Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital, formerly Southwest Memorial Hospital, is a hospital in

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(formerly Greater Sharpstown),

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. It is a part of the

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. The communities it serves include Bellaire,

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(the Galleria area), and

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, including

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and Sharpstown. Pediatric care to the hospital is provided by doctors from

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which treats infants, children, teens, and young adults age 0-21.

History

It was established in 1977.Home
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Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital. Retrieved on November 1, 2013. In August 2009 the Memorial Hermann Hospital System announced that it planned to sell its Southwest Hospital to the

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(HCHD), which had plans to make the hospital its third general hospital. 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.Ackerman, Todd.
Doctors warn of exodus over Memorial Hermann Southwest sale
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''. August 14, 2009. Retrieved on November 1, 2013. 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. Residential and community groups in the area around the hospital and Steve Radack, the Harris County commissioner, also opposed the plan.Ackerman, Todd.
Memorial Hermann wants details on hospital sale
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''. September 15, 2009. Retrieved on November 1, 2013. Dan Wolterman, the Memorial Hermann president, asked the HCHD board to provide written responses to several actions by Friday September 18, 2009. Instead, on the day of the deadline, the county withdrew its bid to buy the hospital. In 2016 Memorial Hermann took steps to upgrade Memorial Hermann Southwest's trauma level to Level II. In 2017 Memorial Hermann downgraded the trauma level to Level IV.

Facility

The complex is located at the intersection of

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( Southwest Freeway) and Beechnut. The hospital has space for 594 patients. The complex includes a hospital building and centers for cancer, outpatient imaging, surgery, and vascular services. It also houses four office buildings.

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 ''

'' wrote that one doctor estimated that about 80% of the hospital's business is served by 80 to 100 doctors.

References

External links

Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
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History

Facility

Staff demographics

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