Driscoll Childrens HospitalCorpus Christi, TX
Driscoll Childrens Hospital is a non-profit children's hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, with an emergency department.
- Time ZoneCST
- CountyNueces
- Emergency CapableYes
- FIPS48355
- Area Code361
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Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Driscoll Childrens Hospital. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Driscoll Childrens Hospital. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Doctors at Driscoll Childrens Hospital
5 Medicare-enrolled doctors and specialists list this hospital as an affiliation, across 3 specialties.
See all 5 doctorsWhat Medicare paid at Driscoll Childrens Hospital
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024
Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedures Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for Texas.
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5072 | – | – | – |
| Level 3 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and DrainageAPC 5073 | – | – | – |
| Level 4 ENT ProceduresAPC 5164 | – | – | – |
| Level 5 ENT ProceduresAPC 5165 | – | – | – |
| Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183 | – | – | – |
Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Aug 2025
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Texas hospital finances.
Who owns Driscoll Childrens Hospital
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Driscoll Childrens Hospital, a non-profit organization, incorporated 1990.
7 doctors and other clinicians list Driscoll Childrens Hospital as a hospital affiliation in Medicare's clinician directory.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
Non-profit finances
IRS Form 990 · tax year ending Aug 2023 · Driscoll Childrens Hospital (EIN 74-2577746)
As filed with the IRS by Driscoll Childrens Hospital, which also files for 1 other hospital listed here, so the figures cover more than this hospital. Matched by name and address, so check the filing to confirm it's the right organization. See the full Form 990 filings · Non-profit hospital finances.
The area around Driscoll Childrens Hospital
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Nueces are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 12.
Mental health: Parts of Nueces are federally designated health professional shortage areas (8 designations). Highest shortage score 19.
Dental: Parts of Nueces are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 17.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Texas earn a median $95,970 a year. Healthcare salaries in Texas.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Texas shortage areas
Find doctors in Corpus Christi
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Corpus Christi, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.