6 health care updates from hospitals in the Tomball, Magnolia area

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.