Editing Memorial Hermann Health System

{{Short description|World renowned hospital in Houston Texas}}
{{For|the original Hermann Hospital in the [[Texas Medical Center]]|Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center}}
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'''Memorial Hermann Health System''' is the largest not-for-profit health system in southeast Texas<ref name="About us">{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialhermann.org/about-us/ |title=About Memorial Hermann |website=Memorialhermann.org |access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> and consists of 17 hospitals, 8 Cancer Centers, 3 Heart & Vascular Institutes, and 27 sports medicine and rehabilitation centers, in addition to other outpatient and rehabilitation centers.<ref name="Homepage">{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialhermann.org/ |title=Houston Hospitals, Institutes & Centers |publisher=Memorial Hermann |access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> It was formed in the late 1900s when the Memorial and Hermann systems joined.  Both the Memorial and Hermann health care systems started in the early 1900s. The administration is housed in the new Memorial Hermann Tower, along with the existing System Services Tower (formerly called the North Tower), of the [[Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center]].

[[Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center]] (formerly known as Hermann Hospital before the 1997 merger with Memorial Health Care System) was opened in 1925. It was the first of two [[hospitals]] with a [[Level I trauma center]] rating to be located in [[Houston]], inside the [[Texas Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialhermann.org/specialtyservices/emergencyservices/content.aspx?id=3552 |title=Services and Programs &#124; Texas Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann |website=Memorialhermann.org |access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> It (with [[Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital]]) is the flagship of a large system of hospitals and clinics located in and around the greater Houston area, in various neighborhoods as well as some [[suburbs]]. The different hospitals are distinguished by further designation indicating their location. (Texas Medical Center, Northwest, Southwest, Woodlands, etc.) The hospital system has been headed by some of the most influential leaders in healthcare including Dan Wolterman,<ref name="ModernHealthcare">{{cite web|url=http://www.modernhealthcare.com/community/100-most-influential/2015/3319780/dan-wolterman/ |title=The leader in healthcare business news, research & data |website=Modernhealthcare.com |access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> Dr. Benjamin K. Chu<ref name="Benjamin K. Chu">{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialhermann.org/news/memorial-hermann-health-system-announces--benjamin-k--chu,-m-d-,-as-new-president-and-ceo/ |title=Benjamin K. Chu |website=Memorialhermann.org |date=2016-05-09 |access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> as well as the current President & CEO David L. Callender, MD<ref name="David L. Callender, MD">{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialhermann.org/about-us/president---ceo/ |title=David L. Callender
 |website=Memorialhermann.org |date=2019-06-18 |access-date=2019-06-18}}</ref>

==History==
[[Image:Memorial-hermann-hospital.jpg|left|thumb|[[Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center|Memorial Hermann Hospital TMC]] in 2003]]

The '''Memorial Hospital System''' was started in 1907 by The '''Rev. Dennis Pevoto''' who purchased an 18-bed [[sanatorium|sanitarium]] in downtown Houston, calling it the Baptist Sanatorium.  By the time he retired, it had become Memorial Hospital System, a 200-bed facility. Prominent local businessman [[George H. Hermann]] died in 1914, leaving a large portion of his $2.6 million estate for building and maintaining a hospital for the poor and sick of Houston.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} The City of Houston annexed the site of Hermann Hospital in 1922, adding about {{convert|1000|acre|ha}} of land to the city limits.<!--Print version exclusively has the information cited; the information is ''not'' included in the online edition--><ref name="Annexbitter">Lee, Renée C. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/4243441.html Annexed Kingwood split on effects]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Sunday October 8, 2006. A21. Retrieved on July 6, 2011. Print version exclusively has the information cited; the information is ''not'' included in the online edition.</ref> '''Hermann Hospital''' opened its doors in 1925, it also started a school of nursing that same year.[[File:Hermann Hospital.jpg|thumb|Hermann Hospital in the 1920s]]

Hermann Hospital was the first to operate in the neighborhood which later became the [[Texas Medical Center]]. In 1943 this hospital was the first in Texas to receive a shipment of the new wonder drug, [[penicillin]]. In 1946 it was also the first hospital to perform a [[cardiac catheterization]]. It remains the only hospital in the Houston area to have a burn-treatment center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialhermann.org/aboutus/ |title=About Memorial Hermann |website=Memorialhermann.org |access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref>

The flagship Texas Medical Center hospital is home to '''[[Memorial Hermann Life Flight]]''', an emergency and critical-care-transport [[air ambulance|aeromedical service]]. Founded in 1976, LifeFlight was the first aeromedical service in Texas, and second in the [[United States]]. It transports around 3,000 patients annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialhermann.org/specialtyservices/emergencyservices/content.aspx?id=3538 |title=About Us &#124; Texas Trauma Institute at Memorial Hermann |website=Memorialhermann.org |access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref> In 1985 the first successful [[liver transplant]] occurred here as well. In 1992 it was also the first hospital in the nation to perform a living-donor transplant on a neonatal patient.

In 1993 Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center acquired the region's first [[Gamma Knife]]. The first four-organ transplant in Houston also was performed here in 2006, along with it being the first hospital in the world to perform robotic re-constructive aortic surgery.

Hermann Hospital and the Memorial Healthcare System, which at the time had five hospitals, merged in 1997.<ref>Ackerman, Todd. "[http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/West-Houston-is-seeing-a-hospital-building-boom-1547580.php West Houston is seeing a hospital building boom]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. April 25, 2011. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.</ref> The "Memorial Hermann" name was first used on November 4, 1997 after the Hermann Healthcare System and Memorial Healthcare System completed their merger, becoming the largest [[not-for-profit]] health care system in the nation.
[[File:MemorialHermannoffices.jpg|thumb|left|Former Memorial Hermann Healthcare System offices in [[Greater Sharpstown]]]]
In August 2009 Memorial Hermann Hospital announced that it planned to sell its Southwest Hospital in [[Greater Sharpstown]] to the [[Harris County Hospital District]], with plans to make the hospital its third general hospital.<ref>O'Hare, Peggy. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/alief/news/6563741.html County wants to buy Memorial Hermann SW]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. August 7, 2009. Retrieved on August 8, 2009.</ref> However, the county withdrew its bid in September 2009.<ref>"[http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/09/14/daily45.html?s=industry&i=high_tech Harris County Hospital District withdraws bid for Memorial Hermann Southwest]." ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. Thursday September 17, 2009. Retrieved on September 25, 2009.</ref> Memorial Hermann has since made efforts to rebuild the Southwest Hospital.

=={{anchor|Awards}} Awards==
===Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals===
Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, and Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital were collectively  named an America's 50 Best Hospital in 2010 and 2011 by [[HealthGrades]].<ref>[http://www.healthgrades.com/cms/ratings-and-awards/2011-Americas-50-Best-Hospitals-Award-Announcement.aspx "Americas 50 Best Hospitals"] Healthgrades website. Retrieved on April 13, 2011.</ref>

===Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals===
Six Memorial Hermann hospitals were named among the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by [[Thomson Reuters]] in 2011. Memorial Hermann's hospitals were the only ones in the Houston-area to earn the recognition.

Collectively, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital and Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital were awarded in the teaching hospitals category. [[Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital]] was recognized in the medium community hospitals category in 2010 and 2011. Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital was awarded in the small community hospitals category for the first time in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.100tophospitals.com/top-national-hospitals/ |title=Top National Hospitals – 100 Top Hospitals – Healthcare – Thomson Reuters |access-date=2010-09-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807025604/http://www.100tophospitals.com/top-national-hospitals/ |archive-date=2010-08-07 }}</ref>

The management Services program of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System won the 2011 Franklin Award of Distinction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jointcommission.org/memorial_hermann_healthcare_system_care_management_earns_franklin_award_from_acma_the_joint_commission/ |title=News |publisher=Joint Commission |access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref>

==Locations==
===Headquarters===
[[File:MemorialCityHospitalHoustonTX.JPG|thumb|The Memorial Hermann Tower of the [[Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center]] houses the system administrative headquarters]]
The administrative headquarters of the health care system are located in the {{convert|915000|sqft|sqm}} Memorial Hermann Tower in the [[Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center]], at the corner of [[Interstate 10]] and Gessner Road.<ref name=AzevedoAnchor1>Azevedo, Mary Ann. "Memorial Hermann headquarters to anchor west Houston skyscraper." ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. July 23, 2006. p. [http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/07/24/story13.html 1]. Retrieved on October 20, 2013.</ref><ref>"[http://www.memorialhermann.org/contact-us/ Contact Us]." Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. Retrieved on October 18, 2013. "Mailing Address Memorial Hermann Healthcare System 929 Gessner Drive, Suite 2600 Houston, Texas 77024"</ref> The headquarters were scheduled to move there in mid-2010.<ref name=AzevedoAnchor1/> The new Memorial Hermann Tower building and the renovated North Tower in the Memorial City hospital have a total of {{convert|375000|sqft|sqm}} of space.<ref name=AzevedoAnchor3>Azevedo, Mary Ann. "Memorial Hermann headquarters to anchor west Houston skyscraper." ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. July 23, 2006. p. [http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/07/24/story13.html?page=3 3]. Retrieved on October 20, 2013.</ref> In 2006 Marshall Heins, the system's vice president of construction, real estate and support services, said that the Memorial City location was chosen as the system headquarters because "The Memorial City area happens to be the geographic hub of Houston as well as the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. All our facilities are easy to get to on Beltway 8, so we wanted a location that was close to it."<ref name=AzevedoAnchor1/>

Previously the headquarters were in a facility on [[Interstate 69]]/[[U.S. Highway 59]] ([[Southwest Freeway (Houston)|Southwest Freeway]]) at Bissonnet,<ref name=AzevedoAnchor1/> in [[Greater Sharpstown]].<ref name="GreaterSharpMap">"[http://www.sharpstowndistrict.com/images/maps/c_sh_majorroads8x11.png Map Major Roads]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150924101129/http://www.sharpstowndistrict.com/images/maps/c_sh_majorroads8x11.png Archive]) [[Greater Sharpstown Management District]]. Retrieved on August 15, 2009.</ref> Memorial Hermann leased office space in two office buildings, 9301 Southwest Freeway and 9401 Southwest Freeway. The two buildings had a combined space of {{convert|300000|sqft|sqm}}.<ref name=AzevedoAnchor3/> As of 2006 the headquarters had 1,300 employees.<ref name=AzevedoAnchor1/> The 9401 Southwest Freeway building, also known as the Williamstown Office Tower, previously housed TexCon Petroleum Co. and became vacant several years prior to 1997 when TexCon vacated the space.<ref>Stromberg, Laura A. "Flagship Properties continues apartment acquisition spree." (Real Estate Beat) ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. September 28, 1997. p. [http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/1997/09/29/newscolumn3.html?page=2 2]. Retrieved on November 2, 2013. "The McDermott lease, which was signed last fall, would have fully occupied the vacant Williamstown Office Tower at 9401 Southwest Freeway. The building has been vacant since the departure of TexCon Petroleum Co. several years ago."</ref> 9401 Southwest Freeway has {{convert|214000|sqft|sqm}} of space and, as of 2009, was owned by the [[Los Altos, California]] company Investment Grade Loans. Moody Rambin Interests is the leasing agent of the building as of 2009.<ref>"[http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Real-estate-transactions-1994081.php Real estate transactions]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. November 29, 2009. Retrieved on November 2, 2013. "LEASING: Moody Rambin Interests has been retained by Los Altos, Calif.-based Investment Grade Loans as the leasing agent for the 214,000-square foot 9401 Southwest Freeway office building."</ref> 9301 Southwest Freeway has {{convert|111000|sqft|sqm}} of space. As of 2009 BGK of Texas owns 9301 Southwest Freeway, and that year Moody Rambin Interests became the leasing company.<ref>"[http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Retail-transactions-1540687.php Retail transactions]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. December 14, 2009. Retrieved on November 2, 2013. "Etc. LEASING ASSIGNMENT: Moody Rambin Interests was named to handle the leasing of 9301 Southwest Freeway, a 111,000-square foot office building owned by BGK of Texas."</ref>

On July 9, 2010 the hospital system entered into a lease for over {{convert|800000|sqft|sqm}} of office space with MetroNational Corp., involving the former North Tower and the Medical Office Buildings 1–4 on the Memorial City campus. The hospital system continued to use [[Transwestern]] to handle the leasing and management.<ref>"[http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/07/26/daily15.html Memorial Hermann leases office space in W. Houston]." ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. July 27, 2010. Retrieved on January 20, 2011.</ref>

===Hospitals===
[[File:MemorialHermannMedCentHoustonTX2009.JPG|thumb|right|[[Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Hospital]]]]
The locations of the hospital system include:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.memorialhermann.org/locations/ |title=Memorial Hermann Locations |website=Memorialhermann.org |access-date=2016-11-29}}</ref>
* [[Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center]], ([[Houston]])
* [[Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital|Children's Memorial Hermann]], ([[Houston]])
* [[Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital]], (unincorporated [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]]) - Located east of the city of [[Katy, Texas|Katy]]
* [[Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center]], (Houston)
* Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital, ([[Humble, Texas|Humble]])
* Memorial Hermann Northwest also known as Greater Heights Hospital, (Houston)
* Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, (Houston)
* [[Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital]], (Houston)
* Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital, (unincorporated [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend County]]) - Located southwest of the city of [[Sugar Land, Texas|Sugar Land]]
* [[Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center]], ([[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]] community, [[Shenandoah, Texas|Shenandoah]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shenandoahtx.com/documents/CITY_LIMITS_ETJ.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-06-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914062245/http://www.shenandoahtx.com/documents/CITY_LIMITS_ETJ.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-14 }}</ref>)
* [[TIRR Memorial Hermann]] Rehabilitation Hospital, (Houston)
* Memorial Hermann Orthopedic and Spine Hospital, (Bellaire)
*Memorial Hermann Prevention and Recovery Center (PaRC) Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center (Houston)
* Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital, (Pearland)
* [https://memorialhermann.org/locations/cypress Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital], (Cypress)
* Memorial Hermann Urgent Care (Houston, [[Spring, Texas|Spring]], Sugar Land, [[Friendswood, Texas|Friendswood]])

==References==
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==Further reading==
*Downing, Margaret. "[http://www.houstonpress.com/1998-06-18/news/tell-it-to-the-boss/ Tell It to the Boss]." ''[[Houston Press]]''. Thursday June 18, 1998.
*"[http://www.chron.com/opinion/editorials/article/Essential-asset-Memorial-Hermann-marks-centennial-1590731.php Essential asset: Memorial Hermann marks centennial]." (Editorial) ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. December 23, 2007.

==External links==
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* [http://www.memorialhermann.org Memorial Hermann Healthcare System]
* [https://www.c-span.org/video/?40065-1/first-harm ''Booknotes'' interview with Lisa Belkin on ''First, Do No Harm: The Dramatic Story of Real Doctors and Patients Making Impossible Choices at a Big-City Hospital'', April 25, 1993.]

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