U.S.News & World Report has recognized The Methodist Hospital in Houston as one of the nation’s best hospitals, placing it for the first time on the magazine’s prestigious Honor Roll.

The Methodist Hospital is the only hospital in Texas to earn a spot on the “Best Hospitals” Honor Roll, which includes 21 hospitals throughout the country. The Honor Roll recognizes hospitals that are the “best of the best” in patient care, patient safety, outcomes, nursing, advanced technology and reputation. This year, Methodist was ranked in 15 out of 16 specialties in U.S.News & World Report’s 2009 “America’s Best Hospitals” issue. Only a handful of hospitals are ranked in this many specialties and Methodist is ranked in more than any hospital in Texas.

The Methodist Hospital has 10 specialties ranked in the top 25, with 12 specialties improving their rank from 2008.

Of the 4,800 hospitals nationwide eligible to be ranked this year, only 174 were ranked in one or more of the 16 specialties. Methodist has ranked consistently in clinical areas since the rankings began in 1990.

“Making the Honor Roll is a tremendous achievement for our physicians, nurses and employees at Methodist who give the best of themselves to our patients every day,” said Ron Girotto, president and CEO of The Methodist Hospital System. “As an academic medical center, we are determined to provide our community with the highest quality medical care, research and education, and it’s wonderful to be recognized nationally along with these other great institutions.”

Methodist ranked in the following specialties: cancer (29), diabetes/endocrinology (24), ear, nose, throat (21), gastroenterology (16), geriatrics (28), gynecology (35), heart/heart Surgery (19), kidney (27), neurology/neurosurgery (13), ophthalmology (13), orthopedics (29), psychiatry (22), respiratory disorders (22), rheumatology (23) and urology (13). The hospitals chosen by the magazine received a score that weighs reputation, mortality and a group of care-related factors such as nursing and technology. Each specialty lists the 50 highest-scoring hospitals.

“When the stakes are high, you want the best care you can get for someone close to you,” said Avery Comarow, U.S.News & World Report health rankings editor. “These are hospitals that are used to getting the sickest patients.”

The rankings are online at www.usnews.com, and the magazine featuring the rankings will be on the newsstands July 21.

Also this year, Methodist was named No. 8 on FORTUNE’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America list.

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At Memorial Hermann, it means not being satisfied with the current state of medicine. It means doing all we can to save more lives and improve clinical outcomes. For Memorial Hermann’s affiliated physicians, it means tirelessly searching for better ways to diagnose and treat patients while harnessing the latest technologies. For our nearly 20,000 employees, it means exercising uncompromising commitment to deliver the best care possible using the safest methods. For our patients, it means having the best tools to prevent health problems as well as the best chance to regain their health and reclaim their lives following an illness or injury.

At CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital, our mission is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. We believe every single physician, Associate, and volunteer is a living and breathing extension of our mission. Furthermore, we believe we have been called to serve with excellence and care in an environment that serves as a testament of God’s love and compassion.

CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital offers Katy and surrounding communities the latest technology in medical care, providing a broad spectrum of adult, pediatric, medical, surgical and obstetrical care, as well as numerous ambulatory services. We offer compassionate health care in a caring environment.

Texas Children’s Hospital offers a full spectrum of specialized pediatric health care that cannot be found in general-care hospitals. From the integration of teams to specially sized equipment and instruments, every aspect of care at Texas Children’s is designed for children. The concept of family centered care is at the heart of the hospital’s mission.

At the center of everything we do is to bring a positive change to our community and the world at large through an aggressive but dynamic evangelism, discipleship and showing the way to abundant life to a dying world.

“When someone becomes a Christian he becomes a brand new person inside. He is not the same any more. A new life has begun!” 2Corinthian5:17. We go all out to bring people from all nations and races to the Lord Jesus Christ; just the way they are, and by the teaching of the undiluted word of God see them becoming the best for the Lord. We maximize potential!!

Holiness is our way of life; worship of God in Spirit and in Truth our greatest passion, the word of God our best meal, Prayer with faith our weapons of warfare and discipleship the key to changing the world.

It is our belief that the greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with the entire mind; and you shall love your neighbors as yourself. The greatest commission is to go all out and make people look like Jesus by teaching them to observe all the commandments of God as in the Bible- the word of God. The greatest instruction is to be holy as God is Holy.

“We believe that the entire scripture, both Old and New Testament are written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit

THE BIBLE TEACHING

We believe that the entire Scripture, both Old and New Testament are written by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit – II Tim. 3:16-17. All the Christian teachings and the Christian attitude of the Children of God are such as are established in the Holy Bible – II Tim. 3:10-15; II Peter 1:21; John 17:17; Ps. 119:105.

We believe that the Bible is the written and revealed Will of God. Man’s position to God, the way to obtain salvation, woe and destruction awaiting sinners that refuse to repent and everlasting joy that is kept for the born again souls. All the Bible teachings are holy, what the Bible reveals as the will of God are such that we should accept, and whatever God writes in the Bible and His Law are to remain unchangeable; for the Heavens and Earth may pass away but the Word of God stands forever. Deut. 4:22; Rev. 22:18, 19; Matt. 24:34-38.

ABOUT GOD: Ps. 33:6-9

As revealed unto us by the Bible, we believe that there is only one God, Who is the Creator of both visible and invisible creatures -Gen. 1:1; Ps. 86:9-10; Is. 43:10-11; John 1:1-3. Only God will be in existence forever. Ez. 3:14; in God every creature receives life -John 5:26.

ABOUT JESUS CHRIST

We believe that He is the Son of God; Who took away our sins, and the Savior of the world. We also believe that Jesus is God and was born by Mary the Virgin. He is God revealed in the flesh. Through Him all things were created. John 1:1-14; John 14:9; Matt. 1:18-25, Is 9:6; Is 53:5-6. We believe in His death on the Cross, and resurrection, by which He brought redemption – Is. 53:4-10; I Pet. 2:24; John 10:11; Gal. 3:13, Matt. 20:28; I Cor. 15:3; Rom. 4:25; II Cor. 5:14; Heb 2:9; Heb 9:26.

ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT

The Holy Spirit is the third Person in the TRINITY. He has the same power, the same glory with God the Father and God the Son – John 14:16-17; John 15:26; Matt. 3:16; Acts 13:24. He is one with Father and the Son who is to be worshiped and served. Three Persons that become one are the source of blessings to all the living creatures in Heaven and on earth – Matt. 28:19; II Cor. 13:14; I John 1:5-7. The Holy Spirit has a great work to perform. He Teaches, He Speaks to men, and bears witness in us – Acts 16:6-7; He performs the work of regeneration for man- John 3:5-6; He also performs the work of Sanctification in the born again souls until they are fully sanctified – John 16:8; Eph 1:17-19; II Thess. 2:13; I Cor. 6:11. This same Holy Spirit endows believers with gifts they can use – I Cor 12:7; He empowers one in the Lord. Acts 1:8.

ABOUT TRINITY

The egg is comprised of three parts: The yellow yolk, the whitish part, and the shell. Despite these three (3) substances, the egg is not three but one. Likewise, we believe that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost are one God, but made of three persons – hence they are ONE IN TRINITY – Gen. 1:16-29; Matt. 3:16-17; Matt. 18:19.

ABOUT THE DEVIL

We believe that there is a devil, who seeks the down fall of every man. He brought sickness, sin and death into the world. Gen. 3:1-16. He seeks the destruction of those who exercise their faith in the Lord Jesus. Matt. 4:1-11; James 4:7; I Peter 5:8. The devil has several unclean spirits over whom he governs – Matt. 12:24. A time would soon come when he shall be thrown into the pit and chained for one thousand years- Rev. 20:7-9. After this, he will be put into the lake of fire where he will remain suffering together with his followers for ever and ever. Rev. 20:10

ABOUT MAN

Things He created. Gen. 1:26. God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul – Gen 2:7. Therefore man is of three parts, namely body, soul and spirit. Man is God’s ambassador on earth to take control over all other creatures on His behalf on earth. Gen. 1:26-28. God allows man to take part in His work and thereby reveal His love for mankind more than any other creatures – Gen. 2:15. This also shows how God elevates man more than the other creatures upon the earth.

REPENTANCE UNTO GOD

Repentance is the sorrow of a godly man for his sins with decision to abstain from them – Acts 3:19; 20:21; II Cor. 7:10; Mark 1:15; Is. 55:7; II Chron. 7:14; Ezek. 18:21.

JUSTIFICATION OR NEW BIRTH

This is God’s grace whereby we are cleansed from our sins by which we are able to stand before God as though we have never sinned. Acts 13:39; Rom. 3:25-26; Rom 5:1; I Cor. 6:11; Gal. 3:24; John 1:12-13; 3:3; II Cor. 5:9; Titus 3:5; I Peter 1:23; Acts 10:43; John 3:3,5.

A national benchmark study for 2009 puts Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital and Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center in the Top 100 U.S. hospitals.