[5][6] It includes the first Comprehensive Fetal Care Center in Central Texas with an obstetrics clinic and specialized delivery unit allowing a mother whose baby has been diagnosed with a complex fetal or congenital condition are able to deliver and recover in the same hospital where newborns receive the highest level of specialized care.

[11] The hospital gained its current name thanks to a $25 million grant from the foundation of technology entrepreneur Michael Dell,[12] whose other philanthropic projects in the Austin area include the Dell Medical School and the University of Texas at Austin computer sciences department.

[19][20] As an ACS Designated Level I Pediatric Trauma Center,[21] Dell maintains 24-hour on call emergency and surgical services.

Following the completion of a new south tower in 2013, the hospital currently operates 262 beds, 98 of which are dedicated to specialty care.

[22][23] The new tower has helped the hospital gain the status as the first LEED platinum health care building in the world.