Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital

Houston hospital

Hospital in Texas, United States

29°41′36″N 95°31′20″W / 29.6933°N 95.5222°W / 29.6933; -95.5222OrganizationTypeGeneralHistoryOpened1977LinksWebsitewww.memorialhermann.org/locations/memorial-hermann-southwest-hospital/ListsHospitals in Texas

Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, formerly Southwest Memorial Hospital, is a hospital in Sharpstown Section 3,^[1]^[2] in Southwest Management District (formerly Greater Sharpstown), Houston. It is a part of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System. The communities it serves include Bellaire, Missouri City, Uptown Houston (the Galleria area), and Southwest Houston, including Meyerland and Sharpstown.^[3]

Pediatric care to the hospital is provided by doctors from Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital which treats infants, children, teens, and young adults age 0-21.

History

It was established in 1977.^[4]

In August 2009 the Memorial Hermann Hospital System announced that it planned to sell its Southwest Hospital to the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD), which had plans to make the hospital its third general hospital.^[5] David Lopez, the President and CEO of the hospital district, stated that the price was somewhere around $165 million to $185 million. The majority of the medical staff of the Southwest Hospital expressed strong dissatisfaction with the proposal and stated intentions to resign if the sale proceeded.^[6] The medical staff leadership and around 200 other doctors signed a petition, unanimously approved at a medical staff meeting on Tuesday August 18, 2009, stating an intent to leave in case of a sale.^[7] Residential and community groups in the area around the hospital and Steve Radack, the Harris County commissioner, also opposed the plan.^[8]

Dan Wolterman, the Memorial Hermann president, asked the HCHD board to provide written responses to several actions by Friday September 18, 2009.^[8] Instead, on the day of the deadline,^[9] the county withdrew its bid to buy the hospital.^[10]

In 2016 Memorial Hermann took steps to upgrade Memorial Hermann Southwest's trauma level to Level II.^[11] In 2017 Memorial Hermann downgraded the trauma level to Level IV.^[12]

Facility

The complex is located at the intersection of Interstate 69/U.S. Route 59 (Southwest Freeway) and Beechnut.^[6] The hospital has space for 594 patients.^[4] The complex includes a hospital building and centers for cancer, outpatient imaging, surgery, and vascular services. It also houses four office buildings.^[6]

Staff demographics

As of August 2009 a spokesperson of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System stated that the hospital had 425 active medical staff members. That year, Todd Ackerman of the Houston Chronicle wrote that one doctor estimated that about 80% of the hospital's business is served by 80 to 100 doctors.^[6]

References

^ Sharpstown Section 3 Replat PDF and JPG. Harris County Block Book Map. Volume 92, Page 398. Retrieved on August 8, 2017.
^ Home. Memorial Hermann Hospital Southwest. Retrieved on August 8, 2017. "7600 Beechnut St Houston, TX 77074"
^ "About Memorial Hermann Southwest." Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital. Retrieved on January 26, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Home." (Archive) Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital. Retrieved on November 1, 2013.
^ O'Hare, Peggy. "County wants to buy Memorial Hermann SW." Houston Chronicle. August 7, 2009. Retrieved on August 8, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ackerman, Todd. "Doctors warn of exodus over Memorial Hermann Southwest sale." Houston Chronicle. August 14, 2009. Retrieved on November 1, 2013.
^ Ackerman, Todd. "Staff vows to leave if Memorial Hermann Southwest sold." Houston Chronicle. August 19, 2009. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
^ ^a ^b Ackerman, Todd. "Memorial Hermann wants details on hospital sale." Houston Chronicle. September 15, 2009. Retrieved on November 1, 2013.
^ Ackerman, Todd. "Harris County backs out of deal to buy Memorial Hermann SW." Houston Chronicle. September 18, 2009. Retrieved on November 1, 2013.
^ "Hospital focuses on rebuilding after failed sale." Houston Chronicle. Wednesday, July 6, 2011. Retrieved on May 18, 2012.
^ Ackerman, Todd (2016-06-19). "Houston area getting four high-level trauma centers". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
^ Ackerman, Todd (2019-10-03). "Memorial Hermann-Southwest to scale back trauma care". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-04-27.