For more than a century, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center has served as a leader in adult and pediatric trauma care, serving as one of only two level 1 trauma centers in Southeast Texas, and as a national leader in academic medicine as the primary teaching hospital for McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center. It is also home to some of the nation’s best-in-class heart and vascular, trauma and kidney care centers, along with providing other critical community services. Memorial Hermann Life Flight, one of the first two U.S. air medical services, with 165,000 flights since its inception and 4,200 missions annually over a 150-mile radius, first took to the skies from Memorial Hermann-TMC in 1976 under the leadership of James “Red” Duke, a world-renowned surgeon and pioneer in trauma medicine. Memorial Hermann-TMC is one of the nation’s busiest level 1 trauma centers, treating over 14,000 adult and pediatric patients each year. The campus includes TIRR Memorial Hermann, ranked second in the U.S. for medical rehabilitation, and Children’s Memorial Hermann, which in partnership with Memorial Hermann-TMC has been recognized with multiple awards, including several national U.S. News & World Report rankings. Memorial Hermann-TMC is also known for leading-edge care in neuroscience, orthopedics, women’s health and organ transplantation, among other cutting- edge services. As part of the world famous Texas Medical Center, Memorial Hermann-TMC transforms frontline insights into scalable health solutions that streamline high-quality, value-focused patient care, improve patient outcomes and experiences, and enhance health in the communities served.
