Cook Children's Health Care System

Health System with 2 hospitals across 1 state

Health System Overview

Health SystemCook Children's Health Care System
Total Hospitals2
Commercial/Acute Hospitals2
Total Beds416
Commercial/Acute Beds416
HeadquartersFort Worth, TX
Websitecookchildrens.org

Hospitals by Type

Children
2 hospitals
100% of health system

Teaching Status

0%
Teaching
Teaching Hospitals:
Non-Teaching Hospitals: 2
Teaching hospitals serve as educational institutions for medical professionals while providing patient care.

Hospital Locations

Hospitals in this Health System

HospitalTypeBedsTeachingRecently Joined
Cook Children's Medical CenterChildren392NoNo
Cook Children's Medical Center ProsperChildren 24NoNo

Recent News

2025-05-09
Cook Children's issued a 'dire' warning, stating that if Texas fails to address health coverage issues, there will be consequences felt by 10,000 children with complex medical conditions, including those relying on ventilators and wheelchairs [14]. The hospital also noted the economic repercussions, stating that 400 jobs in Tarrant County and as many as 2,000 jobs statewide could be at risk [14]. Cook Children's highlighted its $200 million annual reinvestment in the local community and warned that leaving the health commission contract awards unchanged would drain millions of dollars from the state, benefiting out-of-state shareholders instead of Texas children and businesses [14]. Cook Children's Health Plan had sued the health commission in June 2024 over the Medicaid contract awards after the commission denied an appeal earlier that month [14]. The contracts were set to take effect in September 2025, but a district court judge issued a temporary restraining order in October, ruling the awards would impose significant harm and confusion [14].
2025-05-08
Barry Corbin, an Emmy-award-winning actor, Fort Worth resident and grandfather of a Cook Children's patient, is calling for action to help save Cook Children's Health Plan [5].
2025-05-08
At the Child Health Summit, Cook Children's Center for Community Health shared key findings on family and children's health needs in our communities from the Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) [5].
2025-05-06
Cook Children's Health Care System announced the appointment of Amy Wimpey Knight as its new Chief Administrative Officer [5].
2025-05-02
Cook Children's Health Plan is in a legal battle, pushing the legislature to help it and other pediatric system health plans to avoid a continued legal fight against the state and compete against national plans for members [8]. In 2024, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) announced that Cook Children's Health Plan would not qualify for the state's $116 billion Medicaid contract, meaning 125,000 members would have to choose a national plan [8]. Cook Children's initiated an administrative protest and then took the state to court, launching a public relations campaign [8]. A judge ruled that the state didn't follow its own rules, and the state appealed the ruling [8]. A bill in the state legislature could change how Medicaid managed care plans are chosen, potentially causing Cook Children's to drop its lawsuit [8]. If the bill fails, the lawsuit will resume, jeopardizing the local pediatric health plans [8]. In Fort Worth, 400 jobs and $48 million in wages and payroll are at risk [8].

Executive Leadership

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