Vizient announced that four Houston Methodist hospitals have received a 2019 Vizient Bernard A. Birnbaum, M.D., Quality Leadership Award. The award recognizes hospitals for demonstrating excellence in delivering superior quality and safety as measured by the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study, which has been conducted annually since 2005. The recognition period is for … [Read more...]

On Sept. 6, Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital started offering MRI services to patients with pacemakers and other cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). During the procedure, the patient’s vitals are continuously monitored by medical staff who have been specially trained in both MRI safety and cardiac device management. Following the MRI, the pacemaker or CEID … [Read more...]

A cardiovascular surgeon and interventional cardiologist at Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital recently completed the first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure in Fort Bend County. Board-certified cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon Marvin D. Atkins, Jr., M.D., and board-certified interventional cardiologist Michael H. Koo, M.D., performed the … [Read more...]

As Dr. Boom announced in an email to all employees, all eligible employees will receive five bonuses of $100 each between now and December. The bonuses will be paid out monthly, and employees will receive $100 after taxes are taken out. To be eligible, an employee must be director level or below. The first payment will be Tuesday, Aug. 27. To be eligible for the payment on … [Read more...]