Memorial Hermann SE CEO Kyle Price
HOUSTON — Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital’s CEO, Kyle Price, highlighted some of the hospital’s accomplishments and new additions at a media luncheon Monday (July 20) on the campus, located at 11800 Astoria Blvd.
The hospital’s Pearland Convenient Care Center, located at 16100 South Fwy, opened in February 2014. It is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by emergency specialists and also is home to a group of Primary Care physicians that keep extended hours.
Construction is underway on a 64-bed acute care hospital and a 250,000 square foot extension of the Convenient Care Center building. Planned to open in 2016, this medical campus will have a Life Flight helipad, a 17-bed emergency room and a second medical office building.
Price proudly announced that Memorial Hermann Hospital System’s first Urgent Care Center was recently opened in Friendswood at 1505 East Winding Way, Suite 112. This center is a walk-in clinic for non-life-threatening situations and is open from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. daily.
As for Memorial Hermann Southeast, it is home to several award-winning programs and specialties.
The Heart and Vascular Program is an Accredited Chest Pain Center by the Society of Cardiovascular Centers. The national average for “door-to-balloon” is 90-minutes. Memorial Hermann Southeast regularly meets or exceeds that average.
“Door-to-balloon” refers to the time it takes for a heart patient to walk in the door, be evaluated, get prepped for surgery and receive a balloon catheter to clear blockages in the heart muscle.
The Oncology Department recently received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer. They have a dedicated Oncology Nurse Navigator to help patients figure out the often-confusing process of cancer treatment. They also have a dedicated breast radiologist for mammograms and oncology patients.
The Orthopedics Department is the designated healthcare provider for Pearland and Pasadena ISD athletics, as well as the Lutheran South Academy and Bay Area Christian School athletic programs.
The Department made national news in 2013 when 16 year-old Jordan Greer collapsed on the Bay Area Christian School football field after feeling dizzy. James “Bubba” Wilson, an outreach athletic trainer with Memorial Hermann assessed Greer immediately and noticed the signs of stroke.
Greer was transported to Memorial Hermann Southeast, where a group of neurologists tested, diagnosed and treated him successfully.
Strokes occur in only about four to six children for every 100,000, according to the hospital, and if Wilson had not noticed the signs when he did, Greer may not have survived.
The hospital is designated as a Level II Stroke Facility and has neurological care available 24/7.
Price said that the hospital is also home to the only two hyperbaric chambers in the community, making their Wound Care Treatment Program the most advanced in the area.
For more information about the services available at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital, visit http://www.memorialhermann.org/locations/southeast/.
