Organization: THE METHODIST HOSPITAL
Mission: PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE (SEE MISSION STATEMENT ON PAGE 2)
Activities: SEE SCHEDULE OCURRENTLY HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL OPERATES 1,403 LICENSED BEDS IN ITS TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER FACILITIES. HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL RECORDED 506,855 VISITS DURING 2019 WHICH WERE COMPRISED OF 381,585 OUTPATIENT VISITS, 83,294 EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND 41,976 INPATIENT ADMISSIONS. IT ALSO PERFORMED 17,083 INPATIENT SURGERIES AND 23,601 OUTPATIENT SURGERIES IN 2019.THE PRINCIPAL MEDICAL SERVICES AVAILABLE AT HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL ARE ANESTHESIOLOGY, CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL-HOSPITAL DENTISTRY, DERMATOLOGY, FAMILY MEDICINE, GENERAL SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, CARDIOLOGY, CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY, GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL MEDICINE, HEMATOLOGY, HYPERTENSION TREATMENT, INFECTIOUS DISEASES, MEDICAL GENETICS, METABOLIC AND ENDOCRINE DISEASES, NUCLEAR MEDICINE, ONCOLOGY, PHARMACOLOGY, PULMONARY DISEASES, RENAL DISEASES, RHEUMATOLOGY, NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, NEUROSURGERY, OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, OPHTHALMOLOGY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY-HEAD & NECK SURGERY, PATHOLOGY, PEDIATRICS, PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, PLASTIC SURGERY, PSYCHIATRY, RADIOLOGY, RADIOTHERAPY, AND UROLOGY. HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS A RANGE OF ADDITIONAL PATIENT SERVICES, INCLUDING AMBULATORY SURGERY, A BLOOD DONOR CENTER, DIABETES TREATMENT IN A DEDICATED INPATIENT UNIT, A REHABILITATION CENTER, A SKILLED NURSING FACILITY, AND A BROAD RANGE OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE INSTRUCTION, INCLUDING SMOKING CESSATION, STRESS MANAGEMENT, WEIGHT CONTROL, AND CARDIAC AND PULMONARY REHABILITATION.GENERAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES OFFERED BY HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL INCLUDE AUDIOLOGY, SPEECH PATHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, DIAGNOSTIC CARDIOLOGY (INCLUDING NUCLEAR CARDIOLOGY, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, PACEMAKER EVALUATION, AND CORONARY CATHETERIZATION), ENDOSCOPY, EMERGENCY SERVICES, GENERAL AND DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY (INCLUDING FLUOROSCOPY, ULTRASOUND, MAMMOGRAPHY, MYELOGRAPHY, CT SCANNING, AND MRI), NUCLEAR MEDICINE, PATHOLOGY, PERIPHERAL VASCULAR LABORATORY, DERMATOLOGY, PHYSICAL MEDICINE, RADIOTHERAPY, SLEEP STUDIES AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC EVALUATIONS, AND SURGERY.HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL OPERATES A MULTI-ORGAN TRANSPLANT CENTER. TRANSPLANTS BEING PERFORMED AT PRESENT INCLUDE KIDNEY, HEART, LUNGS, LIVER, PANCREAS, ISLET CELL AND BONE MARROW. HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL PERFORMED THE FIRST ISLET CELL TRANSPLANT IN TEXAS OF LIVER CELLS FROM A DONOR'S PANCREAS TO THE LIVER OF A DIABETIC PATIENT RESULTING IN DONOR CELLS PRODUCING INSULIN.HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL RESPONDS TO THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS NOT ONLY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE, BUT ALSO THROUGH EDUCATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND PATIENTS, COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION, DONATIONS TO HEALTH CARE RELATED EVENTS AND OTHER SERVICES, AND MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH.
NTEE category: Hospitals
Secondary category: Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines