Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital has joined a select group of hospitals by earning recognition as a “Quality Respiratory Care” facility by the American Association for Respiratory Care

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For the first time in Texas, doctors at Childrens' Memorial Hermann performed a delicate surgery in the womb that has given a spina bifida patient the chance for a better life.    

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Stacie Allphin, from the Memorial Hermann Preventive and Recovery Center discusses how kids are using Freon to get high

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Memorial Herman’s new 3D mammogram detects breast cancer more accurately than a traditional mammogram and that could help save hundreds of lives.

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Thanks to the work of skilled physicians at TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital here, not to mention the prayers and well wishes of millions globally, Gabby, as we've all come to know her, has made bedazzling progress across the intervening months.

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Dr. Milan Sen, orthopedic surgeon with Children's Memorial Hermann/UTHealth gives recommendations on ATV safety and says “there’s definitely been a rise in the number of ATV accidents, especially amongst the younger population.”

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TIRR Memorial Hermann and Memorial Hermann- Texas Medical Center B-ROLL

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News Conference Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ arrives in Houston to Begin the Next Phase of Recovery

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Low-dose CT scans better detect earlier stages of lung cancer than a standard chest X-ray, significantly cutting deaths from the disease, the National Cancer Institute announced today. The NCI's study enrolled 53,000 current and former heavy smokers, ages 55 to 74, at 33 trial sites nationwide over a 20 month period beginning in August 2002. Participants were required to have a smoking history of at least 30 pack-years and were either current or former smokers without signs, symptoms, or history of lung cancer. Pack-years are calculated by multiplying the average number of packs of cigarettes smoked per day by the number of years a person has smoked.

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HOUSTON (January 31, 2012) – Memorial Hermann continues to differentiate itself as the one of the top systems in the nation and the market leader in quality and patient safety outcomes, with five campuses being named as Distinguished Hospitals for Clinical Excellence™ by HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings organization. Placing in the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide for superior clinical performance are: Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital, and Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center.

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HOUSTON (January 17, 2012) – Memorial Hermann Healthcare System this week was the only hospital system in Houston and one of only two in Texas named one of the nation’s top 15 health systems by Thomson Reuters, a leading provider of information and solutions to improve the cost and quality of healthcare. The prominent award is based on criteria such as clinical outcomes, patient safety, patient satisfaction and operational efficiency.

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HOUSTON (January 4, 2012) – Memorial Hermann has acquired Richmond Bone & Joint Clinic (RBJ) in a move that further strengthens the organization’s orthopedic network and adds additional specialty clinics to its growing roster, as well as builds on the hospital’s groundbreaking clinical integration initiative to bring medical staff physicians together in a common commitment to quality care and accountability.

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HOUSTON (November 30, 2011) – In a distinction based on data analysis and review, four Memorial Hermann campuses – Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital and Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital – were the only Houston hospitals named on a list of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Thomson Reuters. 

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HOUSTON (Nov. 17, 2011) – A report released recently by HealthGrades, the nation’s most trusted, independent source of physician information and hospital quality ratings, has again named several Memorial Hermann hospitals among the best in the nation. The ratings are based on objective data, including risk-adjusted rates of mortality and in-hospital complications in 27 procedures and diagnoses.

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Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center and TIRR Memorial Hermann have earned distinction as two of the nation’s top hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Hospitals” issue.

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