The Methodist Hospital

Infobox Hospital
Name = The Methodist Hospital
Org/Group = The Methodist Hospital System


Caption =

Location = Texas Medical Center
Region = Houston
State = Texas
Country = US
HealthCare = Non-profit
Type = General and Teaching Hospital
Standards =
Emergency = Level III trauma center
Affiliation= Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Beds = 899| Founded = 1919
Closed =
Website = http://www.methodisthealth.com
Wiki-Links = |

The Methodist Hospital is a hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Established in 1919 as an outreach ministry of The United Methodist Church, Methodist is one of the most comprehensive teaching hospitals in the United States, with leading specialists in every field of medicine. The hospital has consistently ranked as "One of America's Best Hospitals" according to U.S. News and World Report. [ [http://health.usnews.com/usnews/health/best-hospitals/directory/glance_6741960.htm Hospital Directory: Detail View - U.S. News & World Report ] ] The hospital has earned worldwide recognition in multiple specialties including cardiovascular surgery, cancer and epilepsy treatment and organ transplatation. [ [http://www.tmhs.org/tmhs/newsItem.do?channelId=-1073829253&contentId=186981&contentType=NEWS_CONTENT_TYPE Methodist Hospital System (The Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas) ] ]

Primarily affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the hospital directs millions of research dollars into patient care and offers the latest innovations in medical, surgical and diagnostic techniques. The hospital also has affilitions with The Menninger Clinic, and Baylor College of Medicine. Until 2003, The Methodist Hospital was primarily affiliated with the highly regarded, and across-the-street neighbor, Baylor College of Medicine [ [http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/med/brief/mdrrank_brief.php Best Graduate Schools - Education - US News and World Report ] ] However, a dispute involving the distribution of finances to Baylor physicians working at Methodist resulted in the termination of that primary affiliation. On June 23, 2004, The Methodist Hospital signed the current agreement to pay Weill Cornell millions of dollars. The relationship cost Methodist $100 million. Cornell receives $10 million a year for five years, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital — with whom Cornell is contractually bound by a 76-year-old affiliation — gets the other five-year allotment of $50 million. [ [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/side2/3050647.html Uncertainty, hope as giants part ways] ] ]

The Methodist Hospital system was named one of "Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2006 [ [http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/snapshots/4127.html 100 Best Companies to Work For: Methodist Hospital System ] ] and ranked ninth in the "Top 10 Companies to Work For" in 2007 [ [http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/fortune/0701/gallery.bestcos/9.html Top 10 Best Companies to Work For | 9 | FORTUNE ] ] according to Fortune Magazine.

History

Originally located near downtown Houston, the hospital relocated to the Texas Medical Center and opened a 300 bed facility in 1951.

Surgeon Michael E. DeBakey, at the time a faculty member and current Chancellor Emeritus of Baylor College of Medicine, performed the first removal of a carotid artery blockage (1950); the first aorto-coronary bypass surgery (1964); the first use of a ventricular assist device to pump blood and support a diseased heart (1966); and some of the first U.S. heart transplants (1968 and 1969) at the hospital.

Howard Hughes died en route to the hospital on April 5, 1976 on an airplane that departed Mexico.

The Methodist Hospital System, consisting of the existing Texas Medical Center facility and several newly constructed regional hospitals, was established in 1996 to extend Methodist’s health services beyond the Texas Medical Center and into communities throughout Houston.

Research

Methodist’s reputation for excellence in patient care and its commitment to improving patient outcomes represent a significant motivation in the development of The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, [ [http://www.methodisthealth.com/tmhs/basic.do?channelId=-1073829824&programId=1073768734 The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (The Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas) ] ] Methodist DeBakey Heart Center [ [http://www.methodisthealth.com/tmhs/centersOfExcellence.do?channelId=-1073829260&contentId=1073790395&contentTyp=SERVICE_CONTENT_TYPE Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center (The Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas) ] ] and Methodist Neurological Institute. [ [http://www.methodisthealth.com/tmhs/basic.do?channelId=-1073829559&contentId=1073874405&contentType=SERVICE_CONTENT_TYPE Methodist Neurological Institute (The Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas) ] ]

The Methodist Hospital, the University of Houston, and Weill Medical College of Cornell University jointly founded the Institute for Biomedical Imaging Science. The institute will create interdisciplinary programs in biomedical imaging and will develop joint training programs to produce basic and applied scientists. [ [http://www.uh.edu/media/nr/2007/06june/061107biomedical.html University of Houston: University Offices ] ]

Hospital system

Beginning in the 1990s, The Methodist Hospital opened community hospitals in the areas surrounding Houston. As of October 12, 2006, hospital locations include the Willowbrook area of north Houston and the communities of Sugar Land and Baytown.

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External links

* [http://www.methodisthealth.com The Methodist Healthcare System website]
* [http://www.menningerclinic.com/ The Menninger Clinic website]
* [http://www.med.cornell.edu/ Weill Cornell Medical College]
* [http://www.nyp.org/ New York-Presbyterian Hospital]