UT Southwestern Medical Center and Children’s Health, together with the Southwestern Medical Foundation, have announced a $100 million gift from The Stephens Greth Foundation. The gift will support the new $5 billion pediatric campus across from UT Southwestern’s William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital in Dallas’ Southwestern Medical District.

A tower under construction at the new Moody Children’s Hospital will be named Stephens Greth Tower in recognition of the gift. Construction on the new pediatric campus began in October 2024 and is slated for completion in 2031.

“Building a brand-new, state-of-the-art pediatric hospital from the ground up in Dallas, where we’ve lived for over 30 years, to benefit the children of our community is a once-in-a-generation opportunity,” said Lyndal Stephens Greth, director and executive chairman of the foundation and daughter of the late oilman Autry C. Stephens.

“For our family, there was never really a question,” she added in a statement. “We felt called to be a part of it—to be a part of helping every child have access to the level of care and support that can truly change their life.”

Skybridge to connect maternal and infant care

Designed as a caring environment for children and their families, the new Dallas pediatric campus will provide coordinated and comprehensive care from UT Southwestern and Children’s Health across all specialties. The facility will include spacious family-centered rooms, green spaces that help patients and their families connect to the outdoors, and a full range of services for children’s unique medical, emotional, educational, and social needs, officials said.

Stephens Greth Tower will connect to Clements University Hospital across a skybridge linking its expanded Maternal Fetal Health Center to Moody Children’s Hospital on the new Dallas pediatric campus. The connection will give immediate access to pediatric specialists and the highest level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for the most critically ill infants, providing optimal care for mothers and newborns.

“We’re grateful to The Stephens Greth Foundation for awarding one of its early grants to make a historic investment in our shared vision of expanding access to high-quality pediatric care for the growing population in North Texas,” Christopher J. Durovich, president and CEO of Children’s Health, said in a statement. “This campus will make it easier for more families to receive the specialized care they need, closer to home.”

‘Highest standard of care’ for North Texas kids

The Stephens Greth Foundation was formed in 2024 following the sale of Endeavor Energy Resources, the oil company built by Autry Stephens, where Greth served on the board of directors. “My father had a sincere compassion and a strong sense of responsibility to others,” she said. “He cared deeply about community and creating opportunities that could make a lasting difference. Those values continue to guide our work today.”

A graduate of the University of Texas, Stephens was a pioneer in the oil and gas industry and played a key role in developing the Permian Basin in West Texas.

“The Stephens Greth Foundation’s extraordinary generosity will have a profound and lasting impact on the future of pediatric health care in Texas,” said UTSW President Daniel K. Podolsky, M.D. “This commitment will shape the future of pediatric care in Texas, advance innovative research, and enable us to train the next generation of caregivers—all to deliver the highest standard of care for children and families of all communities of North Texas and beyond.”

Key features and amenities

North Texas is projected to experience substantial growth in its pediatric population by 2050, driving increasing demand for high-quality pediatric care. The new Dallas pediatric campus will span more than 4.9 million square feet, with a total of 552 beds across three towers at Moody Children’s Hospital.

While expansive in scale, the campus is designed to provide “comforting, imaginative spaces that help support and reassure children,” officials said.

Key features of the campus include:

• Patient rooms designed with flexibility in mind, comfortably accommodating two caregivers.
• Integrated technology so patients and families can personalize their environment and stay connected.
• Thoughtful design elements to create a welcoming, healing environment for children and families, with adaptable lighting and other accommodating features
• Amenities that support the overall well-being of patients and families, including a multifaith chapel, playrooms, music therapy, and a library.

Fourth $100 million or more gift for project

The gift from The Stephens Greth Foundation marks the fourth gift of $100 million or more in support of the new Dallas pediatric campus. Previous $100 million gifts were announced by the Pogue Foundation in May 2024 and The Rees-Jones Foundation in October 2024, as well as a nine-figure gift from the Moody Foundation in May 2025. In recognition of these gifts, the 33-acre campus site will be named Pogue Park, the central hospital tower will be named Rees-Jones Tower, and the hospital will be named Moody Children’s Hospital.

“I’ve walked into an emergency room out of state with my daughter, and I was scared. And in that moment, all I wanted—all I needed—was to feel like my child was in the right hands,” Greth said. “I hope every family who walks through the doors of this building feels a sense of relief immediately. That they know, without question, they are exactly where they need to be—with access to the right care, at the right time, with people they trust. Our hope is this gift helps make those moments possible for more families.”

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