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July 19, 2024
From taking a campus tour ahead of the first day to developing a healthy sleep schedule, STHS Children’s is offering tips to help parents ensure their children start the school year on the right note.
![A group of children riding bikes on a summer day.](https://www.southtexashealthsystemchildrens.com/sites/edinburgchildrenshospital.com/files/styles/news_listing_thumbs/public/images/news/Children%27s_Safety_Image.jpg?itok=qFeEgZux)
June 18, 2024
From heat-related illness to water safety, STHS Children’s is providing important safety education to help parents protect the health and safety of their children during the summer months.
April 23, 2024
Along with performing their hits for the pediatric patients, their families and hospital staff, members of the Latin Grammy-winning Regional Mexican band gifted patients band t-shirts and blankets.
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February 23, 2024
Pediatric Neurosurgeon Dr. Mark Lee will conduct monthly clinic hours in the STHS Children’s Pediatric Comprehensive Care Clinic to provide close-to-home pediatric neurological care.
![Hospital administrators holding the large check](https://www.southtexashealthsystemchildrens.com/sites/edinburgchildrenshospital.com/files/styles/news_listing_thumbs/public/images/news/Spirit%20of%20Children%20Check%20Presentation%202-2024.jpg?itok=8bVRXDwn)
February 22, 2024
Through its Spirit of Children initiative, Spirit Halloween donated more than $63,000 in locally raised funds to support healing through play therapy and more for young patients and their families at STHS Children’s.
![Members of the asthma program team](https://www.southtexashealthsystemchildrens.com/sites/edinburgchildrenshospital.com/files/styles/news_listing_thumbs/public/images/news/Asthma.jpg?itok=OJttD5ul)
October 09, 2023
The program, now recertified for another two years, is the only asthma program of its kind in the Rio Grande Valley to be certified by The Joint Commission.
![Ronald McDonald Family Room Set to Reopen at South Texas Health System Children’s](https://www.southtexashealthsystemchildrens.com/sites/edinburgchildrenshospital.com/files/styles/news_listing_thumbs/public/images/news/STHS_Childrens_Ronald_McDonald_Family_Room.jpg?itok=Q7H3xruG)
January 16, 2023
Ronald McDonald House Charities South Texas will celebrate the reopening of the Ronald McDonald Family Room at South Texas Health System Children’s in Edinburg on Thursday, January 19, 2023. The Ronald McDonald Family Room allows families to rest and regroup in a comforting environment while only being steps away from their hospitalized child.
![South Texas Health System Named a Best Regional Hospital in Texas by U.S. News & World Report](https://www.southtexashealthsystemchildrens.com/sites/edinburgchildrenshospital.com/files/styles/news_listing_thumbs/public/images/news/new%20tower.jpeg?itok=9v82UB74)
July 28, 2022
Ranked No. 25 in the state, STHS is the only healthcare system in the Rio Grande Valley named to the magazine’s annual list.
![Hospital Receives Generous Donation From Spirit of Children for the Child Life Program](https://www.southtexashealthsystemchildrens.com/sites/edinburgchildrenshospital.com/files/styles/news_listing_thumbs/public/images/news/STHS_Childrens_Spirit_Children_Donation.jpg?itok=2HqXwPIW)
February 10, 2022
Raised locally, the funds will be used to create a healing courtyard for pediatric patients and their families.
![Santa delivering a present at STHS Children's](https://www.southtexashealthsystemchildrens.com/sites/edinburgchildrenshospital.com/files/styles/news_listing_thumbs/public/images/news/Screen%20Shot%202022-01-03%20at%204.36.27%20PM.png?itok=wnwcJUrk)
December 25, 2021
Through Christmastime toy drives and donations held by the community, STHS Children’s has received thousands of toys to help spread smiles across the faces of pediatric patients well beyond Christmas.