Woman's Hospital of Texas

The Woman’s Hospital of Texas^[1] is an HCA Affiliated Hospital established in 1976 by a group of physician’s who recognized a need in Houston for a facility focused solely on women in all stages of life. Its founders specifically chose to name the hospital Woman’s – not Women’s – in honor of each patient as an individual and the personal attention each woman receives. Located near the Texas Medical Center in Houston Woman’s has been one of the state’s premier care providers for women and newborns for more than 30 years. The hospital also received accolades from U.S. News & World Report's ^[2] annual survey ranking it one of the nation’s top 50 hospitals for gynecologic care since 2007.

Led by CEO Linda Russell ^[3], the hospital remains focused on a woman’s responsibility for her health by providing resources for prevention, education, wellness and medical care. Woman’s offers a full range of women’s services for patients, including minimally invasive surgery and Urogynecology as well as an antepartum unit, 36 labor and delivery rooms, a medical surgical unit and 124-bed Levels II and III Neonatal Intensive Care nurseries.

Woman’s has welcomed more than 170,000 babies to the world since its inception and delivers more babies in Harris County than any other hospital ^[4]. December 2008 marked an especially historic moment when the hospital delivered its 9,000th baby of the year – a first in the history of Woman’s. With 275 licensed beds plus an additional 92 beds slated to open in early 2009, the opening of the hospital’s new wing will enable physicians to deliver 11,000 babies annually, a goal that increases current deliveries by more than 20 percent.

Well equipped to handle everything from preemies weighing less than 1,500 grams to high-order multiples, the hospital has garnered recognition for its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) as well as its track record of delivering both high-order multiples ^[5] and the most babies in Houston. Woman’s is also highly regarded for the expertise of its physicians and breakthrough developments in minimally invasive surgery as well as Urogynecology. It is home to nearly 600 board-certified physicians, many of whom are on the teaching faculty of Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas Health Science Center of Houston.

Contents 1 History 2 University Affiliations 3 Partner Resources 4 Sources

History

• 1976 – The hospital is established by a group of physicians to meet the individual health needs of women and foster the understanding of how modern healthcare can improve the lives of women and their families

• 1984 – Woman’s completes its first expansion, increasing the total square footage by more than 50 percent of its previous size

• 1995 – The hospital completes $5.5M in renovations of its Labor and Delivery Unit as well as NICU

• 2000 – A second renovation allows Woman’s to better accommodate its increased number of patients. This expansion brings the facility to 232,258 square feet (21,577.5 m²)

• 2005 – Hospital delivers Breedlove quadruplets - first set of identical, natural quadruplets born in Houston

• 2007 – U.S. News & World Report ranks the hospital in the top 50 nationwide for gynecology; Woman’s affiliates with Conroe Regional Medical Center to form The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at Conroe

• 2008 – The hospital is again named one of the top 50 hospitals nationwide for gynecologic care; Woman’s achieves milestone: first time more than 9,000 babies are delivered in a single year

• 2009 – Expansion is completed, increasing the total bed count to 367

University Affiliations

Baylor College of Medicine • College of the Mainland • Galveston College • Houston Baptist University • Houston Community College • Lee College • Lone Star College -Cy Fair • Prairie View A&M University • San Jacinto Central • San Jacinto South • Texas A&M University Corpus Christi • Texas Southern University • Texas State University • Texas Woman’s University • University of Houston • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston • University of Texas Medical Branch • University of Texas OB/GYN Program • Wharton County Junior College

Partner Resources

• The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at Conroe - (Conroe, TX)

• Physical Therapy

• The Fitness Center

• The Woman’s Place for Breast Care

Sources

1. ^ http://www.womanshospital.com
2. ^ “Best Hospitals.” U.S. News & World Report. July 2008.
3. ^ “About Our CEO.” The Woman’s Hospital of Texas Newsroom. February 2009.
4. ^ Texas Department of State Health Services. Open Records Request – The Woman’s Hospital of Texas. Texas Department of State Health Services, 2008. [Austin, Texas:] E-mail report.
5. ^ Galehouse, Maggie. “Two minutes, five babies.” Houston Chronicle 1 Nov. 2008: A1, A10.