Kevin Everett Begins Next Phase in Rehabilitation at Memorial Hermann|TIRR 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 Memorial Hermann|TIRR in the Texas Medical Center to begin the next phase in his recovery.
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.
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.
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.
Innovative Chronic Headache Treatment at Memorial Hermann Northwest
August 9, 2007 – Doctors Appear on ABC Program Good Morning America
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.
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.
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.
Memorial Hermann|TIRR Moves Up to Number 4 Among Rehabilitation Hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Rankings
July 13, 2007 – For the 18th consecutive year, Memorial Hermann|TIRR ranks among America’s Best Hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report magazine’s annual survey of health care institutions, moving from number 5 to number 4 nationally.
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.
Six Memorial Hermann Hospitals Receive Texas Medical Foundation Health Quality Institute Awards
June 27, 2007 - The Texas Health Care Quality Institute today has awarded Six Memorial Hermann hospitals its Quality Improvement Award, the highest honor given by the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Texas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
RediClinic Partners with Memorial Hermann
April 12, 2007 – Area’s Largest Provider will Help Expand Houstonians’ Access to High-quality, Affordable and Convenient Healthcare
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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