The Texas Medical Center (TMC) is a medical district of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km km 2 ) and the neighborhood in south-central Houston, Texas, immediately south of the Museum District and to the west of Texas State Highway 288. More than sixty medical institutions, mostly concentrated in the triangle area between Brays Bayou, Rice University, and Hermann Park, are members of the Texas Medical Center Corporation - the nonprofit umbrella organization - which is the largest medical complex in world. TMC has a very high clinical density facility for patient care, basic science, and translation research.
Texas Medical Center employs over 106,000 people, hosts 10 million patients each year, and has a gross domestic product of US $ 25 billion. For decades, TMC has expanded southern Bayou Brays to NRG Park, and the organization has developed an ambitious plan for a new "campus of innovation" south of the river. The Medical Center/Astrodome area of ​​4.93 square miles (12.8 km), very crowded with medical workers, is home to over 20,000 people.
TMC is served by the METRORail Red Line, a north-south rail line linking the districts to Downtown Houston and NRG Park.
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Overview
The Medical Center of Texas consists of 54 drug-related institutions, with 21 hospitals and eight specialized institutions, eight academic and research institutions, four medical schools, seven nursing schools, three public health organizations, two pharmacy schools and one dental school. All 54 institutions are not seeking profit. Among the affiliated medical schools are the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston and Texas A & amp; M College of Medicine. Some member institutions are located outside of Houston city.
More heart surgery is performed at Texas Medical Center than anywhere else in the world with 13,600 heart surgeries each year. 180,000 annual operations performed. TMC performs one operation every three minutes. More than 25,000 babies are born each year, more than one baby every 20 minutes. Texas Medical Center offers over 9,200 patient beds.
The Center receives an average of 3,300 patient visits per day, and over eight million patient annual visits, including more than 18,000 international patients. TMC has more than 750,000 ER visitors annually. In 2011, the center employs over 106,000 people, including 20,000 doctors, scientists, researchers, and other advanced professionals in life sciences. TMC has more than 160,000 visitors every day.
The Texas Medical Center is home to the world's largest child hospital (Texas Children's Hospital), as well as home to the world's largest cancer hospital (MD Anderson Cancer Center).
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History
Establishment and early years
Texas Medical Center was founded in 1945 in part with funds awarded to M.D. Anderson Foundation by businessman Monroe Dunaway Anderson. The first prize of the fund was a $ 1,000 check to the Mata Mata Liga Junior for glasses. In 1941, the Texas State Legislature granted funds to the University of Texas for the purpose of starting a cancer research hospital. M.D. The Anderson Foundation matches the state prize with the university by providing funds and landing on condition that the hospital is established in Houston, and named after its founder.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved the purchase of 118 hectares (0.48 km 2 ) from local businessman George Hermann (the name of Hermann Park) in 1944 for the construction of a 1,000-bed naval hospital in Houston. The hospital, later renamed Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, opened in 1946 and became a teaching facility for Baylor College of Medicine. Also in 1946, several projects approved for inclusion in the Texas Medical Center included:
- Hermann-Texas Memorial Medical Center (campus already in the district, built in the 1920s)
- Baylor St. Medical Center Luke, Houston Methodist Hospital
- Shriners Crippled Children's Hospital (now known as Shriners Hospitals for Children)
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M.D. The Anderson Hospital for Cancer Research from the University of Texas began construction in 1953. The Texas Children's Hospital received its first patient in 1954.
During the 1950s, the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research opened. Texas University Hospital M.D. Anderson and Tumor Institute in Houston added the Gimbel Research Wing. The University of Texas Woman nursing program began teaching.
In 1962, the Texas Heart Institute was hired and affiliated with Baylor St. Medical Center. Luke (known as St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital) and Texas Children's Hospital. Ben Taub General Hospital of Harris Health System (known as Harris County Hospital District) opened in 1963.
The TMC Library provides access to thousands of digital books and current journals and the John P. McGovern History and Research Center Collection contains rare medical books dating from the 1500s, and historical manuscripts such as McGovern's Collection of Medical History, Menninger and Psychiatric Collection Psychoanalysis, and the Atomic Bomb Victims Commission which noted the continued effects of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs.
Recent history and developments
In 1993, the University of Texas M.D. The Anderson Cancer Center embarked on a $ 248.6 million expansion project that built an inpatient pavilion with 512 beds, two research buildings, an outpatient clinic, a faculty office building, and a patient-family hotel. From 2005 to present, the George and Cynthia Mitchell Science Research Building, Ambulatory Clinic Building, Cancer Prevention Center and a new research building on the Southern Campus opened. The Proton Therapy Center, the largest facility in the United States where proton therapy is used to treat cancer, was opened in July 2006.
In 2001, Texas Medical Center was destroyed by Tropical Storm Allison, which flooded the basement and first floor with 18 inches of water. This resulted in retrofitting storm doors and obstacles to prevent future floods.
The Memorial Hermann Healthcare System builds six floors, 165,000 square feet (15,300 m 2 ) Memorial Hermann Heart & amp; Vascular Institution. Also recently completed is the 30-Story Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, which is now the largest medical office building at Texas Medical Center. At night, it can be recognized by a unique rainbow lantern. The new construction is part of the "Century Project" initiative across the city system.
In 2005, Baylor College of Medicine opened the Baylor Clinic.
The Texas Children's Hospital announced the largest investment and program expansion ever undertaken by a pediatric organization. The $ 1.5 billion, four-year initiative is targeted for completion in 2010 and focuses on research and accessibility. Major projects include the development of a neurological research institute ($ 215 million), establishment of a maternity center ($ 575 million), and expansion of existing research facilities ($ 120 million). The Texas boys are starting the development of one of the largest childcare hospitals in a suburban setting ($ 220 million). The rest of the expenditure is allocated for new equipment and information systems.
In 2010, the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, including John Sealy Hospital, became the 49th member of Texas Medical Center and the first member institution located outside of Houston City.
Texas Medical Center-West Campus, serving residents of the greater western Houston and adjacent areas, opened in January 2011. Representing an initial investment of over half a billion dollars, and nearly 1.2 million square feet of health development, the first two facilities to open on the new campus is the Texas Children's Hospital and the Houston Methodist Western Hospital. Texas Children's West Campus is one of the largest suburban children's hospitals in the country.
In 2012, Texas Medical Center added the Shriners for Children Hospital in Galveston, which treats pediatric trauma wounds, as its 50th member institution.
In 2016, Texas Medical Center added San JosÃÆ'Â © Clinic, a leading charity care clinic, as a member institution. Denise Castillo-Rhodes, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Texas Medical Center, and volunteer for San José Clinic noted as a TMC member: "San José Clinic serves a very important role in our community, it is the natural next step for the Clinic to join Texas Medical Center as the newest member, as it continues to grow and provides exceptional health and education care at an affordable price.
Cityscape and infrastructure
The Texas Medical Center is a densely packed agglomeration of hospitals, schools, and businesses clustered on a triangular plot bounded by Rice University and Southampton neighborhood to the west, Brays Bayou to the south and east, and Hermann Park to the north. With 106,000 employees, TMC has a working density of about 50,475 per square mile (19,489/km 2 ). Texas Medical Center Corporation has compared the crowded city sights with the Chicago Loop and Lower Manhattan.
The core of TMC is served by three major arterial roads. The main road and Fannin run southwest to the northeast, while Holcombe Boulevard stretches from west to east. The Texas Medical Center is one of the few employment centers in Houston that is not served directly by the expressway; the closest highway is Texas State Highway 288, located east of Hermann Park. To compensate, TMC has developed a strong transit connection; the whole district is served by the METRORail Red Line, which runs along Fannin. The railway stop at the Medical Center includes the Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo, Dryden/TMC, and Texas Medical Center Transit Center, which doubles as a center for local bus routes. These three stops are the busiest stations on the Red Line; In the end, the district bus, light rail, and shuttle service deliver nearly 65,000 trips per day to and from the area.
In 2010, rapid development in the Medical Center began to burden the existing transportation infrastructure; average daily traffic on Fannin Street and nearby Kirby Drive arteries is expected to double by 2035. New construction during the first half of the decade is expected to require an additional 50,000 parking spaces to meet demand. Solutions to district traffic problems include expanding existing arterial roads, increasing transit capacity, and building new contracted parking spaces on the periphery.
Government services
Texas Medical Center Corporation is headquartered on John P. McGovern Campus on Holcombe Boulevard southeast of Hermann Park, adjacent to Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The United States Postal Service operates the Medical Center Station on Almeda Street, and Harris County Public Library operates the Texas Medical Center Library near Baylor School of Medicine.
Medical Center Houston Fire Station 33, part of Fire District 21, is near Texas Medical Center at 7100 Fannin in South Braeswood. The original Firehouse 33 was one of the last stations stationed at the original volunteer fire station. The original 33 station is the Town Hall/Fire Braeswood Station. The city of Houston annexed the area in 1950. The current Fire Station 33 opened a block from the original station in August 2004. The city relinquished its ownership of the original fire station.
The Texas Medical Center is within the Southern Central Patrol Division of the Houston Police Department.
Housing developments
Formerly TMC has its own employee housing, Laurence H. Favrot Tower Apartments, which houses TMC employees and their dependents. As of August 31, 2012, the complex was closed. The dependent children are in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and are categorized to Roberts Elementary School at Southgate, Ryan Middle School in the Third Neighborhood, and Lamar High School in Upper Kirby.
Texas Medical Center Orchestra
Formerly known as the Doctor Orchestra in Houston, Texas Medical Center Orchestra was founded in November 2000 and is one of the few orchestras in the world that comes from the health professions. Members of the orchestra include doctors, dentists, nurses, medical students, biomedical scientists, social workers and other health professionals.
The orchestral mission is to provide healthcare professionals with high quality outlets for creative expression through the symphonic music world; appear regularly at affordable concerts open to the public and in accessible places; attract a diverse audience with a commitment to select a popular program that reflects the diversity of Houston; and bring public attention, and provide programmatic support to, related medical and/or educational charities.
In an effort to improve the appreciation of classical music among young audiences, the Texas Medical Center Orchestra has developed a close relationship with charter schools, KIPP SHARP. By coordinating efforts with SHARP KIPP teachers and administrators, TMCO has integrated its music programming into the school curriculum. The work the orchestra does is taught and discussed in history, art, and music classes. Students are invited to present artwork and essays in Wortham's lobby at TMCO concerts, and they are encouraged to be present with their families. TMCO has incorporated KIPP choir and orchestra in concert performances.
In 2011, TMCO began working with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Lone Star Chapter in an annual co-sponsorship for cycling, "Gran Fondo: Texas TMCO" that preceded the MS150 and benefited both organizations.
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See also
- Medical center in the United States
References
External links
- Texas Medical Center Web site
- Texas Medical Center Map and Driving Directions
- Texas Medical Center from the Texas Online Handbook
- Texas Medical Center News Site
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