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Children’s Hospital Foundation in El Paso, Texas, gets money from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas for the past three years. This is to help increase access to care for children living with Type 1 diabetes. This is according to Estela Casas. She is the Executive Director of the El Paso Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Children’s Hospital Foundation Extending Services

The diabetes education program is going to be able to extend services to those living with Type 2 diabetes. It’s because of this new commitment. This generous gift just received will also help create a support group for children. In addition, to their families to connect with others living with diabetes.

Community-Based Organizations Supporting Children and Families

In fact, HKHF funding will support Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas’ commitment to community-based organizations. This supports children and families who have been affected by the health, economic, and social aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Both inpatient and outpatient pediatric diabetes education services available at El Paso Children’s Hospital which is their home.

EPCH Provides Outpatient Education Services

The Zachary Bowling Pediatric Outpatient Diabetes Education Services at El Paso Children’s Hospital (EPCH) is the only certified provider of outpatient education services. This is in El Paso between Phoenix and Austin.

This program is for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for Quality Self-Management Education.

Informed educators get considerable training in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes work for this hospital. The education topics at this hospital include nutrition, exercise, managing diabetes at school, training grandparents and other caregivers, insulin pumps, and continuous glucose monitors.

Since we opened, we have been able to help over 300 families,” said Cindy Stout. This from Cindy Stout, CEO, and President of El Paso Children’s Hospital.

A three-year project will improve the health and wellness of at least one million children through community investments it began in 2011 by HKHF.

HKHF started as a three-year project put into place to improve the health and wellness of at least one million children through community investments which were launched in 2011.

The ongoing commitment to the health and well-being of the children and families across Texas, the program was extended as BCBSTX.