70 Million Dollar Expansion for West Houston Medical Center Announced
Houston, Texas, September 23, 2009—HCA Affiliated West Houston Medical Center (West Houston) announced today that the facility will begin a $70 million expansion project to increase women’s,...
View ArticleWest Houston Medical Center Receives Pathway to Excellence ® Designation
West Houston Medical Center (WHMC) has been designated as a Pathway to Excellence® organization by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This designation demonstrates WHMC’s commitment to...
View ArticleWest Houston Medical Center Named Top Performing Hospital in Quality and...
Houston, TX., September 15, 2011—West Houston Medical Center (WHMC) announces being named one of the top performers in using evidence-based care processes to improve patient outcomes by The Joint...
View ArticleWest Houston Medical Center Named Top Performer by The Joint Commission 2013...
West Houston Medical Center (WHMC), an HCA Affiliated Hospital, has been named one of the nation's Top Performers on Key Quality Measures™ by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care...
View ArticleWest Houston Medical Center Welcomes Its First Baby of The New Year!
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston Medical Center and Dr. Gilbert Sayegh helped Amori Mooresh and Silva Sulaiman welcome their son, Sam Mooresh, into the world at 3:40 AM on January 1, 2014....
View ArticleWest Houston Medical Center Recognizes Patient, Staff and Houston Fire...
It was what Andreas Matzakos and his friends thought was going to be another active Saturday of riding bikes through Terry Hershey Park, but it took a scary turn as Matzakos slowed down and collapsed...
View ArticleHospital Corporation Of America Named One Of Ethisphere Institute’s World’s...
Hospital Corporation of America, a leading healthcare provider with 164 hospitals and 115 ambulatory surgery centers in 20 states and London, England, has been named one of the Ethisphere Institute’s...
View ArticleWest Houston Medical Center Patient's Warning After Going Barefoot Cost Him...
West Houston resident Jon Oxley walked outside of his house barefoot in the grass and cut his foot. He said he, "didn't think much of it right away."
View ArticleDavid Elgarico joins West Houston Medical Center as Chief Operating Officer
HCA affiliated West Houston Medical Center’s (WHMC) Chief Executive Officer, Todd Caliva, announced that David Elgarico has been named the facility’s Chief Operating Officer. Elgarico was previously...
View ArticleWest Houston Medical Center performs Houston's First Prostatectomy using Da...
HCA affiliated West Houston Medical Center (WHMC), in collaboration with the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery, announced today that it performed the city of Houston’s first radical prostatectomy...
View ArticleThe Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston Welcomes First Baby of the...
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston and Dr. Daisy Ayim helped Saba and Muhammad Ahsan welcome their first child, and precious daughter, Nabeeha Ahsan Aman, into the world at 12:03 a.m. on...
View ArticleTroy A. Villarreal Appointed President Of HCA’s Gulf Coast Division
HCA today announced the appointment of Troy A. Villarreal as president of HCA’s Gulf Coast division effective June 20, 2016. Villarreal replaces Maura Walsh who recently announced her retirement after...
View ArticlePhilip Morris Joins West Houston Medical Center as Chief Operating Officer
HCA affiliated West Houston Medical Center’s (WHMC) chief executive officer, Todd Caliva, announced Philip Morris has been named the facility’s chief operating officer. Morris previously served as the...
View ArticleWest Houston Medical Center Announces Dr. Jagdeep Singh as Chief Medical Officer
HCA affiliated West Houston Medical Center (WHMC) Chief Executive Officer, Todd Caliva, announced that Jagdeep Singh, MD has accepted to the hospital’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) role. Dr. Singh’s...
View ArticleNations Named Chief Nursing Executive for HCA Gulf Coast Division
Kelli Nations, MHA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, has been named HCA Gulf Coast Division’s first chief nurse executive, effective September 30, 2016.
View ArticleMauricio Camargo Named Senior Vice President of Planning and Business...
Mauricio Camargo, MBA, MS, has been named senior vice president of planning and business intelligence for HCA Gulf Coast Division.
View ArticleTodd Caliva Named Chief Executive Officer Of Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
HCA Gulf Coast Division President Troy Villarreal announced today the appointment of Todd Caliva as chief executive officer of Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, effective Oct. 24, 2016.
View ArticleHCA Gulf Coast Division Announces Appointment Of Megan Marietta As Chief...
HCA Gulf Coast Division President Troy Villarreal has named Megan Marietta chief executive officer of West Houston Medical Center effective December 19, 2016. Marietta will replace Todd Caliva, who was...
View ArticleThe Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston Welcomes its First Baby of 2017
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston & Dr. Elvis Torres helped Mayra Salmeron & husband Marco Carillo welcome their third child, Frida Carillo, on January 1, 2017.
View ArticleJim Brown Appointed Chief Development Officer of HCA Gulf Coast Division
HCA Gulf Coast Division announced today that Jim Brown has been named chief development officer, effective February 13, 2017.
View ArticleHCA Gulf Coast Division Names Holly Elliott VP of Women’s and Children’s...
HCA Gulf Coast Division announced today that Holly Elliott has been named vice president of women’s and children’s services, effective Feb. 20.
View ArticleHCA Gulf Coast Division Sponsoring Social Event for New Graduate Nurses at...
HCA Gulf Coast Division will host a social event for nursing school students on March 23 from 4-7 p.m. at the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum, 3816 Caroline Street, Houston, Texas 77004.
View ArticleWest Houston Medical Center Becomes First In Houston To Offer New Laser...
West Houston Medical Center announced today it is now the first hospital in Houston to offer laser prostate surgery with the Lumenis® Pulse™ 120H laser.
View ArticleWest Houston Medical Center is the First Facility in Houston to Receive Full...
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and has become recognized as a health concern in some cases can lead to stroke and possible death. The American College of Cardiology estimates...
View ArticleHCA Named a World’s Most Ethical Company for Eighth Consecutive Year
Hospital Corporation of America (NYSE: HCA), a leading healthcare provider with 171 hospitals and 118 freestanding surgery centers in 20 states and the United Kingdom, has been recognized by the...
View ArticleKids Teaching Kids About Healthy Food Choices
Spring Branch Independent District high school students will prepare healthy, nutritious recipes of their own creation for some of the toughest judges around – elementary school students – at the kids...
View ArticleHCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division Expands Its Network of Care
HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division today announced the completion of the purchase of three area acute care hospitals and one long-term acute care hospital from Tenet Healthcare, further securing its...
View ArticleHCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division Joins Community Health Choice Marketplace...
Effective August 15, 2017, all HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division hospitals and facilities in Houston will be in Community Health Choice’s Health Insurance Marketplace provider network. Community...
View ArticlePartial Evacuation in Progress At West Houston Medical Center
Due to rising water, the decision has been made to begin evacuation of critical care patients and suspension of services at West Houston Medical Center. In order to help ensure their safety, eleven...
View ArticleWest Houston Medical Center receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver...
American Heart Association Award recognizes West Houston Medical Center’s commitment to quality stroke care
View ArticleUniversity of Houston Creates College of Medicine and Partners with HCA...
The UH System Board of Regents has approved establishment of a College of Medicine at the University of Houston focused on preparing primary care doctors to practice in underserved urban and rural...
View ArticleIn Emotional Reunion, Cardiac Arrest Survivor Thanks Physicians Who Saved His...
Thanksgiving…a time to show gratitude and appreciation to those who have influenced your life, those who have inspired your life and those who SAVED your life?
View ArticleThe Woman's Hospital of Texas at West Houston Welcomes First Baby of 2018
The Woman’s Hospital of Texas at West Houston welcomed first New Year’s baby Destin Eyinade into the world at 5:20 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2018. Destin, the son of Adedej and Motunrayo Eyinade was the first...
View ArticleJose A. Perez Jr., M.D., Named VP of Graduate Medical Education for HCA...
Jose A. Perez Jr., M.D., has joined HCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division as vice president of graduate medical education, focusing on strategy and development.
View ArticleHCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division’s Nations, Kimmel Named HBJ Healthcare...
Kelli Nations, chief nurse executive for HCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division, and Stephen Kimmel, M.D., pediatric surgeon at HCA-affiliated Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, were both recognized as...
View ArticleHCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division Joins Greater Houston Healthconnect
HCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division has joined Greater Houston Healthconnect, the region’s Health Information Exchange (HIE).
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