Houston--Center of Excellence
— MEMORIAL HERMANN
Proudly served the community for more than a century, Memorial Hermann is the largest not-for-profit health system in Southeast Texas. With services throughout the Greater Houston area, the Memorial Herman system has 13 acute care hospitals; a rehabilitation hospital and three TIRR inpatient rehabilitation centers; four sports medicine institutes, three heart and vascular institutes and the Mischer Neuroscience Institute; two surgical hospitals; a prevention and recovery center and a senior living center. Having all of these facilities as part of one integrated health system means that care delivery, physicians and health solutions truly come together. Memorial Hermann altogether has 5,500 affiliated physicians and 24,000 employees practicing evidence-based medicine with a relentless focus on quality and patient safety. The Memorial Hermann Physician Network, MHMD, comprises physicians from Memorial Hermann Medical Group, UTHealth and private physicians and specialists while the Memorial Hermann Health Solutions’ subsidiaries offer comprehensive, integrated health solutions with quality benefits at contained costs. Among its notable institutions is TIRR Memorial Hermann, a center that specializes in treating people with disabilities ranging from complex brain injury, stroke, spinal cord injury, multiple trauma and amputation to chronic conditions like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, post-polio syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis and lupus.

— KELSEY-SEYBOLD CLINIC
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic (www.kelsey-seybold.com) combines the experience and expertise of more than 370 primary and specialty care physicians at 20 clinic locations throughout the Greater Houston area to care for more than 400,000 patients each year, including those with managed-care plans, employer groups and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Kelsey-Seybold Clinic offers an array of imaging and diagnostic services, including mammography, MRI, CT scans and a Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS), the last of which provides instantaneous transmission of medical images to physicians throughout the network of clinics. Kelsey-Seybold Clinic’s main campus also houses a fully accredited Ambulatory Surgery Center, which serves more than 12,000 patients a year.

— ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
Since opening in June 1887, St. Joseph Medical Center (www.sjmctx.com) has been at the forefront of medicine with many Houston firsts, including the first emergency care facility, the first obstetrics department and the first teaching hospital in the city. Covering eight city blocks on the edge of Houston’s revitalized downtown, St. Joseph Medical Center employs more than 800 board-certified physicians and more than 1,500 medical professionals and staff who deliver advanced patient care through technology, research and experience. In addition to providing a full range of comprehensive medical and surgical services, St. Joseph Medical Center specializes in advanced wound care, behavioral medicine, blood conservation and management services, occupational medicine, sports medicine and rehabilitation and inpatient and outpatient diagnostic imaging. Also part of the hospital is St. Joseph Womens Medical Center (SJWMC), Houston’s only full-service women’s hospital attached to a general acute care hospital. SJWMC provides women’s medical and surgical services, a family birthing center, and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

   
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