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Houston Methodist Hospital is the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist. Located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas, Houston Methodist Hospital was established in 1919 as an outreach ministry of Methodist Episcopal Church. Houston Methodist is one of the most comprehensive teaching hospitals in the United States, with leading specialists in every field of medicine. The hospital has consistently ranked as "One of America's Best Hospitals" according to U.S. News and World Report.〔(Hospital Directory: Detail View - U.S. News & World Report )〕 The hospital has earned worldwide recognition in multiple specialties including cardiovascular surgery, cancer, epilepsy treatment and organ transplantation.〔(Methodist Hospital System (The Texas Medical Center, Houston, Texas) )〕 Primarily affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the hospital directs millions of dollars into research and advances in patient care. Houston Methodist offers the latest innovations in medical, surgical and diagnostic techniques, and alternative medicine such as acupuncture through partner programs. Houston Methodist system was named one of "Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2006 and ranked ninth in the "Top 10 Companies to Work For" in 2007 and ranked eighth in 2008 according to Fortune Magazine. It now ranks seventeenth in Fortune Magazine.〔 〕 In 2013, Houston Methodist changed its official name from The Methodist Hospital System to Houston Methodist, following an announcement by Houston Methodist, see 〔Methodist Announces New Name. Houston Methodist Hospitals. Retrieved 2013-09-06.〕 ==History== Originally located near downtown Houston, the hospital relocated to the Texas Medical Center and opened a 300-bed facility in 1951. Late heart surgeon Michael E. DeBakey, at the time a faculty member and later Chancellor Emeritus of Baylor College of Medicine, performed the first removal of a carotid artery blockage (1950); the first aorto-coronary bypass surgery (1964); the first use of a ventricular assist device to pump blood and support a diseased heart (1966); and some of the first U.S. heart transplants (1968 and 1969) at the hospital. Houston Methodist, consisting of the existing Texas Medical Center facility and several newly constructed regional hospitals, was established in 1996 to extend Houston Methodist’s health services beyond the Texas Medical Center and into communities throughout Houston. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Houston Methodist Hospital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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