Medical Care

Texas Medical Center

Texas Medical Center (TMC) with 45 member institutions is the largest medical complex in the world.

The complex includes 13 renowned hospitals and two specialty institutions, two medical schools, four nursing schools and schools of dentistry, public health, pharmacy and virtually all health-related careers.

TMC has expanded continually since its inception in 1943.

The approximate cost of buildings under active construction is $1 billion.
6 million gross square feet of growth is projected through 2008.
Eight buildings with more than 4.3 million gross square feet are under active construction.
In 2005, more than 5.2 million patient visits were made to the TMC.

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