A historic gift of $100 million from the Jean and Mack Pogue family has been announced by Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center to support a new $5 billion Dallas pediatric campus that was unveiled earlier this year.
The gift from the Pogue Foundation is one of only four $100 million philanthropic gifts ever publicly announced in North Texas, the medical centers said, and it is the largest donation yet to the new pediatric campus project, which will replace the existing Children’s Medical Center Dallas.
“Mack and I have had the blessing of being able to support Children’s Health and UT Southwestern for many years, knowing how much they impact the well-being of patients and communities they serve,” Jean Pogue said in a statement. “Our family is proud to play a part in helping build the new Dallas pediatric campus. We’re beyond grateful for the difference it will make for future generations of children.”
The medical facilities said that the 33-acre site for the new Dallas pediatric campus will be named Pogue Park in honor of the donation. They said the park will encompass the outdoor grounds surrounding the new facilities and will include sprawling green spaces intended to support compassionate healing and reduce stress in a restorative and natural environment.
“For four decades, the Pogue family’s generosity has been instrumental in our ability to deliver exceptional care that is helping to shape the future of health care,” Christopher Durovich, president and CEO at Children’s Health. said in a. “Pogue Park will profoundly enhance the patient and family experience in our new Dallas pediatric campus, creating a respite reflective of our mission to make life better for children.”
From left to right: Christopher Durovich, President and Chief Executive Officer at Children’s Health; Jake Jaquiss, M.D. Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Children’s Health and Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center; Jean Pogue, donor; Nicolas Madsen, M.D. Chief of Cardiology at Children’s Health and Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center; Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D., President of UT Southwestern Medical Center and Professor of Internal Medicine; and Brent Christopher, President of the Children’s Medical Center Foundation. [Photo: Children’s Health]
Supporting pediatric healthcare
Mack Pogue, who passed away earlier this year, and Jean Pogue have provided Children’s Health and UT Southwestern with more than $200 million in support over the past 40 years.
“Through their remarkable foresight and philanthropy, Mack and Jean Pogue have advanced groundbreaking research at UT Southwestern, with a special focus on children,” Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D., president of UT Southwestern Medical Center and Professor of Internal Medicine, said in a statement. “The discoveries they have helped make possible will come to life through the multidisciplinary, cutting-edge care that children from North Texas and beyond will receive at our new pediatric campus.”
Aided by the Pogue family, Children’s Health and UT Southwestern said they are entering a new chapter in pediatric medical care, innovation, and research — building a brighter future for children as North Texas experiences unprecedented growth. They said the pediatric population in the region is expected to double by 2050, and with this growth comes the need for more access to pediatric healthcare.
“This powerful gift is the latest testament to the Pogue family’s desire that every child will have access to high-quality care when and where they need it,” said Brent Christopher, president of the Children’s Medical Center Foundation. “Their quiet generosity in support of health care and research has greatly benefited each of our lives in one way or another across Dallas and far beyond.”
Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Receive $100 Million Donation from the Pogue Family to Name Pogue Park at New $5 Billion Dallas Pediatric Campus [Rendering: Children’s Health]
Children’s Health and UT Southwestern unveiled plans in February for a new $5 billion Dallas pediatric campus.
Located in Dallas’ Southwestern Medical District directly across from UT Southwestern’s William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, the new pediatric campus also will be a joint hub for innovation, academic research and training, and the development of life-saving technologies, the organizations said.
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