display Latest news from Memorial Hermann Health System on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/memorial-hermann-invests-in-ready-set-food-as-part-of-commitment-to-prevent-food-allergies/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-invests-in-ready-set-food-as-part-of-commitment-to-prevent-food-allergies/?sc=rsin Mon, 29 Jul 2024 09:30:34 EST Memorial Hermann Health System has made an investment in Ready, Set, Food that will further its commitment to educate and equip families with the tools necessary to give their babies the best chance at living a life free of food allergies. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/memorial-hermann-health-system-helps-address-industry-s-health-care-training-gap-through-virtual-reality-simulation/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-health-system-helps-address-industry-s-health-care-training-gap-through-virtual-reality-simulation/?sc=rsin Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:05:24 EST Memorial Hermann Health System is excited to play a role in addressing an industry-wide health care training gap through a strategic investment in and pilot with Oxford Medical Simulation (OMS). Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/sunburn-and-water-safety/?sc=rsin /articles/sunburn-and-water-safety/?sc=rsin Thu, 23 May 2024 16:05:18 EST Tips on how to avoid damaging sunburn and drowning this summer Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/heat-illness-and-dehydration/?sc=rsin /articles/heat-illness-and-dehydration/?sc=rsin Wed, 15 May 2024 11:05:23 EST A Memorial Hermann ER physician offers tips on how to avoid heat illness and dehydration this summer. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/nation-s-first-mobile-stroke-unit-gets-new-look-updated-imaging-and-treatment-capabilities2/?sc=rsin /articles/nation-s-first-mobile-stroke-unit-gets-new-look-updated-imaging-and-treatment-capabilities2/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 May 2024 11:05:53 EST Houston's Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU), the first specialized ambulance for pre-hospital stroke treatment in the United States, has a new look and updated imaging and treatment capabilities. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/memorial-hermann-foundation-receives-10-million-gift-to-transform-heart-and-vascular-care-memorial-hermann-life-flight-in-honor-of-larry-d-johnson/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-foundation-receives-10-million-gift-to-transform-heart-and-vascular-care-memorial-hermann-life-flight-in-honor-of-larry-d-johnson/?sc=rsin Thu, 14 Mar 2024 11:05:51 EST The Suzie and Larry Johnson Foundation, gifted $10 million to support the health system's Heart & Vascular Institute and Memorial Hermann Life Flight(r), enabling the expansion of highly advanced cardiovascular and trauma care across the Greater Houston community. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/memorial-hermann-health-system-offers-houston-community-free-dna-testing-program/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-health-system-offers-houston-community-free-dna-testing-program/?sc=rsin Tue, 05 Mar 2024 11:05:40 EST Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston is now offering genoME(r), a community health research program that, through genetic testing, can help a person determine how their genetic profile could impact their future health. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/memorial-hermann-president-ceo-recognized-as-one-of-modern-healthcare-s-100-most-influential-people-in-healthcare2/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-president-ceo-recognized-as-one-of-modern-healthcare-s-100-most-influential-people-in-healthcare2/?sc=rsin Thu, 07 Dec 2023 08:05:29 EST Memorial Hermann Health System President & CEO, Dr. David Callender, was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/memorial-hermann-launches-code-lilac-program-to-increase-emotional-support-available-for-its-workforce/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-launches-code-lilac-program-to-increase-emotional-support-available-for-its-workforce/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 Nov 2023 09:05:22 EST Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston launches Code Lilac to provide emotional support to workforce members who have experienced stressful patient or work-related events. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/how-young-people-can-help-protect-their-friends-and-themselves-during-spring-break/?sc=rsin /articles/how-young-people-can-help-protect-their-friends-and-themselves-during-spring-break/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:25:08 EST Spring Break is upon us and the amount of alcohol consumed during the week can leave young people vulnerable and put them at risk of being sexually assaulted. A forensic nurse at Memorial Hermann in Houston gives tips on how kids can stay safe. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/memorial-hermann-invests-in-foodsmart-to-help-sustainably-address-food-insecurity-and-chronic-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-invests-in-foodsmart-to-help-sustainably-address-food-insecurity-and-chronic-disease/?sc=rsin Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:10:51 EST Foodsmart, the nation's leading telenutrition and foodcare company, today announced that Texas-based Memorial Hermann Health System - a non-profit, award-winning health system committed to creating healthier Houston communities -has joined as an investor in its platform. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/memorial-hermann-texas-medical-center-recognized-by-vizient-as-2022-birnbaum-quality-leadership-top-performer/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-texas-medical-center-recognized-by-vizient-as-2022-birnbaum-quality-leadership-top-performer/?sc=rsin Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:05:29 EST Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center was honored with a top quality award from Vizient. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/understanding-the-american-heart-association-s-latest-dietary-guidelines/?sc=rsin /articles/understanding-the-american-heart-association-s-latest-dietary-guidelines/?sc=rsin Fri, 18 Mar 2022 11:35:18 EST A description of the American Heart Association's new dietary guidelines. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/new-collaborative-human-performance-facility-to-open-on-memorial-hermann-pearland-hospital-campus/?sc=rsin /articles/new-collaborative-human-performance-facility-to-open-on-memorial-hermann-pearland-hospital-campus/?sc=rsin Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:05:23 EST Memorial Hermann Health System will soon be breaking ground on Memorial Hermann Sports Park-Pearland, a new sports medicine and human performance facility on the campus of Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/memorial-hermann-joins-the-healthcare-anchor-network-increases-investment-in-community-to-address-housing-employment-and-other-social-determinants-of-health/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-joins-the-healthcare-anchor-network-increases-investment-in-community-to-address-housing-employment-and-other-social-determinants-of-health/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Oct 2021 12:10:06 EST Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston is making a multi-million dollar investment that will focus on housing instability, food insecurity, transportation, access to health care, income, and employment in underserved neighborhoods in Southwest Houston and Greater Heights. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/memorial-hermann-first-in-texas-to-use-newly-approved-device-to-treat-atrial-fibrillation-in-patients-at-risk-of-stroke/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-first-in-texas-to-use-newly-approved-device-to-treat-atrial-fibrillation-in-patients-at-risk-of-stroke/?sc=rsin Thu, 02 Sep 2021 18:25:33 EST Memorial Hermann in Houston, TX is the first institution in Texas to use a new device to treat AFib in patients at risk of stroke. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/memorial-hermann-earns-top-recognition-by-u-s-news-world-report/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-earns-top-recognition-by-u-s-news-world-report/?sc=rsin Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:00:18 EST TIRR Memorial Hermann Hospital ranked No. 2 among the country's top rehabilitation hospitals in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospital rankings for 2021-2022. TIRR Memorial Hermann was previously ranked No. 3 in the 2020-2021 rankings, and has been included in the prestigious rankings since the report's inception in 1989. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/know-the-risks-of-dry-drowning-and-secondary-drowning-you-may-save-a-life/?sc=rsin /articles/know-the-risks-of-dry-drowning-and-secondary-drowning-you-may-save-a-life/?sc=rsin Fri, 28 May 2021 13:45:00 EST Many people will be out on the water this Memorial Day weekend. Knowing the risks of drowning just might help save a life. Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/houston-man-first-in-the-united-states-to-undergo-minimally-invasive-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-repair-at-memorial-hermann-texas-medical-center-using-new-fda-approved-device/?sc=rsin /articles/houston-man-first-in-the-united-states-to-undergo-minimally-invasive-abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-repair-at-memorial-hermann-texas-medical-center-using-new-fda-approved-device/?sc=rsin Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:05:26 EST Two weeks ago, Chuck Wiegand was having surgery to remove a tumor from his neck when doctors found an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Memorial Hermann Health System /articles/memorial-hermann-physicians-urge-people-to-be-vigilant-during-spring-break/?sc=rsin /articles/memorial-hermann-physicians-urge-people-to-be-vigilant-during-spring-break/?sc=rsin Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:20:38 EST The pandemic is not over, and Spring Break could bring a rise in COVID-19 cases all across the country. An infectious disease specialist from Memorial Hermann urges parents and kids to continue to use the safety guidelines put in place so we can get back to normal, sooner rather than later. Memorial Hermann Health System