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Among
the renowned institutions that are a part of the TMC are
the The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center,
one of the world's leading cancer treatment and research
centers; Texas Children's Hospital, an international
leader in pediatric medicine; and Texas Heart Institute
at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, a leader in heart
treatment. Houston
is home to two of the world's most famous heart
surgeons, Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. and Denton A. Cooley,
M.D. More heart surgeries are performed in the Texas
Medical Center than anywhere else in the world.
TMC
employs more than 73,000 people. Another 10,000 work in
the adjacent professional buildings.
The
TMC institutions have a combined operating budget of
$5.4 billion (2001).
During the past five years, TMC member institutions
received $3.5 billion in grants for research.
More
than 22,000 students attend regular classes in the TMC.
TMC
covers more than 1,000 acres and has more than 100
permanent buildings.
Hospital Rankings
U.S. News & World Report, 2006
Memorial Hermann Hospital
35 - Kidney Disease
42 - Ear, Nose and Throat
The Methodist Hospital
10 - Neurology and Neurosurgery
15 - Opthamology
16 - Ear, Nose and Throat
16 - Urology
17 - Psychiatry
47 - Gynecology
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
34 - Digestive Disorders
41 - Orthopedics
48 - Ear, Nose and Throat
TIRR-The Institute for
Rehabilitation and Research
5 - Rehabilitation
The Menninger Clinic
6 - Psychiatry
Texas Children's Hospital
5 - Pediatrics
Texas Heart Institute
6 - Heart and Heart Surgery
The University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Center
2 - Cancer
5 - Gynecology
10 - Ear, Nose and Throat
10 - Eurology
More anti-cancer drugs are evaluated at the M.D.
Anderson Cancer center than at any other institution in
the country. Some 500 clinical trials are currently
underway to test drugs and assess new surgical
techniques and radiotherapy methods.
The University of Texas Medical
Branch Hospital, Galveston
27 - Ear, Nose and Throat
50 - Kidney Disease |
