The Texas Medical Center ( TMC ) is a neighborhood in south-central Houston , Texas , United States. It is immediately south of the Museum District and west of Texas State Highway 288 .
77-488: Over 60 medical institutions, largely concentrated in a triangular area between Brays Bayou , Rice University , and Hermann Park , are members of the Texas Medical Center Corporation—a non-profit umbrella organization—which constitutes the largest medical center and life science destination in the world. As the world's largest medical center, it's also nicknamed as the "Medical Mini-City" . The TMC has
154-559: A $ 550 million complex on the southern side of the TMC including academic, medical office, and housing buildings. On June 24, 2020, The Texas Medical Center released data showing a 97% capacity in its ICU facilities due to the Covid-19 crisis . The Texas Medical Center has been a forefront of helping COVID-19 victims in Houston during the pandemic. The Texas Medical Center (TMC) in Houston is
231-494: A Mark Art Program at Texas Children’s Hospital; HISD's DeBakey High School for Health Professions; Eye Care for Kids Foundation; The Greater Houston Chapter of the American Red Cross; The National Space Biomedical Research Institute; San Jose Clinic; Haddassah; and The Dr. Marnie Rose Foundation. In an effort to increase appreciation for classical music in young audiences, Texas Medical Center Orchestra has developed
308-708: A billion dollars, and almost 1.2 million square feet of healthcare development, the first two facilities to open in the new campus were the Texas Children’s Hospital and The Houston Methodist West Hospital. Texas Children’s West Campus is among the nation’s largest suburban pediatric hospitals . In 2012, Texas Medical Center added the Shriners Hospitals for Children in Galveston , which treats pediatric trauma burns, as its 50th member institution. In 2016, Texas Medical Center added San José Clinic ,
385-621: A close relationship with the charter school, KIPP SHARP of KIPP Houston . By coordinating efforts with KIPP SHARP teachers and administrators, TMCO has integrated its musical programming into the school's curriculum. Works that the orchestra performs are taught and discussed in history, art and music classes. The students are invited to display artwork and essays in the Wortham lobby at TMCO concerts, and they are encouraged to attend with their families. TMCO has included KIPP choirs and orchestras in concert performances. In 2011, TMCO began working with
462-495: A combined MD and Ph.D. in a medical science to be earned in 7–9 total years. Typically, 8–12 students matriculate into this program per year and receive free tuition in addition to a stipend of $ 29,000 per academic year. The GSBS ranks 25th for best Ph.D. program in the biological sciences. Overall, in 2018 BCM ranked 20th in terms of research funding from the National Institutes of Health based on rankings done by
539-575: A dental school. All 54 institutions are not-for-profit . Among the affiliated medical schools are the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston , Baylor College of Medicine , University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Texas A&M College of Medicine . Some member institutions are located outside the city of Houston . In 2016, more heart surgeries were performed at the Texas Medical Center than anywhere else in
616-514: A flood damage reduction project in the Brays watershed. The Harris County Flood Control District took over planning and implementation of the project in 1998, and construction began in 2001. The project, which has a tentative completion date of 2021, has been continuously delayed by gaps in federal funding, though the urgency of the 2015 and 2016 floods has hastened efforts to complete it. Once completed, Project Brays will remove 15,000 structures from
693-567: A former synagogue, Temple Emanu-el, located at 292 Commerce Street (today 1306 Commerce Street). In 1903, an alliance with Baylor University in Waco was formed and the name was changed to Baylor University College of Medicine . By 1918, Baylor University College of Medicine was the only private medical school in Texas. The M.D. Anderson Foundation invited Baylor to join the newly formed Texas Medical Center in Houston in 1943. The school opened in
770-465: A hospital and clinic, to be called the Baylor Clinic and Hospital, slated to open in 2011. In 2009, the college postponed construction for financial reasons, with the outer shell of the hospital completed but the interiors remaining unfinished. In March 2012, BCM decided to convert the building to an outpatient clinic center. In 2009, BCM entered into discussions with Rice University regarding
847-506: A part of Fire District 21, is near the Texas Medical Center at 7100 Fannin at South Braeswood Boulevard. The original Firehouse 33 was one of the last stations to be housed in an original volunteer fire station. The original Station 33 was the city hall/fire station of Braeswood. The City of Houston annexed the area in 1950. The current Fire Station 33 opened one block from the original station in August 2004. The city relinquished its ownership of
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#1732765332157924-496: A potential merger between the two Houston institutions. After extensive meetings, the boards at both institutions decided that each school would remain independent. In 2010, Baylor University entered into talks with BCM to strengthening ties to each other; however, the merger did not occur. Baylor University Board of Regents appoints 25% of the Baylor College of Medicine's board of trustees. On June 21, 2010, Dr. Paul Klotman
1001-470: A relative lack of flood control infrastructure, means Brays Bayou is extremely prone to flash flooding events. The origin of the name Brays Bayou is unclear, and the alternate spellings Braes and Bray's have been used throughout its history, most prominently in Braeswood Place , a neighborhood which straddles the bayou southwest of Rice University, and Braeswood Boulevard, which runs along
1078-472: A tributary of the bayou, in 1912, and the University of Houston was established just north of the bayou in the Third Ward in 1927. Harrisburg was annexed by the city in 1926. During the 1930s, Riverside Terrace , south of the Third Ward , became home to the large forested estates of Houston's wealthy Jewish community, which had been segregated out of River Oaks . The Texas Medical Center began in
1155-652: Is a private medical school in Houston , Texas , United States. Originally as the Baylor University College of Medicine from 1903 to 1969, the college became independent with the current name and has been separate from Baylor University since 1969. The college consists of four schools: the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, the School of Health Professions, and
1232-470: Is a 30-month program, where the first 12 months are dedicated to the didactic curriculum, and the following 18 months are spent on clinical rotations and research. It Is the only program in the country to integrate a series of full-time clinical rotations exposing students to six core areas of expertise designed to meet the requirements of the NCOPE-approved residency. Genetic Counseling In 2018,
1309-447: Is a dense agglomeration of hospitals, schools, and ancillary businesses clustered on a triangular piece of land bordered by Rice University and the neighborhood of Southampton to the west, Brays Bayou to the south and east, and Hermann Park to the north. With 106,000 employees, the TMC has an employment density of approximately 50,475 per square mile (19,489/km). The Texas Medical Center Corporation has compared its dense cityscape to
1386-751: Is headquartered at the John P. McGovern Campus on Holcombe Boulevard southeast of Hermann Park, adjacent to the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center . The United States Postal Service operates the Medical Center Station on Almeda Road, and Harris County Public Library operates the Texas Medical Center Library near the Baylor School of Medicine. The Houston Fire Department Station 33 Medical Center,
1463-553: Is within the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Melinda Webb School, a private school for deaf infants to 7 years old, is located in the TMC; it is operated by the Center for Hearing and Speech and was previously at 3636 W. Dallas. The school serves as a day school for children not yet mainstreamed into regular classrooms and a speech and therapy center for those that are. Previously known as
1540-498: The Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission which recorded the aftereffects of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki . 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,
1617-482: The Chicago Loop and Lower Manhattan . The core of the TMC is serviced by three large arterial roads. Main and Fannin streets run southwest to northeast, while Holcombe Boulevard runs west to east. The Texas Medical Center is one of the few employment centers in Houston which is not directly serviced by a freeway; the nearest freeway is Texas State Highway 288 , located to the east of Hermann Park. To compensate,
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#17327653321571694-736: The Houston Ship Channel and historic townsite of Harrisburg. The confluence of Brays and Buffalo bayous was the original focal point for Anglo-American settlement in the region with the founding of Harrisburg in 1825. In 1836, Houston was founded upstream Buffalo Bayou at the confluence with White Oak Bayou . Harrisburg would remain the region's primary trade center until after the American Civil War , when economic momentum shifted to Houston. Other early settlements along Brays Bayou included Riceville, founded in 1850, and Alief , founded in 1861. Frequent flooding along
1771-595: The Menninger Clinic , the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center , and the Children's Hospital of San Antonio . On November 18, 2020, Baylor College of Medicine announced a new affiliation with Baylor Scott & White Health . This will result in the development of a new regional medical school campus in Temple, Texas , which will enroll 40 students per year starting in fall 2023. The Baylor College of Medicine
1848-464: The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center , opened in 1946 and became a teaching facility for Baylor College of Medicine . In 1946, several projects were approved for inclusion in the Texas Medical Center including: M.D. Anderson Hospital for Cancer Research of the University of Texas began construction in 1953. Texas Children's Hospital admitted its first patient in 1954. During
1925-865: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society , Lone Star Chapter in an annual co-sponsorship of a bicycle ride, "Gran Fondo: Texas TMCO" that precedes the MS150 and benefits both organizations. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, the Texas Medical Center Orchestra was invited to perform Diane Warren's Oscar-nominated song, "I'm Standing With You" in a monumental music video that featured more than 170 artists from six continents. Warren teamed up with director Gev Miron and composer/arranger Sharon Farber to put this effort together, which has raised over $ 7 million for
2002-640: The Texas Legislature to double its class size in order to increase the number of physicians in Texas. In 2004, Baylor did not renew its affiliation agreement with Houston Methodist Hospital , the school's primary private adult teaching hospital, following contentious discussions between the two institutions. This split is notable as the only instance in American medical history of a medical school and one of its primary teaching hospitals parting ways. In 2005, Baylor College of Medicine began building
2079-621: The Third Ward , and Lamar High School in Upper Kirby . Formerly known as the Doctors Orchestra of Houston, the Texas Medical Center Orchestra was established in November 2000 and is one of the few orchestras in the world that originated from health professions. Members of the orchestra include physicians, dentists, nurses, medical students, biomedical scientists, social workers and other health professionals. The mission of
2156-500: The 100-year (0.1%) floodplain . The Brays Bayou Greenway serves as an important linear park through a broad region of Houston, providing 30 miles (48 km) of grade-separated hike-and-bike trails. Under the City of Houston's Bayou Greenways 2020 project, Brays Bayou has been the focus of a number of projects to fill gaps in the trail network, add new park space, and provide increased connectivity to adjacent neighborhoods and across
2233-579: The 1820s. In 1822, a man named Bray settled along the bayou, possibly providing its name. Brays Bayou has its source at an artificial stormwater detention basin south of Barker Reservoir in extreme western Harris County. It flows eastward, north of Mission Bend and parallel to the Westpark Tollway , into Alief . After briefly entering Westchase , the Brays turns southward, bisects the International District , and straddles
2310-649: The 1940s with the construction of the MD Anderson Cancer Center . Meyerland , located immediately west of the southwest corner of Interstate 610 , was opened in 1955 as one of Houston's first master-planned communities . Brays Bayou continues to serve as a greenway connecting these affluent neighborhoods and districts. Like many other Houston bayous, Brays Bayou was channelized by the United States Army Corps of Engineers between 1955 and 1960 after severe flooding earlier in
2387-501: The BCM–McNair Campus is slated to open in 2015 and will become BCM's acute-care hospital and main medical teaching facility. On November 18, 2020, Baylor College of Medicine announced a new affiliation with Baylor Scott & White Health that will result in the development of a new regional medical school campus in Temple, Texas which will enroll 40 students per year starting in fall 2023. Baylor College of Medicine ranks among
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2464-482: The Blue Ridge Institute. Physician Assistant The School's Physician Assistant Program which began in 1971 as a certificate program, was elevated to Bachelor of Science status in 1975, and on to a Master of Science program in 1989. Today, this program ranks 3rd among the nation's physician assistant programs according to U.S. News & World Report . Nurse Anesthesia The 2012 graduates of
2541-494: The Brays made its floodplain ideal for growing rice , which became a cash crop in Alief through the early 20th century. As a result of its familiarity with flooding, Alief was home to the region's first flood control district, which was created in 1909. By the first half of the 20th century, suburbs of Houston had reached the banks of Brays Bayou. Rice University was established on a large plot of land adjacent to Harris Gully,
2618-798: The Buffalo at Harrisburg . Nearly all of the river is located within the city of Houston ; it is a defining geographic feature of many neighborhoods and districts, including Meyerland , Braeswood Place , the Texas Medical Center , and Riverside Terrace . As a result of its central route through Harris County, the Brays Bayou watershed is heavily urbanized . Over 700,000 people reside within its 129-square-mile (330 km ) drainage area, which contains 124 miles (200 km) of open-channel waterway, mostly from artificial drainage channels. This high level of development, combined with
2695-674: The Genetic Counseling Program welcomed its first students. It is a 21-month program consisting of didactic coursework, clinical rotations, and a student thesis. Genetic counseling students rotate through prenatal, pediatric, adult, cancer, and specialty clinics at Baylor College of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals in and around the Texas Medical Center. Baylor College of Medicine sponsors Graduate Medical Education in more than 80 ACGME-accredited, and 40 Texas Medical Board (TMB)-approved training programs. At Baylor College of Medicine residents and fellows learn from one of
2772-818: 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 Proton Therapy Center, the largest facility in the United States where proton therapy is used to treat cancer, opened in July 2006. In 2001, the Texas Medical Center was devastated by Tropical Storm Allison , which flooded basements and
2849-992: The Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia Program were the first to earn their doctorate of nursing practice from the Program. Developed from a 1968 a certificate program that was offered by the Harris County Hospital District, now the Harris Health System, in 1983, it became a Master of Science degree program under the auspices of Baylor. This program ranks 2nd in the nation among training programs in nurse anesthesia according to U.S. News & World Report . Orthotics and Prosethetics The Orthotics and Prosthetics Program welcomed its first students in June 2013. It
2926-639: The Harris Health System (known then as Harris County Hospital District) opened in 1963. The TMC Library provides access to thousands of current digital books and journals and its John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center houses rare medical books dating back to the 1500s, historical manuscripts such as the McGovern Collection on the History of Medicine, the Menninger Collection of Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis, and
3003-609: The Houston School for Deaf Children, it was given its current name, after a deaf girl, in 1997. The girl died of leukemia circa 1958; a former student of the school, she had been the first area deaf child to be mainstreamed into a public school, as she began attending one in Texas City in 1954. Her father, Frank Webb, donated $ 1 million to what became the Melinda Webb School in 2002. That year its enrollment
3080-553: The National School of Tropical Medicine. The school is part owner, alongside Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI), of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center , the flagship hospital of the CHI St. Luke's Health system. Other affiliated teaching hospitals and research institutes include Harris Health System's Ben Taub Hospital , Texas Children's Hospital , The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center , TIRR Memorial Hermann ,
3157-683: The TMC has developed strong transit connections; the entirety of the district is serviced by the METRORail Red Line , which runs along Fannin. Rail stops in the Medical Center include Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo , Dryden/TMC , and the Texas Medical Center Transit Center , which doubles as a hub for local bus routes. These three stops are the busiest stations on the Red Line; ultimately,
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3234-401: The Texas Medical Center. At night, it became recognizable by its unique rainbow lantern. The construction was part of the system's citywide "Century Project" initiative. In 2005, Baylor College of Medicine opened the Baylor Clinic. The Texas Children's Hospital announced the largest investment and program expansion ever by a single pediatric organization. The $ 1.5 billion, four-year initiative
3311-834: The United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for the World Health Organization (WHO). The City of Houston defines an area around the Medical Center as the Med Center Super Neighborhood. In 2015 that area had 2,717 residents. 52% were non-Hispanic white, 16% each were non-Hispanic Black and Asian, 12% were Hispanics, and 4% were non-Hispanic other. In 2000 the area had 2,358 residents. 47% were non-Hispanic white, 33% were non-Hispanic Asian, 10% were Hispanic, 8% were non-Hispanic Black, and 2% were non-Hispanic other. The main TMC area
3388-540: The United States that is structured with an accelerated 1.5 year preclinical curriculum. Baylor offers four programs that give medical students the opportunity to earn a second degree alongside the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Baylor College of Medicine is one of only 51 medical institutions in the United States to offer a Medical Scientist Training Program . This federally sponsored and highly competitive program allows exceptionally well-qualified students to study for
3465-764: The bayou. Public parks which connect to the greenway include (from west to east): Mike Driscoll Park, Arthur Storey Park, Hermann Park , MacGregor Park, and Mason Park. Arthur Storey Park doubles as a large stormwater detention basin which can hold up to 1.1 billion US gallons (4.2 × 10 ^ L) (about 3,376 acre feet ) of water during flood events. See also: List of companies in Houston See: List of colleges and universities in Houston [REDACTED] Category [REDACTED] Texas portal Baylor College of Medicine 1,151 clinical residents 507 clinical fellows 552 postdoctoral fellows The Baylor College of Medicine ( BCM )
3542-407: The center employed over 106,000 people, including 20,000 physicians, scientists, researchers and other advanced degree professionals in the life sciences . The TMC has over 160,000 visitors each day. The Texas Medical Center houses the world's largest children's hospital ( Texas Children's Hospital ), as well as the world's largest cancer hospital ( MD Anderson Cancer Center ). Texas Medical Center
3619-636: The community's leading charity care clinic, as a member institution. Denise Castillo-Rhodes, executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Texas Medical Center, as well as a volunteer for San José Clinic noted when it became a member of TMC: "San José Clinic serves a very important role in our community. Thus, it is a natural next step for the Clinic to join the Texas Medical Center as its newest member, as it continues to grow and provide extraordinary healthcare and education at affordable prices.". In 2020, Texas A&M announced plans to build
3696-521: The creation of a medical college; however, the remaining physicians in favor set up a committee of medical professional and three laymen to secure a board of directors for the proposed college. The school's charter was filed with the Texas Secretary of State on September 15, 1900, with three physicians as the incorporators: Drs. Samuel E. Milliken, J. B. Titterington, and Lawrence Ashton. The school opened on November 19, 1900, with 81 students in
3773-590: The decade. By 1980, the Brays Bayou watershed was home to a population of over 412,000, and inadequate drainage infrastructure was still a major concern. A 1976 flood caused major damage to the Medical Center, Rice University, the University of Houston , and institutions in the Museum District . Beginning in the 1970s, the Harris County Flood Control District began implementing restrictions on upstream development to reduce
3850-527: The district's bus, light rail, and shuttle services deliver nearly 65,000 trips per day to and from the area. In the 2010s, rapid development within the Medical Center began to strain existing transportation infrastructure; the average daily traffic on Fannin Street and nearby arterial Kirby Drive is expected to double by 2035. New development during the first half of the decade is expected to require an additional 50,000 parking spaces to meet demand. Solutions to
3927-513: The district's traffic problems include expanding existing arterial roads, boosting transit capacity, and constructing new contract parking lots on the outskirts. The Third Ward Redevelopment Council defines the TMC as being part of the Third Ward . T. R. Witcher of the Houston Press wrote in 1995 that the TMC and nearby areas are "not the first places that come to mind when you say "Third Ward,"[...]". The Texas Medical Center Corporation
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#17327653321574004-599: The expenditures were earmarked for new equipment and information systems. In 2010, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston , including the John Sealy Hospital , became the 49th member of the Texas Medical Center and the first member-institution located outside the City of Houston. Texas Medical Center–West Campus, serving residents of greater west Houston and adjacent areas, opened in January, 2011. Representing an initial investment of more than half
4081-423: The first class. Each year the medical school matriculates around 185 students, around 75% of whom are Texas residents. As of April 2020, Baylor College of Medicine is the third least expensive private medical school in the country in terms of tuition. The MD curriculum consists of 1.5 years of preclinical foundational sciences, followed by 2.5 years of clinical curriculum. It is one of the few medical schools in
4158-419: The first floors with 18 inches of water. This resulted in retrofitting of storm doors and barriers to prevent future flooding. The Memorial Hermann Healthcare System constructed the six-floor, 165,000-square-foot (15,300 m) Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute. Also recently completed around 2006 was the 30-story Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza, which is now the largest medical office building in
4235-2460: The largest medical complex in the world, comprising 21 hospitals, 8 specialty institutions, 8 academic and research institutions, 4 medical schools, 3 nursing schools, 2 pharmacy schools, and 1 dental school. Additionally, The Texas Medical Center (TMC) hosts over 400 biotech and healthcare startups, alongside numerous major pharmaceutical companies, making it a leading hub for medical innovation. 1. Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center 2. Ben Taub General Hospital 3. Houston Methodist Hospital 4. John Sealy Hospital 5. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center 6. Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital 7. Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center 8. Rebecca Sealy Hospital 9. Shriner's Hospital for Children — Galveston 10. Shriners Hospitals for Children — Houston 11. Texas Children's Hospital 12. TIRR Memorial Hermann 13. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 14. St. Dominic Village 15. San Jose Clinic 16. Houston Hospice 17. Harris Health System 18. The Menninger Clinic 19. Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital 20. Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital 21. Houston Methodist West Hospital 1. Texas Heart Institute 2. The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 3. TIRR Memorial Hermann 4. Texas Children's Cancer Center 5. Texas Children's Hospital 6. Shriners Hospitals for Children 7. The Menninger Clinic 8. DePelchin Children's Center 1. Baylor College of Medicine 2. Rice University - BioScience Research Collaborative 3. Texas A&M Health Science Center Institute of Biosciences and Technology 4. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 5. University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 6. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 7. Texas Woman's University Institute of Health Sciences 8. Houston Methodist Research Institute 1. Baylor College of Medicine 2. McGovern Medical School 3. Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine 4. University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston 1. Prairie View A&M College of Nursing 2. Texas Woman's University College of Nursing 3. Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth 4. Houston Community College 1. University of Houston College of Pharmacy 2. Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 1. UTHealth School of Dentistry The Texas Medical Center
4312-677: 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 Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (known then as St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital) and Texas Children's Hospital. Ben Taub General Hospital of
4389-519: The likelihood of flooding. In 2001, Tropical Storm Allison , the most destructive tropical storm in U.S. history, devastated the Brays Bayou watershed. 6,000 homes along the Brays were flooded, and the Texas Medical Center was inundated, damaging important medical facilities. Damage to the University of Texas Health Science Center alone exceeded $ 740 million ($ 1.2 billion in 2023 dollars). In May 2015, an extreme rainfall event flooded over 400 homes in Meyerland. One year later, in April 2016 ,
4466-410: The medical center July 12, 1943, in a converted Sears, Roebuck & Co. warehouse, with 131 students. Four years later, Baylor moved to its present site in the Roy and Lillie Cullen Building, the first building completed in the Texas Medical Center. In 1948, Michael E. DeBakey joined the faculty as chair of the Department of Surgery, and the following year, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
4543-421: The most diverse patient populations anywhere in the country. This is partially due to the diversity found within the city of Houston, which has no single majority ethnic group. The hospitals of the Texas Medical Center and Houston's status as a hub for international industry also draw patients from every corner of the globe. Adding to this diversity are the many and varied settings in which residents and fellows have
4620-450: The neighborhood was again impacted by floods. In 2017, the area was hit by significantly more severe flooding due to Hurricane Harvey . The Brays Bayou Federal Flood Risk Reduction Project , also known as Project Brays , is an ongoing $ 480 million project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Harris County Flood Control District (HCFCD) to retrofit the Brays Bayou watershed with new and improved flood control infrastructure. Overall,
4697-419: The opportunity to train, including Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and Baylor's many affiliated hospitals. In 2013, Baylor College of Medicine ranked 19th in terms of research funding from the National Institutes of Health based on rankings done by the Blue Ridge Institute. In July 2024, the first-ever mRNA vaccine for elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV), developed by Baylor College of Medicine,
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#17327653321574774-636: The orchestra is to provide health care professionals with a high-quality outlet for creative expression through the world of symphonic music; perform regularly at affordable concerts that are open to the public and in an accessible venue; attract a diverse audience by commitments to select popular programming reflecting Houston’s diversity; and bring public attention to, and provide programmatic support for, medically related and/or educational charities. Organizations which have received contributions include: The University of Texas Medical School for heart research; The Ben Taub BOOKS programs; The H.O.M.E.S Clinic; Making
4851-656: The organization has developed ambitious plans for a new "innovation campus" south of the river. The 4.93-square-mile (12.8 km) Medical Center / Astrodome area, highly populated with medical workers, is home to over 20,000 people. The TMC is served by the METRORail Red Line, a north-south light rail route which connects the district to Downtown Houston and NRG Park. The Texas Medical Center contains 54 medicine-related institutions, with 21 hospitals and eight specialty institutions, eight academic and research institutions, four medical schools , seven nursing schools, three public health organizations, two pharmacy schools and
4928-476: The original fire station. The Texas Medical Center is within the Houston Police Department 's South Central Patrol Division. Formerly TMC had its own employee housing, Laurence H. Favrot Tower Apartments, which accommodated TMC employees and their dependents. On August 31, 2012 the complex closed. Dependent children living there were within the Houston Independent School District (HISD) and zoned to Roberts Elementary School in Southgate , Ryan Middle School in
5005-413: The project includes 75 individual components, including deepening and widening 21 miles (34 km) of the bayou, modifying or reconstructing 30 road bridges, and constructing four large stormwater detention basins with a total capacity of 3.5 billion US gallons (13 × 10 ^ L). Planning for Project Brays began in 1988 when the Army Corps of Engineers released a cost–benefit analysis for
5082-420: The river between Interstate 610 and Texas State Highway 288 . Braeswood may have originated from the Scottish word brae , for hill or slope. An early settler along Brays Bayou, Henry MacGregor (the namesake of MacGregor Drive in the Third Ward ), may have coined the name. The name Brays has been used to describe the river since the arrival of the Old Three Hundred at Stephen F. Austin 's colony in
5159-573: The top 25 graduate programs in Biological Sciences in the United States according to a 2022 survey. Within the School of Health Professions, the Nurse anesthetist program ranks 2nd and the physician assistant program ranks 3rd. A program in Orthotics and Prosthetics began in 2013, with 18 students in the first class. The National School of Tropical Medicine is the only school in the nation dedicated exclusively to patient care, research, education and policy related to neglected tropical diseases. A program in Genetic Counseling began in 2018, with 8 students in
5236-401: The university by supplying funds and land on the condition that the hospital be established in Houston and named after its founder. President Franklin D. Roosevelt approved the purchase of 118 acres (0.48 km) from the estate of local entrepreneur George Hermann (namesake of Hermann Park ) in 1944 for the construction of a 1,000-bed naval hospital in Houston. The hospital, later renamed
5313-432: The western edge of Sharpstown . After passing under Interstate 69 , the bayou flows east-northeast through Meyerland , underneath the Interstate 610 loop, and past the Texas Medical Center and Hermann Park . The bayou passes under State Highway 288 , enters the Third Ward , and exits into the East End after passing under Interstate 45 . Significantly wider at this point, Brays Bayou then empties into Buffalo Bayou at
5390-498: The world with 13,600 heart surgeries annually. 180,000 annual surgeries were performed. The TMC performed one surgery every three minutes. Over 25,000 babies were delivered each year, more than one baby every 20 minutes. The Texas Medical Center offered over 9,200 total patient beds. The Center receives an average of 3,300 patient visits a day, and over eight million annual patient visits, including over 18,000 international patients. The TMC has over 750,000 ER visitors each year. In 2011,
5467-416: The world's highest density of clinical facilities for patient care, basic biomedical sciences , and translational research . The neighborhood is 2.1-square-mile (5.4 km). The Texas Medical Center employs over 106,000 people, hosts 10 million patient encounters annually, and has a gross domestic product of US$ 25 billion. Over the decades, the TMC has expanded south of Brays Bayou toward NRG Park , and
5544-499: Was 35-40. In 2020 it began admitting preschool students without hearing difficulties to provide a more mainstream environment. Brays Bayou Brays Bayou is a slow-moving river in Harris County , Texas . A major tributary of Buffalo Bayou , the Brays flows for 31 miles (50 km) from the western edge of the county, south of Barker Reservoir along the border with Fort Bend County , east to its convergence with
5621-559: Was established in 1945, in part by funds endowed to the M.D. Anderson Foundation by businessman Monroe Dunaway Anderson . The fund's first gift was a check of $ 1,000 to the Junior League Eye Fund for eyeglasses. In 1941, the Texas State Legislature granted funds to the University of Texas for the purpose of starting a cancer research hospital. The M.D. Anderson Foundation matched the state's gift to
5698-430: Was established. Baylor's rise in prominence began in the 1950s when DeBakey's surgical techniques garnered international attention. In the 1960s, the college underwent its first major expansion. In 1969, the college separated from Baylor University and became an independent institution, which allowed it access to federal research funding, changing its name to Baylor College of Medicine . Also in 1969, BCM negotiated with
5775-476: Was named as the President and CEO of the Baylor College of Medicine. In January 2014, BCM and CHI St. Luke's announced they would become joint owners of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center , a hospital at the Texas Medical Center (formerly known as St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, then St. Luke's Medical Center after it was purchased by Catholic Health Initiatives in 2013). A partially completed hospital building on
5852-468: Was originally founded in 1900 in Dallas, Texas , by a group of Dallas physicians as the University of Dallas Medical Department , despite the absence of any institution under the University of Dallas name. This occurred following a meeting of Dallas area physicians on August 16, 1900, for the purpose taking the preliminary steps to establish a medical college. The majority of physicians in attendance opposed
5929-437: Was targeted for completion in 2010 and focused on research and accessibility. Major projects included the development of the neurological research institute ($ 215 million), the formation of a maternity center ($ 575 million), and the expansion of existing research facilities ($ 120 million). Texas Children's was undertaking the development of one of the largest pediatric hospitals in a suburban setting ($ 220 million). The remainder of
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