Houston Methodist Hospital, the flagship hospital of Houston Methodist, was founded in 1919 and is headquartered within the Texas Medical Center in Houston. The hospital has more than 900 beds, 8,400 employees and six centers of excellence, while the broader Houston Methodist system comprises eight hospitals, numerous specialty care locations and more than 35,000 employees. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Houston Methodist Hospital among the country’s top hospitals in 11 specialties in its 2026-2027 “Best Hospitals” rankings and named it the No. 1 hospital in Texas for the 15th time in a row. The hospital’s six centers of excellence, comprising the Houston Methodist Cancer Center, DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center, Underwood Center for Digestive Health, Neurological Institute, and Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, each combine clinical treatment, research and education. Houston Methodist Hospital has marked 100 years of providing clinical care, advanced technology and patient experience since its founding.
