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Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is a hospital affiliated with and operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. [1] It is one of the department's largest hospitals, serving Harris County, Texas and 27 surrounding counties. [2]
As of August 2009 a spokesperson of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System stated that the hospital had 425 active medical staff members. That year, Todd Ackerman of the Houston Chronicle wrote that one doctor estimated that about 80% of the hospital's business is served by 80 to 100 doctors. [6]
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] The City of Houston annexed the site of Hermann Hospital in 1922, adding about 1,000 acres (400 ha) of land to the city limits. [7]
St. Joseph Medical Center (SJMC) is a general acute care hospital in Houston, Texas owned by Steward Health Care. Established in June 1887, SJMC is recognized as the first hospital in Houston. A new hospital was constructed in 1894, but was destroyed by fire soon thereafter. The hospital was rebuilt and it underwent major expansions in 1905 and ...
This is a list of hospitals in the Houston area sorted by name. There are more than 80 hospitals in Harris County and more than 125 in the Greater Houston area. [1] Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center; Ben Taub Hospital; Clear Lake Regional Medical Center; Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center; HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital
How healthcare payment is managed is one of key policies that countries have to drive healthcare system. Payment for healthcare is managed in various ways. The main categories of payment systems are salary, capitation, bundled payment, global budget and fee-for-service. Most countries have mixed systems of physician payment. [1] [2]
Dr. Hoyle is the current medical director, Clinical Operations. In 1980, Dr. Spencer R. Berthelsen, an internist and current chairman of the Board joined the group. Dr. William Seybold retired in 1979 and Dr. Mavis Kelsey retired in 1986. The Clinic they founded continued to increase its presence in the Houston service sector.
Located at 18500 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77094, [22] Houston Methodist West serves Katy, Texas and the West Houston area. Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital (formerly Houston Methodist St. John Hospital [23]) is located at 18300 Houston Methodist Dr., Nassau Bay, TX 77058. [24]