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Aerial of the Texas Medical Center.
Aerial of the Texas Medical Center.

The Texas Medical Center, with one of the highest densities of clinical facilities for patient care, basic science, and translational research of any location, is the largest medical district in the world. Translational Medicine is the emerging view of medical practice and interventional epidemiology as a natural 21st century progression from Evidence-Based Medicine [1] The center is located in Houston, Texas, USA. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The center contains 45 medicine-related institutions, which includes 13 hospitals and two specialty institutions, two medical schools, four nursing schools, and schools of dentistry, public health, pharmacy, and other health-related careers. Medical education A medical school or faculty of medicine is a Tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches Medicine Nursing is a Profession focused on assisting individuals families, and communities in attaining maintaining and recovering optimal Health Dentistry' is the "evaluation diagnosis prevention and/or treatment (nonsurgical surgical or related procedures of diseases disorders and/or conditions of the oral cavity Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease prolonging life and promoting health through the organised efforts and informed choices of society organisations Pharmacy (from the Greek φάρμακον 'pharmakon' = drug is the Health profession that links the Health sciences with the chemical sciences All 45 institutions are not-for-profit. A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage The center is where one of the first, and largest, air ambulance service was created and where a successful inter-institutional transplant program was developed. More heart surgeries are performed at the Texas Medical Center than anywhere else in the world. [2]

The Texas Medical Center receives over five million annual patient visits including over ten thousand international patients. In 2006, the center employed over 73,500 people, including 4,000 physicians and 11,000 registered nurses. [3]

Adjacent to the center are Rice University, Hermann Park, Reliant Park and the Museum District. William Marsh Rice University (commonly called Rice University and opened in 1912 as The William Marsh Rice Institute for the Advancement of Letters Science and Art Hermann Park is one of Houston 's most-visited public parks Situated between Fannin Street and North MacGregor Way it is within walking distance from the Texas Medical Reliant Park (formerly the Astrodomain) is a complex in Houston Texas named after the energy company Reliant Energy. The Houston Museum District (colloquially just Museum District) is an area of Houston Texas south of downtown

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History

A typical Texas Medical Center street sign
A typical Texas Medical Center street sign

Founding and early years

The Texas Medical Center was established in 1945 through the generous philanthropy of businessman Monroe Dunaway Anderson. Anderson believed that a medical center that consisted of many different hospitals, academic and research institutions and support organizations should be built in Houston, next to Hermann Hospital. Memorial Hermann Healthcare System is composed of two separate hospital systems which formed in the late 1990s when the Memorial and Hermann systems joined Anderson founded the M. D. Anderson Foundation prior to the charter of the medical center with an endowment of $300,000. The fund's first gift was a check of $1,000 to the Junior League Eye Fund for eyeglasses. Organization The Association of Junior Leagues International Inc Two years after establishing the M. D. Anderson Foundation, Anderson died, leaving $19 million to the organization, the largest charitable fund ever created in Texas. In 1941, the Texas State Legislature granted funds to the University of Texas for the purpose of starting a cancer research hospital. The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Texas. The M. D. Anderson Foundation matched the state's gift to the university by supplying funds and land to construct the hospital.

President Roosevelt approved the purchase of 118 acres (0. 48 km²) from the Hermann Estate in 1944 for the construction of a 1,000-bed naval hospital in Houston. The hospital, later renamed the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, opened in 1946 and became a teaching facility for the Baylor College of Medicine. Medical Care - Awarded Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Services in 2004 the Robert W Baylor College of Medicine, located in Houston, Texas, USA, is one of the world's leading centers for Biomedical research and clinical care Also in 1946, several projects were approved for inclusion in the Texas Medical Center including: Hermann Hospital, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, The Methodist Hospital, The Shriners Crippled Children's' Hospital (now known as Shriners Hospitals for Children), and the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. Memorial Hermann Healthcare System is composed of two separate hospital systems which formed in the late 1990s when the Memorial and Hermann systems joined St Luke's Episcopal Hospital is a Baylor College of Medicine-affiliated Hospital located in Houston, Texas and is a part of the larger St The Methodist Hospital is a hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston Texas. Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 pediatric Non-profit Hospitals across North America that provide all care at no charge The Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library ( HAM-TMC Library) is an academic health science library located at 1133 John Freeman Blvd in the Texas Medical The M.D. Anderson Hospital for Cancer Research of the University of Texas began construction in 1953. The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center is one of the nation's original three comprehensive Cancer centers established by the National Cancer Act of 1971 Texas Children's Hospital admitted its first patient in 1954. Texas Children's Hospital is an internationally recognized pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.

During the late 1950s, the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research opened. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute at Houston added the Gimbel Research Wing. Texas Woman's University Nursing Program began instruction.

In 1962, the Texas Heart Institute was chartered and became affiliated with St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital. St Luke's Episcopal Hospital is a Baylor College of Medicine-affiliated Hospital located in Houston, Texas and is a part of the larger St Texas Children's Hospital is an internationally recognized pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Ben Taub General Hospital of the Harris County Hospital District opened. Ben Taub General Hospital is a Hospital in Houston Texas. Ben Taub was opened in May 1963 and is located in the Texas Medical Center.

Recent history and developments

Texas Medical Center
Texas Medical Center

In 1993, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center began a $248. 6-million expansion project which constructed an inpatient pavilion with 512 beds, two research buildings, an outpatient clinic building, a faculty office building and a patient-family hotel. From 2005 to present, the George and Cynthia Mitchell Basic Sciences Research Building, the Ambulatory Clinical Building, the Cancer Prevention Center and a new research building on the South Campus opened. The for profit Proton Therapy Center, the largest facility in the United States where proton therapy is used to treat cancer, opened in July of 2006. The proton ( Greek πρῶτον / proton "first" is a Subatomic particle with an Electric charge of one positive The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Proton therapy is a type of Particle therapy which utilizes a beam of Protons to irradiate diseased tissue most often in the treatment of cancer [4]

The Memorial Hermann Healthcare System is constructing the six-floor, 165,000-square-foot (15,300 m²) Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute. Memorial Hermann Healthcare System is composed of two separate hospital systems which formed in the late 1990s when the Memorial and Hermann systems joined Also recently completed is the 30-story Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, which is now the largest medical office building in the Texas Medical Center. At night, it is recognizable by its unique rainbow lantern. [5] The new construction is part of the system's city-wide "Century Project" initiative.

Baylor College of Medicine opened The Baylor Clinic on June 29, 2005 and is currently in the process of building a state-of-the-art integrated hospital and clinic, to be called The Baylor Hospital, which will open in the fall of 2010. Baylor College of Medicine, located in Houston, Texas, USA, is one of the world's leading centers for Biomedical research and clinical care

Texas Medical Center Institutions

Patient care institutions

Educational institutions

Academic and research institutions

Secondary schools

Support facilities

Facts and Figures

Housing

The Texas Medical Center [1] operates the Laurence H. Favrot Tower Apartments; only medical professionals and other staff members of the Texas Medical Center and their dependents may live in the apartments.

Education

Residents of the apartments are zoned to Houston ISD schools:

Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions, a public magnet school, is located east of the Texas Medical Center. The Houston Independent School District (HISD is the largest Public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. Oran M Roberts Elementary School is a primary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. James D Ryan Middle School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. Mirabeau B Lamar Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 3325 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas, United States, with For the school in Qatar see DeBakey High School for Health Professions at Qatar ------ Michael E

Infrastructure

The area is served by Metro bus service and the "Red Line" of the METRORail light rail system. The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County Texas (METRO operates Bus, Light rail, future Commuter rail, and METROLift (paratransit service in METRORail is the Light rail line located in Houston Texas ( U For specific light rail systems many of which use the words "light rail" as part of their name see List of light-rail transit systems. Three METRORail stations are located near the center: (TMC Transit Center, Dryden/TMC Station, and Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo Station). METRORail is the Light rail line located in Houston Texas ( U

Emergency services

Fire services

The Houston Fire Department Station 33 Medical Center is near the Texas Medical Center at 7100 Fannin @ South Braeswood [2]. City of Houston Fire Department ( HFD) is the agency that provides fire protection and Emergency medical services for the city of Houston, Texas

Police services

The Texas Medical Center is within the Houston Police Department's South Central Patrol Division [3]. The Houston Police Department ( HPD) is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States.

Postal services

The United States Postal Service Medical Center Station is located at 7205 Almeda Road, 77054-9998.

Notes

  1. ^ Industry Guide: Health Care | Greater Houston Partnership
  2. ^ http://www.texmedctr.tmc.edu/root/en/GetToKnow/AboutTMC/About+the+TMC.htm
  3. ^ http://www.texmedctr.tmc.edu/root/en/GetToKnow/FactsandFigures/FactsAndFigures.htm
  4. ^ M.D. Anderson opens new proton therapy center, July 16, 2006. Houston Chronicle
  5. ^ http://www.memorialhermannmedicalplaza.com/common/pdf/04BAR004_insert_bldgspec_HR.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.texmedctr.tmc.edu/root/en/GetToKnow/FactsandFigures/FactsAndFigures.htm

See also

External links

The South Texas Medical Center (STMC is a "regional leading" research and educational center in San Antonio, Texas. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (also known as “UT Southwestern” is a medical research center in Texas, United States. The Handbook of Texas (ISBN 0-87611-151-7 is a comprehensive Encyclopedia of Texas geography history and historical persons published by the Texas A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.
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