Houston Methodist Hospital is Houston Methodist's flagship hospital. Located at the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, the Methodist Houston Hospital was founded in 1919 as an outreach service of Methodist Episcopal Church. The hospital is consistently classified as "One of the Best Hospitals in America" ​​according to US News and World Reports. Hospitals have received worldwide recognition in a variety of specializations including cardiovascular surgery, cancer, epilepsy treatment and organ transplantation.
In 2013, Houston Methodist changed its official name from The Methodist Hospital System to Houston Methodist, following an announcement by the Houston Methodist.
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History
Originally located near downtown Houston, the hospital was moved to Texas Medical Center and opened a 300 bed facility in 1951.
The belated cardiac surgeon Michael E. DeBakey, then a faculty member and then Chancellor Emeritus of Baylor College of Medicine, withdrew the first carotid artery blockage (1950); first aortic coronary bypass surgery (1964); first use of ventricular aids to pump blood and support ailing heart (1966); and some of the first US heart transplants (1968 and 1969) in the hospital.
The Houston Methodist, which comprises the Texas Medical Center facility and several newly built regional hospitals, was established in 1996 to expand Houston Methodist health services beyond Texas Medical Center and to communities throughout Houston.
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Research
Houston Methodist, University of Houston, and Weill Cornell Medical College from Cornell University jointly founded the Institute for Biomedical Imaging Science. The institute will create an interdisciplinary program in biomedical imaging and will develop joint training programs to produce basic and applied scientists.
In 1990, Texas historian Marilyn McAdams Sibley published Methodist Hospital in Houston: Serving the World .
Hospital system
The Houston Methodist consists of seven hospitals as well as the location of other health care services. Houston Methodist Hospital opened its doors in 1919 near downtown Houston. In 1951 the hospital moved to The Texas Medical Center at 6565 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030. Today, Houston Methodist Hospital has 1,119 licensed beds, 67 operating rooms, and more than 6,000 employees. Houston
In 1983, Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital in Baytown, Texas was affiliated with the Houston Methodist. Opened in 1948, Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital is funded by Humble Oil and Refining Company and donations from local businesses, organizations and other individuals. Houston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital is located at 4401 Garth Road, Baytown, Texas 77521.
In 1998, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital opened at 16655 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land, Texas 77479, as part of the Houston Methodist. Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is licensed for 243 beds, has 20 operating rooms and special areas in cardiology, neuro-science, oncology, orthopedics, women's services and urology.
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital opened in December 2000 as part of the Houston Methodist. Located at 18220 State Highway 249, Houston, Texas 77070, Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital is a 277 licensed bed, not for profit, tertiary care hospitals.
Houston Methodist West Hospital opened in December 2010. Located at 18500 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77094, Houston Methodist West serves Katy, Texas and West Houston area with 193 beds, 15 operating rooms, 28 emergency rooms emergency bed and imaging center.
Houston Methodist St. John Hospital and Houston Methodist St. Catherine Hospital joins the Houston Methodist in partnership with CHRISTUS Health. Majority ownership of CHRIST John Hospital and CHRIST Catherine Hospital moved to Houston Methodist on February 3, 2014. CHRIST John Hospital in the Nassau Bay/Clear Lake area continues under the name of Methodist Houston and under the Houston Methodist management. Houston Methodist St. Catherine has been planned to return to a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) to complement the Houston Methodist service that already offers the western Houston/Katy community. Under this agreement, the Houston Methodist has retained CHRISTUS Continuing Care, a division of CHRISTUS Health, to manage St. Catherine.
Houston Methodist St. John Hospital is located at 18300 St. John Drive, Nassau Bay, TX 77058. Serving the Great Bay Area with 178 acute treatments, over 500 staff doctors and over 800 employees, Houston Methodist St. John Hospital provides care for adults, children, medical, surgery and midwifery, as well as various outpatient services.
Houston Methodist St. Catherine Hospital, located at 701 S. Fry Road, Katy, TX 77450, is a long-acting care hospital (LTACH) serving the Greater Houston area, for patients requiring long stay. As an extension of the Houston Methodist West Hospital just two miles away, some outpatient services are offered on the Houston Methodist St. campus. Catherine, including imaging, outpatient rehabilitation, cardiac rehabilitation and wound care.
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in 2017 at the intersection of TX 242 and I-45. The hospital will have 193 beds and 470,000 square feet. Additionally, a medical office building with 135,000 square feet is scheduled to open in 2016. Houston Methodist The Woodlands will be the eighth in the Houston Methodist system, offering the Woodlands community a full-service hospital, acute care with many of the same services as a flagship hospital they are at Texas Medical Center. The $ 380 million campus will be modeled after Houston Methodist West Hospital near Katy.
Other Houston Methodist health care centers include: Emergency Care Center
- Kirby Emergency Treatment Center; 2615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 140, Houston, Texas 77098
- Voss Emergency Center; 1635 South Voss Road, Houston, TX 77057
- Pearland Emergency Treatment Center; 11525 Broadway, Pearland, TX 77584
- Sienna Plantation Emergency Center; 8200 Highway 6, Missouri City, TX 77459
- Cinco Ranch Emergency Treatment Center; 26000 FM 1093, Katy, TX 77494
- Cypress Emergency Care Center; 27560 US 290, Cypress, TX 77434. Opened in November 2015
Imaging Center
- Houston Methodist Imaging Center - West Houston; 8333 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77024
- Houston Methodist Breast Imaging Center; 2615 Southwest Freeway, Suite 110, Houston, Texas 77098
Group of Specialist Doctors
- The Houston Methodist Specialty Physician Group has 99 office locations throughout the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
Primary Care Group
- The Houston Methodist Primary Care Group has 20 office locations throughout the Greater Houston metropolitan area.
References
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