The Methodist Hospital System is a nonprofit health care organization based in Houston, Texas. It has extended the world-renowned clinical and service excellence of its founding entity, The Methodist Hospital, through a network of community based hospitals.

Affiliated with the Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church , The Methodist Hospital System works closely with local church leaders to bring compassion and spirituality to all of its endeavors and to help meet the health needs of the community it serves.

A legacy of medical milestones has attracted patients from around the world to Methodist since 1919. In 1996, The Methodist Hospital System was established to extend Methodist's health services beyond the Texas Medical Center and into communities throughout Houston. Its international physician referral network -- with information centers in Guatemala City and Mexico City and medical affiliations with hospitals spanning four continents -- has extended the Methodist reach into the world community as well.

The Methodist Hospital is affiliated with the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, two of the nation's leading centers for medical education and research. Together with Baylor College of Medicine , Methodist is also affiliated with The Menninger Clinic, a national specialty psychiatric and behavioral hospital, ranked as one of "America's Best Hospitals."

Methodist is named among the country's top hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery; heart and heart surgery; urology; ear, nose and throat; psychiatry; ophthalmology; and gynecology in U.S. News and World Report's 2005 annual guide to "America's Best Hospitals." In addition, the hospital is consistently ranked as most preferred by National Research Corporation's annual public opinion survey. Methodist's medical staff includes hundreds of physicians listed in The Best Doctors in America who, along with other health professionals, offer expert preventive services, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care in virtually every medical specialty. The Methodist Hospital System has been recognized by Hospitals and Health Networks as one of health care's "100 Most Wired" for its use of Internet technologies to connect with patients, physicians and nurses, employees, suppliers and health plans.

The Methodist Hospital System is committed to offering employees a comprehensive benefit program. Employees may choose from a variety of plans including:

Health Plans

• Medical Plan (choose one of two plans)
• Prescription Drug Plan
• Dental Plan (choose one of two plans)
• Vision Coverage

Life Insurance

• Basic Life Insurance (paid by Methodist)
• Basic Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (paid by Methodist)
• Optional Life Insurance (employee and/or dependent)
• Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (employee and/or dependent)

Disability Insurance

• Short Term Disability (paid by Methodist)
• Long Term Disability (paid by Methodist)
• Workers’ Compensation (paid by Methodist)

Retirement Saving Plans

• 403(b) Tax Sheltered Annuity with employer matching
• Defined Contribution Plan – Methodist makes contribution
• Savings Bond

Flexible Spending Accounts

• Health Care
• Dependent Care

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Employees earn PTO accruals biweekly beginning your date of hire, which may be taken as accrued
• PTO sell program occurs twice a year
• In addition to PTO, Methodist observes eight paid holidays per year

Transportation options vary depending upon the Methodist location. Generally Methodist will subsidize one of the following modes of transportation:

• Parking
• Metro options include, Rail Pass, Local Bus Pass and Park-n-Ride Pass
• Van Pools (VPSI)

Education Assistance

• Tuition Reimbursement - Methodist will reimburse employees for undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level education courses that are job related.
• Educational Assistance Program – Additional financial assistance for qualified benefits eligible employees with two years continuous employment in good standing with Methodist for certain certifications/degrees.
• College Scholarship for Children – Scholarships for children of employees who are enrolled in approved programs leading to a degree in health care (requires 2 years full-time employment at Methodist).

Employee Assistance Program

• All employees and dependents have access to resources to help with everyday challenges of work and life.

Wellness Programs

• Employees may participate in a variety of wellness programs that promote a healthier lifestyle

Legal Assistance

• Employees may participate in a plan that provides assistance with legal matters

Adoption Assistance Plan

•  Employees who adopt children are provided financial assistance.

Employees who are classified as regular part-time or regular full-time are eligible for coverage in our benefits program if scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week. There are differences in benefits coverage between part-time and full-time employees.

New employees who meet the eligibility criteria are eligible for benefits coverage from the first day of employment, unless otherwise specified above.

Hospitals:

The Methodist Hospital, Houston
Methodist Sugar Land Hospital, Sugar Land
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital, Houston
San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, Baytown