Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital (CMHH) is a nationally ranked women's and pediatric acute care

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located in

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. The hospital has 234 pediatric beds and 76 beds for women. CMHH is affiliated with the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School at

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and is a part of the Memorial Hermann Health System. The hospital provides comprehensive pediatric specialties and subspecialties to infants, children, teens, and young adults aged 0–21 throughout Houston and surrounding regions. Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital also sometimes treats adults that require pediatric care. CMHH also features an

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designated Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center, 1 of 5 in the state. The hospital is located within the vast

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About

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. It houses one of the nation's largest neonatal intensive care units (

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s) and is one of only two Level IV NICUs in Southeast Texas. The NICU at Children's Memorial Hermann treats more than 1,000 premature infants each year. The hospital is nationally recognized for The Fetal Center, a subspecialty center made up of maternal-fetal medicine specialists that perform in utero surgery to treat fetuses with birth defects inside the mother's womb before they are born. Affiliated physicians performed the first in utero

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surgery in Texas after the MOMS trial, an NICHD-sponsored study of prenatal and postnatal closure of

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Patient care units

The hospital has a variety of patient care units to care for pediatric patients from 0-21, and women requiring

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care. * 30-bed pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) * 38-bed neonatal special care nursery * 119-bed neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) * 76-bed general pediatrics * 73-bed women's/obgyn

Ronald McDonald House

The hospital has a Ronald McDonald House located within the hospital that has 14 rooms for families of children that are in the PICU and the NICU. The house originally opened in 2007 on the 7th and 9th floors, and is affiliated with the Ronald McDonald House of Houston. In addition to the house located within the hospital, CHMM families can stay at the nearby 70-bedroom Holcombe House.

Awards

On the 2018-19 ''U.S. News & World Report: Best Children's Hospitals'' rankings CMHH ranked as #45 in Pediatric Cardiology & Heart Surgery and #41 in pediatric neurology and heart surgery. The hospital was ranked nationally in two pediatric specialties on the 2020-21 '' U.S. News & World Report: Best Children's Hospitals''. The hospital ranked #22 in pediatric cardiology and heart surgery, and #31 in pediatric neurology and heart surgery. In addition, CMHH is ranked as the #3 best children's hospital in Texas behind

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and

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