Houston Methodist Hospital

Founded in 1919, Houston Methodist Hospital is one of the largest private, non-profit, teaching medical centers in the United States. For more than 100 years, Houston Methodist Hospital has been committed to providing patients with the highest quality, safe clinical care, advanced technology and patient experience.

In the 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings of U.S. hospitals, Houston Methodist Hospital has been named the best hospital in Texas for 13 consecutive years and has been selected to the Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals eight times. In addition, it ranks among the top hospitals in the country in 10 specialties, including 8 in the top 20 and 3 in the top 10 in the country.

Leading Medical

Houston Methodist Hospital is renowned for its outstanding care, treatment and research, attracting patients from across Texas, the United States and around the world.

Our team of surgeons, physicians, researchers and other experts collaborate to solve medicine’s greatest challenges and translate discoveries into new treatments and cures. Our drive for innovation stems from the legacy of world-renowned heart surgeon Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, who performed the first coronary artery bypass surgery in Texas and pioneered surgical procedures that have become common practice.

Today, Houston Methodist Hospital is not only a leader in cardiovascular care, research and education, building on DeBakey’s achievements and reputation, but is also known for breakthroughs in organ transplantation, orthopedics, cancer treatment, and neurology and neuroscience.

Quality and Patient Safety

For Houston Methodist Hospital, quality means ensuring a safe patient care environment where we deliver clinical excellence with integrity and compassion. Our mission is to always put the patient at the center of everything we do – which means ensuring patient safety in all of our hospitals and facilities is our top priority.

Groundbreaking research

Houston Methodist has some of the world's most distinguished physician-scientists conducting more than 800 clinical trials.

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