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Memorial Hermann Hospital

Memorial Hermann Hospital is a private, non-profit, nonsectarian, teaching institution established in 1925. It serves as the primary teaching hospital of The University of Texas Medical School at Houston. It was the first institution built on what is now the Texas Medical Center. The hospital, named after George Hermann who left it as a part of a trust, overlooks Hermann Park.

Hermann consists of four pavilions: the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cullen Pavilion, constructed in 1925; the Robertson Pavilion, finished in 1948; the Jones Pavilion, opened in 1977, and the new Hermann Pavilion, opened in 1999.. The four interconnected buildings comprise over a million square feet of space. The Cullen Pavilion, newly renovated and restored to its original grandeur, accommodates medicine beds almost exclusively.

Hermann is a Level 1 Trauma Center, equipped to handle any emergency situation. House Staff may accompany some Life Flight missions. Hermann offers specialized facilities including the Hermann Burn Center, The Texas Kidney Institute which provides extensive care for all stages of kidney disease, The University Magnetic Resonance Imaging Center at Hermann, and three cardiac catheterization laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art technology and staffed by a highly qualified team. The Hermann Heart Center is a newly built and expanded area occupying over 10,000 square feet for non-invasive cardiac tests and cardiac rehabilitation. Laboratories for gastroenterology and pulmonary procedures are also fully equipped and on the leading edge of diagnostic capabilities. A Hyperbaric Medicine Center for treatment of barotrauma and other conditions is on site. The Toxic Fume Inhalation Center for treatment of victims of accidents that occur around toxic or flammable substances has been established as an adjunct to Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Hermann Hospital, which provides a full range of services for industrial clients. The University of Texas/Hermann Hospital Gallstone Treatment Center offers a multi-disciplinary approach to treatment of gallstones including extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy.

Hermann Hospital also has clinical research facilities. The University Clinical Research Center at Hermann Hospital has been funded in part by the National Institutes of Health. Currently, active protocols include studies of obesity, osteoporosis, hypertension, heart disease, blood clotting problems, Marfan's Syndrome and infectious diarrhea. At the Center for Cardiovascular and Imaging Research, positron emission tomography (PET) is being used as a diagnostic and research tool for quantitative pictures of the function, metabolism, and blood flow to the heart, brain, and other organs.

There are four general internal medicine services caring for patients of private physicians and full-time faculty. Each house staff team takes night call every fourth day. There are four cardiology services each admitting every fifth day to the cardiac care unit and cardiology wards. The intensive care unit (ICU) team admits every third day to the 16 bed ICU. There are subspecialty teams for oncology and nephrology patients. Float teams at night cover the teams not on call. All divisions have active consultive services with fellows, residents, and students. Patients are admitted to Hermann from private and academic faculty clinics, house staff panel clinics, the emergency center, and upon transfer from outlying areas of Texas, as well as the world.

Hermann Hospital and the Medical School work closely together. This is symbolized in the physical plant, with each floor of the Medical School connecting to the hospital. This provides easy access and readily available support from the academic faculty and convenience for house staff and students who attend conferences. Clinical faculty are based in nearby private offices, many in Hermann Professional Building, just across the street, and connected by a bridge over Fannin Street. Private internists utilize this proximity to supervise care of their patients by medicine house staff while they participate in the academic community.