1. HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball
HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball was redesignated as a Maternal Level II facility in March, per information from the hospital.
The facility offers care for mothers and pre-term infants. According to the hospital, it aims to provide care within the community to prevent the need for travel to the Texas Medical Center. In addition, the hospital’s Outpatient Mental Health Program opened in May 2024, which provides tailored mental health services in the Tomball area to treat a variety of conditions.
2. Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
Hospital leaders are embracing artificial intelligence. Frontline teams are using AI-generated summaries in day-to-day coordination and discharge planning. Officials said this allows clinicians to spend more time with patients and less time on the documentation process.
Additionally, virtual ICU technology is complementing bedside support. Cameras in hospital rooms bring virtual care to the admissions and discharge processes.
3. Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
The hospital system opened the Houston Methodist Comprehensive Care Center in Creekside on April 11 at 26424 Strake Drive, Spring, in a two-story, 32,000-square-foot building. It includes space for specialties such as cardiology, endocrinology, neurology and more.
The facility includes a new ambient listening technology, which will be used to help keep track of medical notes so the team can focus on the patient, officials said.
4. Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center
The hospital plans to open its Medical Plaza 5 building in July. The first tenants will include the hospital’s The Institute of Rehabilitation and Research outpatient program, hospital officials said.
The new facility will provide first floor access for all patients as well as expanded space for services, according to the hospital system. It also includes full pediatric therapy programs and expands neuropsychology services to pediatrics.
5. St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands
St. Luke’s Health has awarded $1.5 million in grants to nonprofit agencies serving underserved communities this year, according to a news release.
Around the Montgomery County area, grants include:
- April 15: Interfaith Community Clinic, $75,000
- April 21: Compassion United, $67,000
- May 12: Angel Reach, $30,000
- May 28: The Rose, $25,000
The hospital began offering a Behavioral Health Intensive Outpatient Program in 2024 to provide support and serve adolescents age 12-17 who struggle with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and emotion regulation difficulties, according to information from the hospital.
Services through this program reflects the needs of adolescents and include skills-focused groups, individual therapy, family therapy, music and mindfulness based interventions as well as caregiver support, medication management and discharge planning. Adolescents attend therapy three days a week and generally spend between six to eights weeks in the program, according to the hospital.
