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About Us
Opened in 1999, HealthBridge Children’s
Hospital—Houston is a 24-bed pediatric specialty
hospital providing comprehensive,
interdisciplinary care for medically complex
pediatric patients in a home-like,
non-institutional environment.
Located in Houston’s upscale Westchase area,
HealthBridge—Houston has an outstanding medical
staff that includes physicians board-certified in
pediatric critical care, pulmonary care,
infectious disease, internal medicine, allergy and
immunology, physical medicine and rehabilitation
and neuropsychiatry. The clinical team includes
nurses, dietitians, Child Life specialists, child
educators, social workers, case managers, and
respiratory therapists.
The facility has a number of specialized inpatient
and outpatient programs including:
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Therapeutic
Infusion Program which provides infusion
services such as hydration therapy,
antibiotic management, total parenteral
nutrition, intravenous pain management,
transfusions and immunotherapy.
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Gastroenterology
Program which is designed to give both the
child and family techniques to support new
feeding skills and independence.
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Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation Program focused
on the treatment of children who have lost
functional abilities due to injury or
illness, such as walking, talking, eating,
breathing, thinking and problem-solving
skills.
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