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Texas Health Presbyterian’s Margot Perot Center gets huge makeover
DALLAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) — There’s some good news for anyone expecting a new baby soon across the DFW area.
The Margot Perot Center on the campus of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas just got a huge makeover, and CBS News Texas got a full tour of all the latest changes.
“Of course we want them to have a healthy mom and baby outcome, but we want them to know that they truly felt cared about,” said Suzanne Murphy, the director for women and infants services at Texas Health Dallas.
The Margot Perot Center has helped welcome over 150,000 tiny Texans into the world. Now, they’re unveiling $60 million in changes to help local families welcoming in their new bundles of joy.
“I think a big design element was the environment—making it calm, making it quiet and making it inviting,” Murphy said.
Like in their new family rooms.
“To have this family room space where the dad can go in there and work if he’s gotta go on his laptop and have some work time, or the kids can go in there and watch TV and have a snack, and that’s been really well-received by the families,” she said.
They even revamped their 19 postpartum luxury suites. There’s also some huge changes to labor and delivery.
“That whole area was expanded and was enlarged. It was all in an area where there was just a curtain between them, so it affords a lot more privacy,” Murphy said.
The new rooms feature natural lighting and electronic care boards and an easier, more efficient way for nurses to stock up each room with supplies.
And for those needing some fresh air, there’s a new outdoor area for families to relax and play.
“A lot of emotions are tied up in having new babies come join the family and then to be able to spend time together, I think they’ve been able to do that now that we have enhanced space,” said Murphy.
And with so much growth in the area, they say now was the perfect time to expand.
“Definitely the population growth of DFW…it’s off the charts,” said Chris York, the president of Texas Health Dallas. “So, we want to make sure that we’re prepared for the next generation of Texans and young families as they move into the area, and we give them a destination center to bring their new child into the world.”
On Friday night, two of college football’s iconic programs will meet with a spot in the College Football Playoff National Championship game on the line.
The Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns have their fingerprints all over the sport’s history yet somehow have squared off only three times.
A Fiesta Bowl meeting after the 2008 season. A home-and-home series in 2005 and 2006. That’s all the history the Buckeyes and Longhorns share on the gridiron — until they take the field in the CFP Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic on Friday.
Here’s how each of those three matchups played out.
Jan. 5, 2009: Texas 24, Ohio State 21
Although the 2009 Fiesta Bowl experienced a low-scoring first 30 minutes (the Buckeyes led 6-3 at halftime), the fourth quarter offered an ending to remember.
First, Ohio State roared back into the lead with 17 unanswered points after entering the final period trailing 17-6. With just two minutes to respond, Texas put together an impressive 11-play drive that culminated in quarterback Colt McCoy finding wide receiver Quan Cosby for the winning touchdown with 16 seconds remaining.
The McCoy and Cosby connection dominated all game, with the pair linking up 14 times for 171 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Sept. 9, 2006: Ohio State 24, Texas 7
McCoy’s first encounter with Ohio State wasn’t as pleasant as the Fiesta Bowl.
In a battle of the then-No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the land, it was the top-ranked Buckeyes who made an early-season statement against the defending national champion Longhorns on the road in Austin. Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith, who would go on to win the Heisman Trophy that season, threw for 269 yards and two touchdowns as the Buckeyes scored in all four quarters of the win.
Sept. 10, 2005: Texas 25, Ohio State 22
The first meeting between the Longhorns and Buckeyes came with nearly the same high billing as the 2006 contest, with the two squads squaring off as the No. 2 and No. 4 teams in the country, respectively.
As in 2006, it was the higher-ranked visiting side that came out on top, although the game itself proved to be much closer. Texas jumped out to an early 10-0 lead, but Ohio State battled back and eventually entered halftime, and then the fourth quarter, ahead.
Said final quarter, however, belonged to the Longhorns. Quarterback Vince Young’s 24-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Limas Sweed proved to be the winner, with Texas adding some insurance in the game’s final moments with a safety-inducing sack of Troy Smith in the end zone.
The top-five win was the Longhorns’ first major statement in a campaign that would end with a national championship.
NORTH TEXAS – This week’s snow event will end with a “few flurries” during Friday’s morning commute, according to CBS News Texas meteorologist Jeff Ray.
“But roads will have frozen over,” Ray said.
Expect hazardous road conditions in the morning, as it will be “the worst” the roads have been since the event started on Thursday morning, Ray said.
Late in the morning, temperatures will rise above freezing, which will “help drivers get around the Metroplex,” Ray said.
A cold front is expected Friday, he said.
“We are going to have wind chills in the 20s all day,” Ray said. “By nightfall on Friday, temperatures will drop quickly and water will re-freeze on the roads across the evening. This ice will remain until mid-morning on Saturday before the sun and warmer temperatures in the mid-40s clear the roadways.”
CBS News Texas will continue to provide updates as information becomes available.
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