In a June 24 news release, Houston Methodist announced its acceptance of a $110 million philanthropic gift that will further advance research and care related to neuroscience, women\u2019s health and other diseases among various neurological conditions.<\/p>\n
The gift is the largest sum donated to the health system in its more than 100-year history, according to release details.<\/p>\n
Explained<\/p>\n
Officials said the commitment will establish two new funds in support of research acceleration and the improvement of several care services offered by the system.<\/p>\n
According to the system\u2019s website, these services currently focus on care related to:<\/p>\n
NeurologyNeurosurgeryNeuro-intensive careNeuroradiologyNeurorehabilitationOphthalmologyPsychiatryHouston Methodist\u2019s women\u2019s health services also specialize in a number of areas to ensure that women receive well-rounded care through physicians\u2019 collaborative, multidisciplinary approach.<\/p>\n
According to Houston Methodist’s website<\/a>, these services include:<\/p>\n Gynecologic oncology as part of the center\u2019s cancer careGynecologyMammograms and breast screeningsOsteoporosisPelvic health and urogynecologyAdditional services for women with unique needs involving heart and vascular care, neurology and orthopedics, among several othersNotable quote<\/p>\n In the announcement, Dr. Jenny Chang, president and CEO of the Houston Methodist Academic Institute, said the funds will expand what is already known about neurological diseases and women\u2019s health. The funds will also grant facilities access to cutting-edge tools necessary for treatment development.<\/p>\n \u201cThis tremendous gift will accelerate translational research that broadens our understanding of neurological and other diseases,” Chang said. \u201cIt will allow us to leverage state-of-the-art platforms to detect, diagnose and deliver therapeutics, keeping patient care at the center of our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n A new chapter<\/p>\n The donor behind the gift, The Brockman Medical Research Foundation, is a private, Houston-based foundation established by the Brockman Family, according to the news release.<\/p>\n Through its donations and partnerships with various organizations, the foundation seeks to promote education and to assist with research funding in the science, medicine and healthcare fields.<\/p>\n Houston Methodist will formally recognize the foundation for its gift by establishing the name of its newest hospital facility as the Brockman Centennial Tower, officials said. The tower\u2019s entrance will additionally be named the Anna Margaret Bellows Centennial Hall.<\/p>\n Once completed, the 26-story hospital will add nearly 400 patient beds to the current occupancy, as well as house the growing emergency department and connect directly to the Paula and Joseph C. \u201cRusty\u201d Walter III Tower at Houston Methodist\u2019s flagship location in the Texas Medical Center, according to release details.<\/p>\n The Brockman Centennial Tower is scheduled to open in 2027.<\/p>\n Reach out<\/p>\n For more information about Houston Methodist, patients should visit its official website<\/a>, social media pages or On Health<\/a> and Leading Medicine<\/a> blogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a June 24 news release, Houston Methodist announced its acceptance of a $110 million philanthropic gift that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1494,3858,11349,666,1822,56,58,2597,57,16235,5508,9244,127133,127132],"class_list":["post-357745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-construction","tag-doctor","tag-donation","tag-funding","tag-hospital","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-methodist","tag-houston-news","tag-medicine","tag-neuroscience","tag-philanthropy","tag-the-brockman-medical-research-foundation","tag-women039s-health-care"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}