Company Profile
Company Overview
The Methodist Hospital in Houston is one of the nation's largest private, nonprofit general hospitals. Dedicated to providing the highest level of patient care, Methodist has a 90-year legacy of medical breakthroughs, such as the world?s first multiple-organ transplant in the 1960s, gene therapy for prostate cancer, and the first islet cell transplants in Texas. Methodist is ranked among the country's top centers in 15 specialties and is listed as an "Honor Roll" hospital in U.S. News & World Report's 2009 "America's Best Hospitals" issue. The hospital ranked in more specialties than any other hospital in Texas. Methodist is also 17th on FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to Work For" in 2010. Methodist is primarily affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital, two of the nation's leading centers for patient care, medical education and research. Methodist also is affiliated with the University of Houston.
Company History
The Methodist Hospital has earned worldwide recognition since it opened its doors in 1919.
As a private, adult teaching hospital affiliated with Weill Medical College of Cornell University, it offers the latest innovations in medical, surgical and diagnostic techniques. Methodist also maintains various joint programs with Baylor College of Medicine.
The hospital, one of only a handful in Texas recognized by The Best Hospitals in America, is among the country's largest non-profit health care providers. Its medical staff, meanwhile, include dozens of physicians listed in The Best Doctors in America.
Certified by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Methodist is a leader in such specialties as:
Cardiovascular Surgery (pioneered by famed heart surgeon Dr. Michael E. DeBakey)
The Treatment of Cancer and Epilepsy
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Nephrology/Kidney Disease
Endoscopic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Neurology and Neurosurgery
Organ Transplants
Orthopedics
Urology
Regardless of the treatment you seek, The Methodist Hospital's mission remains the same: to provide the best care and service in a spiritual environment.