Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital will host a drive-thru Cancer Survivors Day celebration from 9-11 a.m. on Friday, June 4, to honor local cancer survivors and caregivers. Why it matters “The drive-thru format provides a safe way to celebrate these survivors’ incredible strength and resilience, and we are proud to honor their lives and encourage them, especially … [Read more...]

Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital is pleased to welcome board-certified neurosurgeon, Derrick Sun, M.D., who opened a new practice – Houston Methodist Department of Neurosurgery at Sugar Land – in May. Specialties Minimally invasive spine surgery Complex revision/reconstructive spine surgery Artificial disc replacement Brain and spinal trauma and tumors … [Read more...]

The Texas Nurses District 9 announced the Nursing Heroes recipients they chose through nominations submitted by peers, leaders and mentors. HMSL is pleased to have 35 out of the 151 recipients. The honorees Congratulations to the following nurses: Pamela Clark Allison Damron Emily Foreman Elizabeth “Betty” Gonzales Michael Gonzales Maria Gordon … [Read more...]

Out of the 44 nurses from the Houston Methodist System who are being honored in the Houston Chronicle's Salute to Nurses campaign, 10 of those being honored (the highest number in our system) are from Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. The honorees Congratulations to the following nurses: Cynthia Betz Usha Kizhakkedan Maureen Lall Thanh Le Patricia … [Read more...]

Each year the genetics community and the public celebrate “DNA Day” on April 25.  DNA day commemorates and celebrates the completion of the Human Genome Project (HGP) in 2003 and the discovery of the DNA double helix in 1953 by Watson and Crick. It took 13 years to complete the enormous task of sequencing the human genome. The completion of the HGP has significantly helped … [Read more...]