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Lifestyle medicine (LM) is a branch of medicine focused on preventive healthcare and self-care dealing with prevention, research, education, and treatment of disorders caused by lifestyle factors and preventable causes of death such as nutrition, physical inactivity, chronic stress, and self-destructive behaviors including the consumption of tobacco products and drug or alcohol abuse. [1]
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 ...
In October 2013 the hospital held a groundbreaking for a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m 2) patient tower. Construction of the facility, with an estimated cost of $70 million began in early 2014, and began accommodating patients in January 2016. It has increased the hospital's bed count from 144 to over 200.
Houston Methodist Hospital opened in 1919 near downtown Houston. In 1951 the hospital moved to The Texas Medical Center at 6565 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030. [13] In 2018, Houston Methodist Hospital has 900 licensed beds, 1,890 affiliated physicians, and 7,420 employees. [14]
The St. Joseph Cancer Center - Med Center is located near the Texas Medical Center at 9150 S. Main and the West Houston location is in the Westchase District at 2610 W. Sam Houston Parkway South. In October 2017, the hospital changed ownership when Iasis Healthcare was acquired by Steward Health Care. [33]
Houston-based McVey & Co. Investments LLC purchased Spring Branch Medical Center, at 8850 Long Point Road, early 2011. Marty McVey, chairman of the hospital, attempted to reopen the historic community hospital. However, the hospital fell into foreclosure in 2013 and was demolished in early 2015 to make way for a new residential/retail project. [93]
Willowbend is a comfortable upper middle-class residential neighborhood in southwest Houston, Texas. It has become a highly desirable neighborhood due to its low crime rate, friendly residents, and proximity downtown Houston, the Texas Medical Center, and the Interstate 610 loop. The neighborhood has hosted a number of youth sports programs ...
American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) is an educational institute in Houston, Texas. The institute provides post-baccalaureate academics and four graduate degree programs to the students in the following areas of study: Herbology; Biomedical Science; Tai-Chi and Qi-Gong; Tui-Na