Photo Gallery: Driscoll Hospital officially opens

Attendees bow their heads during a prayer during a Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Texas Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa shakes hands with attendees Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Matt Wolthoff, President of Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley, poses for pictures near the Rio Grande Valley Driscoll Children’s Hospital during a Rio Grande Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Attendees throw ribbons into the air during a Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Dignitaries line up to cut the ribbon to ceremoniously open the Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande during a ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Addison Stocker, 10 , cuts a mock ribbon during a Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

The Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande logo is display on a children’s locking block during a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Attendees take photos as dignitaries cut the ribbon to ceremoniously open the Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande during a ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Children watch during a Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)

Messages are collected to by placed in a time capsule during a Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com)