Methodist Hospital, Texas Medical Center
http://www.methodisthealth.com/
Charity Category:
Health & Disease
One of the largest private, nonprofit institutions in the United States and includes the largest hospital in the Texas Medical Center, Houston.
The Methodist Hospital Foundation supports this pioneer in cardiovascular surgery, innovative diagnostic and surgical treatments for aneurysms, and cancer treatment. The hospital has an international reputation as a specialty referral center. It serves approximately 40,000 inpatients each year from 50 states and more than 80 countries, and performs nearly one million outpatient surgical procedures annually. The hospital now has 1,250 licensed beds in its seven-building complex.Methodist is named among the country’s top hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery; heart and heart surgery; urology; ear, nose and throat; psychiatry; kidney disease; ophthalmology; gynecology; and orthopedics in U.S. News and World Report’s 2004 annual guide to "America’s Best Hospitals." In addition, the hospital is consistently ranked as most preferred by National Research Corporation’s annual public opinion survey. Methodist's medical staff includes hundreds of physicians listed in The Best Doctors in America who, along with other health professionals, offer expert preventive services, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care in virtually every medical specialty.