| New President of Medical Staff Named for Memorial Hermann The Woodlands |
| February 6, 2007 – Petar "Pete" Turcinovic has been named president of staff of Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital. |
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| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital Performs First Robotic-assisted Surgery in Montgomery County |
| March 5, 2007 – Urologist Steven Sukin, M.D., was the surgeon who performed the robotic-assisted prostatectomy using the da Vinci Surgical System on March 2, 2007. |
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| Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Expands |
| October 30, 2007 – Project to add more beds and enhance service line offerings |
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| Message from Kevin Everett |
| October 17, 2007 |
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| Memorial Hermann Northeast Selects Brian J. Walton as Chief Financial Officer for Northeast Campus |
| October 5, 2007 – Brian J. Walton has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital. |
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| Susan Griffin, R.N., Appointed Chief Patient Care Officer at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands |
| October 4, 2007 – Susan E. Griffin, R.N., was recently appointed to chief patient care officer at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital. |
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| Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Joins Together for Kids™ National Alliance to Address Children’s Healthcare Needs |
| October 3, 2007 – Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital has joined 52 U.S. hospitals to form the nonprofit foundation Together for KidsTM, which will raise funds nationally to help member hospitals cope with dramatic increases in children’s healthcare needs. |
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| Kevin Everett Begins Next Phase in Rehabilitation at TIRR Memorial Hermann in the Texas Medical Center |
| September 21, 2007 – Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett, who sustained a spinal cord injury during the team’s season opening game, arrived today at TIRR Memorial Hermann in the Texas Medical Center to begin the next phase in his recovery. |
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| Live Webcast Of All-Inside ACL RetroConstruction From Roger Clemens Institute |
| September 2, 2007 - Orthopedic surgeon Mark Adickes, M.D. will perform an innovative ACL reconstruction surgery designed to hasten rehabilitation and recovery time Thursday, Sept. 27, during a live global Webcast from the Roger Clemens Institute for Sports Medicine & Human Performance. |
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| Everett Progressing Well at TIRR Memorial Hermann; Doctors Optimistic |
| September 24, 2007 – Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett arrived safely at Memorial Hermann|TIRR last Friday and has been evaluated by a team of physicians who will implement the next phase of his recovery from the spinal cord injury he sustained Sept. 9. |
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| Memorial Hermann Southeast Cancer Center Arrives in South Houston, Offers State-of-the-art Technology to Community |
| August 16, 2007 – Advanced treatment, a highly-skilled team of cancer specialists, a comforting environment and supportive personal care will be prominent features of the new Memorial Hermann Southeast Cancer Center. |
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| Pediatrician Accepts Position as Dean of UT Medical School at Houston |
| August 13, 2007 –Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, M.D., an internationally known physician, researcher and educator, has been named dean of The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Colasurdo is physician-in-chief at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. |
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| Innovative Chronic Headache Treatment at Memorial Hermann Northwest |
| August 9, 2007 – Doctors Appear on ABC Program Good Morning America |
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| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Named Among the Nation's Top 100 Performance Improvement Leaders by Thomson Healthcare |
| August 8, 2007 – Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center was named this week as one of the nation's top 100 leaders in performance improvement, one of just 15 academic medical centers to have earned the distinction from Thomson Healthcare. |
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| Houston Spine Surgeon Implants First FDA-approved Artificial Disc for the Neck |
| August 7, 2007 – Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital medical staff physician Mohammad Etminan, M.D., has performed an artificial cervical disc replacement, among the first to take place since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the PRESTIGE® Cervical Disc on July 16. |
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| Memorial Hermann Named A “Most Wired” Healthcare System for Third Consecutive Year |
| July 18, 2007 – For the third consecutive year, the Memorial Hermann system has been named among the nation’s most wired healthcare systems, according to the results of the 2007 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study released today in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks magazine. |
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| Memorial Hermann Named One of Houston’s Best Places to Work for Fourth Consecutive Year |
| July 9, 2007 - The Houston Business Journal recently named Memorial Hermann to the list based on overwhelming employee response to the publication’s request for submissions. |
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| Memorial Hermann System and Life Line Screening Partner to Promote Healthier Communities in Houston Area |
| June 8, 2007 - Screenings designed to help prevent the first and third leading causes of death in the United States – heart disease and stroke. |
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| Triumph HealthCare to Acquire Memorial Hermann Continuing Care Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Operations |
| June 6, 2007 - The areas largest provider of long-term acute expands its Houston presence with Memorial Hermann affiliation. |
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| Memorial Hermann Selects Keith Alexander As Chief Executive Officer for Northeast Campus |
| June 4, 2007 - Seasoned health care executive has a background as a leader for both non-profit and proprietary hospitals and systems. |
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| Live Surgical Webcast Showcases Safe, Effective Option for Spinal Stenosis |
| June 2, 2007 - The procedure is designed to alleviate pain and other physical effects associated with cervical spinal stenosis, a serious spinal disorder characterized by deterioration of the spinal cord usually as a result of aging. |
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| Memorial Hermann Healthcare System Receives 10 VHA Leadership Awards for Clinical Excellence |
| May 25, 2007 - VHA Inc., a national healthcare alliance, has presented Memorial Hermann Healthcare System 10 2007 VHA Leadership Awards for Clinical Excellence |
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| Largest Hospital System in Texas and Local EMS Launch Unique Partnership to Provide Non-invasive Intervention in Congestive Heart Failure Patients |
| May 24, 2007 – Collaboration between Memorial Hermann Healthcare System and the Houston Fire Department EMS will serve as a model for the nation. |
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| Pre-order the Final Harry Potter Adventure: Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Offers Pre-sale of Book |
| May 17, 2007 – Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital is partnering with Scholastic Books to pre-sell the seventh and final book in the Harry Potter series. |
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| TeamHealth to Provide ED Services to Memorial Hermann Hospitals |
| May 17, 2007 – TeamHealth and Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston have signed a Letter of Understanding for TeamHealth to provide emergency department staffing and management services to the System’s eight suburban hospitals. |
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| RediClinic Partners with Memorial Hermann |
| April 12, 2007 – Area’s Largest Provider will Help Expand Houstonians’ Access to High-quality, Affordable and Convenient Healthcare |
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| Surgeons at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital Announce First Four-organ Transplant in Houston; Fourth in Nation |
| April 10, 2007 – Maria Mendez received a new liver, small bowel and two kidneys in a 14-hour operation on November 17, 2006 |
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| Houston’s Population Growth Demands Life Flight Fleet Expansion |
| March 20, 2007 – Busiest Air Ambulance Service in the Country Seeks Acquisition of Six New Helicopters in Order to Meet Emergency Rescue Demand. |
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| Lanny Partain is Volunteer of the Year at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center |
| February 28, 2007 – His Mission Is to Help People Find Their Way |
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| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Recognized for High-quality Care in Weight Loss Surgery |
| February 27, 2007 – The ASBS Designates Memorial Hermann Memorial City as a Center of Excellence. |
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| Ronald McDonald House Opens at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital |
| February 27, 2007 – First in Houston to Offer In-room Care Education for Parents of Critically Ill Infants. |
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| Seema Gandhi is Volunteer of the Year at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital |
| February 26, 2007 – An energetic high school senior and aspiring pediatrician has been named 2007 Volunteer of the Year at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. |
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| Live Surgical Webcast Showcases Aggressive Approach to Bypass Surgery |
| February 8, 2007 – Cardiovascular and thoracic surgeons Miguel Gomez, M.D., and Donald Gibson, M.D., will give the general public a rare glimpse into a surgery “off pump” on a beating heart. |
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| Cardiovascular Surgeon Performs Texas’s First Robotic-Assisted Heller Myotomy at Memorial Hermann Memorial City |
| January 23, 2007 – A Houston cardiovascular surgeon has become the first physician in Texas to perform the procedure to treat achalasia |
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| Roger Clemens Institute at Memorial Hermann Moves Into Permanent Facilities; Partners with Both Houston Medical Schools to Advance Sports Medicine and Human Performance Program |
| January 13, 2007-Roger Clemens Institute at Memorial Hermann Moves Into Permanent Facilities; Partners with Both Houston Medical Schools to Advance Sports Medicine and Human Performance Program |
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