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Dell Children's closes in-home hospice program for dying children

Dell Children's Medical Center shut down its hospice-at-home program, eliminating Central Texas's only in-home pediatric hospice option. Care moved to an outpatient clinic at Dell Children's Comprehensive Care Clinic on the second floor of Austin ISD's Rosedale School campus.

Where
Austin, Travis County
When
Oct. 31, 2026
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets

Counties: Travis

Taxes and money

None stated in sources.

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Who's involved

  • Dell Children's Medical Centerhospital that closed the program
  • Shannon McLennannurse and mother whose daughter lost hospice care
  • Dr. Patrick Jonespediatric hospice physician who left Dell Children's in March
  • Dr. Tyler Baddingphysician now overseeing hospice and palliative care at Dell Children's
  • Dr. Dianna Yippphysician in Dell Children's palliative care program

The facts

  • Dell Children's at Home launched in 2022 as pediatric hospice centered in a children's hospital in Texas.2
  • Dell Children's shut down its hospice-at-home program, moving care to outpatient clinic setting.2
  • Care is now centralized at Dell Children's Comprehensive Care Clinic on the second floor of Austin ISD's Rosedale School campus.2
  • Dr. Patrick Jones, who started the program, left Dell Children's in March 2026.2
  • Central Texas now has no pediatric hospice provider offering in-home care, per the Statesman's reporting.2
  • Dell Children's removed its pediatric hospice webpage after ending the home-based model.2

Who said what

These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.

  • Shannon McLennan She learned her daughter would lose hospice care just two weeks before the change took effect.2
  • Shannon McLennan The decision was related to Medicaid hospice certification needed for reimbursement.2
  • Shannon McLennan Parents may be uncomfortable administering morphine or may not understand the dying process.2
  • Shannon McLennan Children requiring hospice will have no choice but hospital care if they cannot receive it at home.2

How they headlined it

The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.

  • Families lose Austin's only in-home hospice program for dying children

    Austin American-Statesman

  • Austin Loses Only In-Home Pediatric Hospice as Dell Children's Shuts Program

    Hoodline

Sources

Outlets: 2 not rated Who's covering Texas →

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  1. Families lose Austin's only in-home hospice program for dying children Austin American-Statesman Not rated, October 31, 2026
  2. Austin Loses Only In-Home Pediatric Hospice as Dell Children's Shuts Program Hoodline Not rated, November 1, 2026

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