EDINBURG — The construction of the Rio Grande Valley’s first standalone children’s hospital is one step closer to completion.
A topping-off ceremony marking the placement of the final beam on Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley took place here Thursday with officials from Driscoll, DHR Health, Edinburg and McAllen gathered for the celebration.
Matthew Wolthoff, President of Driscoll Health System, hugs Laurie Lozano, one of the Driscoll Children’s Hospital Development Foundation Board of Directors, before he speaks during a Driscoll Children’s Hospital topping off ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])A worker looks up at the Driscoll Children’s Hospital during a topping off ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Attendees sign their names on a I-beam during a Driscoll Children’s Hospital topping off ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Names are signed onto an I-beam during a Driscoll Children’s Hospital topping off ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Workers continue construction on the Driscoll Children’s Hospital on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Attendees write their names on an I-beam during a Driscoll Children’s Hospital topping off ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Alonso Cantu signs his name on an I-beam during the Driscoll Children’s Hospital topping off ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])Matt Wolthoff, President of Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley, speaks during a topping off ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
