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| Houston--Center of Excellence |
— TOMBALL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Tomball Regional Medical Center (TRMC) (www.tomballregionalmedicalcenter.com) has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Top 10 Best Hospitals in Houston with services including emergency care, labor and delivery with Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, surgery, cancer treatment, cardiology, neurosurgery, rehabilitation, sports medicine, orthopedics, outpatient testing and wound care. Enhancing its services and programs every day, TRMC has started initiatives like the 30 Minutes-or-Less ER Service Pledge and community programs like Senior Circle, Healthy Woman and Tiny Toes. Plus, TRMC is ranked highly nationwide for its emergency services, pulmonary care and women’s health and among the Top 10 in Texas for overall pulmonary services and critical Care. TRMC also is a certified Primary Stroke Center, having received the Stroke Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
So although the world-renowned Texas Medical Center garners much of the city’s national spotlight for health care, the rest of Houston also provides great medical care options for everyone.
GALVESTON HOSPITALS
Although just 45 minutes south of the city of Houston, Galveston offers a comprehensive collection of hospitals and esteemed medical facilities of its own.
— UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON (UTMB)
Opened in 1891 as the first public combined medical school and hospital, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) (www.utmb.edu) started as one building and has blossomed into a major academic health sciences center with global influence, a collection of diverse schools and institutes for advance study across the health professions, a world-renowned research center and a comprehensive health system with three hospital campuses and an array of clinics. As the third largest hospital in the Houston/Galveston region, UTMB has a $3.3-billion annual statewide economic impact and employs more than 42,000 people directly and indirectly. Located on Galveston Island, UTMB offers a full range of medical services and is nationally recognized for breast imaging, weight management and bariatric surgery with clinical excellence in a comprehensive cancer center, transplant center, molecular cardiology, women’s and children’s health, diabetes, metabolism and obesity and burn care. UTMB also serves as a Level I trauma center for the region with its extensive network of campus and community clinics that provide outpatient services throughout Texas. UTMB is home to the oldest schools of medicine, nursing and allied health sciences in Texas as well as a graduate program in biomedical sciences. Through the years, UTMB has trained the health care workforce, ensuring that Texas remains a leader in advancing treatments and innovating future care. UTMB enriches its academic environment through three prestigious institutes: the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, the Institute for the Medical Humanities and the Institute for Translational Sciences. Altogether the institutes comprise more than 3,000 students and nearly 1,500 medical residents and fellows.
— MAINLAND MEDICAL CENTER
Mainland Medical Center (MMC) (www.mainlandmedical.com) has been serving Galveston County since its founding in 1952. Growing from a 90-bed hospital to a 223-bed acute care facility offering quality, compassionate care with state-of-the-art services, MMC brings extends to Texas City and several surrounding communities. Its growth is a reflection of the changing community and rapidly advancing medical technology. Part of a comprehensive network of hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, emergency centers, cancer centers and diagnostic imaging facilities across the region, MMC is a campus of Clear Lake Regional Medical Center and an HCA Gulf Coast hospital. MMC has a team of more than 725 medical staff and more than 200 physicians who together offer a complete continuum of specialized health programs.
— SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN–GALVESTON
Located on Galveston Island, Shriners Hospitals for Children–Galveston (www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org) is part of a one-of-a-kind health care system that has been dedicated to improving children’s lives since 1922. Entering the burn care field in 1966, Shriners Hospitals for Children–Galveston provides highly specialized acute, reconstructive and rehabilitative care for children with burns and other soft tissue conditions and has been designated as a verified pediatric burn care center by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Because of the work of the cutting-edge clinical care, research and education of the world-class physicians, clinicians and researchers at Shriners and their commitment to providing advanced burn care and treatment to children, today patients with burns on up to 90 percent of their body can survive and lead full, productive lives.
Although known primarily as a vacation destination and entertainment town, Galveston has the goods to deliver top-notch medical care to those who need it most.
EMERGENCY CARE CENTERS
As the city and region of Houston have grown, so have the medical needs of the expanding populace. As such, it is not uncommon to wait hours on end in a hospital emergency room for much needed urgent care that can mean all the difference.
Tomball Regional Medical Center (TRMC) (www.tomballregionalmedicalcenter.com) has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the Top 10 Best Hospitals in Houston with services including emergency care, labor and delivery with Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, surgery, cancer treatment, cardiology, neurosurgery, rehabilitation, sports medicine, orthopedics, outpatient testing and wound care. Enhancing its services and programs every day, TRMC has started initiatives like the 30 Minutes-or-Less ER Service Pledge and community programs like Senior Circle, Healthy Woman and Tiny Toes. Plus, TRMC is ranked highly nationwide for its emergency services, pulmonary care and women’s health and among the Top 10 in Texas for overall pulmonary services and critical Care. TRMC also is a certified Primary Stroke Center, having received the Stroke Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
So although the world-renowned Texas Medical Center garners much of the city’s national spotlight for health care, the rest of Houston also provides great medical care options for everyone.
GALVESTON HOSPITALS
Although just 45 minutes south of the city of Houston, Galveston offers a comprehensive collection of hospitals and esteemed medical facilities of its own.
— UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON (UTMB)
Opened in 1891 as the first public combined medical school and hospital, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) (www.utmb.edu) started as one building and has blossomed into a major academic health sciences center with global influence, a collection of diverse schools and institutes for advance study across the health professions, a world-renowned research center and a comprehensive health system with three hospital campuses and an array of clinics. As the third largest hospital in the Houston/Galveston region, UTMB has a $3.3-billion annual statewide economic impact and employs more than 42,000 people directly and indirectly. Located on Galveston Island, UTMB offers a full range of medical services and is nationally recognized for breast imaging, weight management and bariatric surgery with clinical excellence in a comprehensive cancer center, transplant center, molecular cardiology, women’s and children’s health, diabetes, metabolism and obesity and burn care. UTMB also serves as a Level I trauma center for the region with its extensive network of campus and community clinics that provide outpatient services throughout Texas. UTMB is home to the oldest schools of medicine, nursing and allied health sciences in Texas as well as a graduate program in biomedical sciences. Through the years, UTMB has trained the health care workforce, ensuring that Texas remains a leader in advancing treatments and innovating future care. UTMB enriches its academic environment through three prestigious institutes: the Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, the Institute for the Medical Humanities and the Institute for Translational Sciences. Altogether the institutes comprise more than 3,000 students and nearly 1,500 medical residents and fellows.
— MAINLAND MEDICAL CENTER
Mainland Medical Center (MMC) (www.mainlandmedical.com) has been serving Galveston County since its founding in 1952. Growing from a 90-bed hospital to a 223-bed acute care facility offering quality, compassionate care with state-of-the-art services, MMC brings extends to Texas City and several surrounding communities. Its growth is a reflection of the changing community and rapidly advancing medical technology. Part of a comprehensive network of hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, emergency centers, cancer centers and diagnostic imaging facilities across the region, MMC is a campus of Clear Lake Regional Medical Center and an HCA Gulf Coast hospital. MMC has a team of more than 725 medical staff and more than 200 physicians who together offer a complete continuum of specialized health programs.
— SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN–GALVESTON
Located on Galveston Island, Shriners Hospitals for Children–Galveston (www.shrinershospitalsforchildren.org) is part of a one-of-a-kind health care system that has been dedicated to improving children’s lives since 1922. Entering the burn care field in 1966, Shriners Hospitals for Children–Galveston provides highly specialized acute, reconstructive and rehabilitative care for children with burns and other soft tissue conditions and has been designated as a verified pediatric burn care center by the American Burn Association and the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma. Because of the work of the cutting-edge clinical care, research and education of the world-class physicians, clinicians and researchers at Shriners and their commitment to providing advanced burn care and treatment to children, today patients with burns on up to 90 percent of their body can survive and lead full, productive lives.
Although known primarily as a vacation destination and entertainment town, Galveston has the goods to deliver top-notch medical care to those who need it most.
EMERGENCY CARE CENTERS
As the city and region of Houston have grown, so have the medical needs of the expanding populace. As such, it is not uncommon to wait hours on end in a hospital emergency room for much needed urgent care that can mean all the difference.
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