dell Medical School at UT Austin — leveraging the university’s Tier I research ecosystem to advance health care innovation, train a new generation of physician leaders, and graduate its first class of doctors in 2020.
Our ongoing investments are fueling a new era in clinical care and research, creating a thriving medical community, and providing best-in-class care for families.
Over two decades, Austin has become a leading health care hub, where groundbreaking specialists, medical pioneers, and patients converge. This transformation has brought world-class care directly to local families, ensuring they receive advanced treatment without leaving their home city and support systems.
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation invests $25 million in a capital campaign to build a new children’s hospital in Austin, which would become Dell Children’s Medical Center.
The Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living is created to promote evidence-based practices in school health, nutrition, and physical activity — serving as a trusted community voice and informing programs and practices to improve health for children and families.
Dell Children’s Medical Center opens, becoming the only Level 1 pediatric trauma center in Central Texas, and one of only five in the state.
A $38 million challenge grant from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation helps launch the Dell Pediatric Research Institute, with a goal of establishing clinically linked research capabilities to improve health outcomes for children and families in Central Texas.
Austin voters approve the city’s first and only medical school, and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation build on earlier investments with a $50 million commitment to help establish Dell Medical School.
Dell Children’s Medical Center expands, adding an additional bed tower to serve more families in their hometown.
With a $25M commitment from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Dell Seton Medical Center opens as Austin’s Level 1 adult trauma center, driving health innovation and clinical care as the teaching hospital for Dell Medical School.
The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation commits a $30 million matching grant to help build the Dell Children’s Specialty Pavilion, expanding subspecialty care and keeping more children with complex needs close to home.
Dell Children’s Medical Center launches its heart transplant program through The Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease — a partnership with UT Health Austin, Dell Medical School’s clinical practice.
Dell Medical School graduates its inaugural class of 50 new physicians — aligned with the mission of redefining health.
Dell Children’s Medical Center performs its 1000th pediatric heart surgery.
Dell Children’s Medical Center opens its Specialized Delivery Unit — the region’s first labor and delivery unit inside a children’s hospital — keeping mothers and critically ill newborns together for immediate, specialized care.
The Institute for Cardiovascular Health — a partnership between Ascension Texas, The University of Texas at Austin, and Dell Medical School — opens to offer world-class diagnosis, treatment, recovery, and long-term management under one roof.
Dell Children’s Medical Center marks its 15th anniversary while opening its fourth bed tower — including intensive care, cancer, hematology, and acute care units.
Dell Children’s Medical Center North opens, expanding access to care for Austin and its growing suburbs.
The first pediatric partial heart transplant is performed at Dell Children’s Medical Center, in partnership with Dell Medical School — the 7th of its kind known globally.
U.S. News & World Report names Dell Children’s Medical Center No. 10 in the country for pediatric cardiology, with six other specialties also earning national recognition and an overall ranking of No. 3 in Texas and the Southwest.
