U.S. News & World Report Names Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Among the Best in Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Neurology & Neurosurgery, and Urology

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center ranks number 2 in Houston and Number 3 in Texas among Best Hospitals, along with six High Performing adult specialty rankings.

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients

American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Award recognizes sustained, high level performance in quality of care

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical center is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care

The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines - Stroke GoldPlus award for proven dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care

St. Luke’s Health - The Woodlands Hospital is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care

The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines - Stroke GoldPlus award for proven dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care

St. Luke’s Health Announces Honorary “Chief Humankindness Officer” to Demonstrate Humankindness in Action

St. Luke’s Health has announced its new Chief Humankindness Officer, an honorary title created for a local child who St. Luke’s feels best describes what “humankindness” – an act of humanity or kindness toward another – looks like in action.

St. Joseph Health Hospitals Earn Top Quality Grade from National Rating Organization

Bryan, TX, May 10, 2022— The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit national hospital rating organization aimed at creating positive change in U.S. health care and the nation’s premier advocate for hospital transparency, announced today their Spring 2022 Safe...

Global leader in stroke therapy joins St. Luke’s Health -The Woodlands Hospital as Stroke Director

Hormozd Bozorgchami, MD, an interventional neurologist, joined Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group in The Woodlands. He will also serve as St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands Hospital stroke director. 

St. Luke’s Health Launches Search for “Chief Humankindness Officer” in Houston

Local children encouraged to attend casting call to show off their best words of motivational encouragement to win honorary title and spread humankindness among the community

CEO, T. Douglas Lawson PhD earns THA's Earl M. Collier Award

The Texas Hospital Association presents St. Luke’s Health CEO Doug Lawson the prestigious Earl M. Collier Award for Distinguished Healthcare Administration.

Dr. Kenneth Liao Completes 300th Robotic Heart Surgery

In the last years, Dr. Liao has made the cardiac program at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center the fastest growing in the country by completing over 300 robotic surgeries.

Patients Medical Center earns distinction for quality in spine surgery

St. Lukes Health–Patients Medical Center is selected as a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.

Renowned cardiac surgeon selected to lead cardiothoracic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and Texas Heart Institute

Dr. Marc Moon joins Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center as the new Chief of Adult Cardiac Surgery section. Learn about his accomplishments, specialties, and more.

Texas Division Modifies Visitation Policy

In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the St. Luke’s Health – Texas Division has further modified its visitation policy to continue to provide ongoing protection for our patients, employees, and physicians while balancing the key role caregiv

St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital Expands Performance Medicine Outpatient Therapy

St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands Hospital celebrates newly expanded space for performance medicine outpatient therapy, which opens opportunities for new services.

Devoted Health Plans Recognizes St. Luke’s Health CIN for Excellent Patient Care

St. Luke's Health's Texas Health Network awarded a 5-star rating by Devoted Health Plans.

The Woodlands Hospital continues donating Christmas trees

St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands Hospital continues its six-year tradition of donating Christmas trees to North Houston communities.

St. Luke's Health and Houston Public Media Win Regional Emmy

TESTED: Houston's Response to COVID-19, wins 2021 Lone Star regional Emmy awards for short/long-form content in the health/medical category.

Texas Heart Institute and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Receive Houston’s First American College of Cardiology (ACC) Transcatheter Valve Certification

Texas Heart Institute and Baylor St. Luke's experts receive accreditation as TAVR Center of Excellence from the America College of Cardiology.

St. Luke’s Health- The Woodlands Hospital Sponsors Light the Night

St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands Hospital hosts national series of events to raise money for research and cures for leukemia and lymphoma.

St. Luke's Health Sugar Land Hospital Recognized as a Top Workplace by the Houston Chronicle

The Houston Chronicle recognizes the Sugar Land Hospital as one of the Top Workplaces of 2021.

St. Luke’s Health-Memorial’s Laboratory Receives National Recognition

The College of American Pathologists awarded accreditation to the Laboratory at St. Luke’s Health-Memorial in Lufkin.

St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital awarded for STEMI treatment

St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital receives the Mission: Lifeline®️ Systems of Care Regional Achievement Award for treating heart attack patients.

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Group Earns National Recognition for Blood Pressure Control Efforts

Baylor St. Luke's Medical group receives a Gold+ recognition in the 2021 Target: BP™ Recognition Program for helping improve blood pressure control rates in patients.

More than 100 St. Luke’s Health Physicians Named to Houstonia Magazine’s 2021 Top Doctors List

Meet over 100 of St. Luke’s Health’s board-certified physicians who were recognized in Houstonia’s Top Doctors list in 2021.

St. Luke’s Health -The Woodlands Hospital Adopts Automated Notification System that Helps Identify Patients at Risk and Reduce Response Times

St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands Hospital adopts the Philips IntelliVue Guardian Solution, an automated, early-warning system that measures patients’ vital signs.

Patients Medical Center Recognized for Higher Quality in Bariatric Surgery

HOUSTON, TX (October 7, 2021) – St. Luke’s Health—Patients Medical Center is proud to be recognized by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas with a Blue Distinction® Centers for Bariatric Surgery designation, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care

St. Luke’s -The Woodlands Hospital Has Treated More Than 100 Patients Suffering from Severe Reflux with An Innovative Minimally-invasive Technique

As the demand for specialized acid reflux treatment has soared in recent years, the Heartburn & Acid Reflux Institute (HBARI) at St. Luke’s - The Woodlands Hospital has grown to become one of the busiest centers of its kind in Texas and recently mark

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Secures Leading Certification for Heart Valve Procedure

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center receives the Transcatheter Valve Certification for upholding the best in patient care services when it comes to TAVR procedures.

New Imaging System at St. Luke’s Health-Sugar Land Produces Higher-Quality, 3-D Images with Less Radiation

Health care providers at St. Luke’s Health-Sugar Land Hospital can now perform critical procedures with the assistance of higher-quality, three-dimensional images, thanks to new technology that works more efficiently and emits less radiation than a t

St. Luke’s Health-Brazosport Hospital Earns National Recognition for Efforts to Improve Stroke Treatment

The American Heart Association Presents Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Silver Plus Award for Commitment to Prioritizing Quality Care for Stroke Patients

St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital earns national recognition for efforts to improve cardiovascular treatment

St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands Hospital) has received three American Heart Association Achievement Awards for implementing quality improvement measures that ensure cardiovascular patients receive efficient and coordinated car

St. Luke’s Health Announces That Employees Must Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19

In keeping with St. Luke’s Health’s mission of improving the health of those it serves and especially those who are vulnerable, and our commitment to providing safe care for patients and a safe work environment for clinicians and staff, St. Luke’s He

The American Heart Association Announces New President of the Board for Greater Houston Division

The American Heart Association, the leading voluntary organization devoted to a world of longer, healthier lives, announced that T. Douglas (Doug) Lawson, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of St. Luke’s Health, will serve as President of the Board for t

St. Luke’s Health Hospitals Recognized with QUEST Hero Award For Exemplary Service During COVID-19 Crisis

St. Luke’s Health was recognized as a 2021 QUEST Hero for its exemplary efforts to promote patient care and safety during COVID-19. The award comes from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement and technology company that unites an alliance of

St. Luke’s Health Names Robert Trautman President of St. Luke’s Health-Brazosport Hospital

St. Luke’s Health announced today that Robert “Bob” Trautman has been named President of St. Luke’s Health-Brazosport Hospital, effective August 9, 2021. In this role, Trautman will oversee hospital operations, provide leadership and oversight, and

St. Luke’s Health Announces New Collaboration with Marriott International’s Houston Business Council to Support Victims of Human Trafficking

Today, in recognition of the United Nations’ World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, St. Luke’s Health announces a new collaboration, Helping Hands, with Marriott International’s Houston Business Council, in support of victims of human trafficking

U.S. News & World Report Names Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Among Best in Cancer, Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Geriatrics, and Neurology & Neurosurgery

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2021-22 by U.S. News & World Report (U.S. News).

St. Luke's Health-Memorial Introduces Next Generation Heart Implant Device to East Texas

St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin on Monday became the first hospital in East Texas to use a new, life-changing technology designed to reduce the risk of stroke in a patient with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AFib).

“Topping Out” Ceremony for New O’Quinn Medical Tower Marks Historic Milestone for Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

With the hoisting of a commemorative steel beam covered in hundreds of hand-written signatures, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center today celebrated the completion of the concrete structure in the ongoing construction of the O'Quinn Medical Tower at

Men’s Infection Risk Plunges under Prostate-Biopsy Method Adopted by Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group in The Woodlands

Urologists at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group in The Woodlands completed their first prostate biopsy using the PrecisionPoint™ Transperineal Access System (PPTAS), a new approach...

COVID-19 Vaccination Update for Montgomery County

The Woodlands Hospital and The Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management are pausing operations at the COVID-19 mass vaccine clinic on Wednesday, May 19th due to inclement weather.

St. Luke’s Health Hospitals Earn Top Safety Grades

Three St. Luke’s Health hospitals have earned ‘A’ safety grades from The Leapfrog Group, a nationally recognized watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade report was released tod

St. Luke’s Health Names Jane Stirrup Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Patients Medical Center

St. Luke’s Health is pleased to announce that effective immediately, Jane Stirrup, RN, MSN CENP, CPHQ HACP, has been named Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at St. Luke’s Health – Patients Medical Center (PMC). Stirrup

COVID-19 Vaccine St. Luke’s Health Update

St. Luke’s Health will begin offering walk-in vaccinations to anyone 16 and older on the campus of Texas Southern University (TSU) starting Monday, April 19 through Friday, April 23. Vaccines will be available from 7:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at TSU’s Nab

Baylor St. Luke’s Geriatrics Program Recognized as an Age-Friendly Health System Participant

The Senior Care Clinic at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) at Kirby Glen has been recognized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as an Age-Friendly Health​ ​System Participant. Age-Friendly Health Systems aim to foll

Texas Department of State Health Services designates St. Luke's Health- The Woodlands Hospital as a Level III Maternal Facility

The Family Birthing Center at St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands Hospital is among 20 facilities in Texas currently designated a Level III (Subspecialty Care) Maternal Facility by the Texas Department of State Health Services. A Level III designation is

St. Luke’s Health Names Daniel J. Martin, EdD, JD, MBA, Vice President, Development

St. Luke’s Health is pleased to announce that effective April 19, Daniel J. Martin, EdD, JD, MBA, will assume the role of Division Vice President of Development for St. Luke’s Foundation. In this role, Martin will provide leadership, management, and

St. Luke’s Center for Sleep Medicine First in Texas to Offer Lower-Impact Surgery for Sleep-Apnea Implant

Baylor St. Luke’s Center of Sleep Medicine has completed the first sleep-apnea treatments in Texas that employ a newly approved surgical method, easing patient pain while bolstering outcomes.

COVID-19 Vaccine St. Luke’s Health Update

St. Luke’s Health announces a new way for patients to quickly schedule COVID-19 vaccine appointments at all St. Luke’s Health vaccine sites beginning Monday, March 29. The new process moves toward vaccinating residents aged 16 and older as Texas ente

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Recognized as One of the World’s Best Hospitals 2021

HOUSTON (March 17, 2021) – Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke's) has been recognized as one of the World's Best Hospitals 2021. This prestigious award is presented by Newsweek and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and

St. Luke’s Health Teams Up with Rice University for Vaccination Efforts

St. Luke's Health announced today that it is partnering with Rice University to administer vaccines to the most vulnerable populations, including healthcare workers, seniors, underserved communities, and school and child care center/adult care center

COVID-19 Vaccination Update for Montgomery County

St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands Hospital and The Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management saw an overwhelming response to its COVID-19 vaccination program after vaccinations were paused last week due to the storm.

St. Luke’s Health Vaccine Supply and Hub Designation Update

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in Houston and St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital in College Station are among dozens of providers that have been named as vaccination hubs by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).

Texas Department of State Health Services designates St. Luke's Health— Sugar Land Hospital as a Level II Maternal Facility in Perinatal Care

HOUSTON (January 11, 2020) – The Family Birthing Center at St. Luke’s Health-Sugar Land Hospital is among 19 facilities in Texas that is currently designated a Level II (Specialty Care) Maternal Facility in Perinatal Care by the Texas Department of S

TX Division Reaches Agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield

HOUSTON (January 8, 2021) – St. Luke’s Health has reached an agreement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) on a new contract that will ensure coverage for 65,000 BCBSTX patients who choose to receive their health care at the hospitals in th...

St. Luke’s Health—The Vintage Hospital Receives First Doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine

HOUSTON (December 17, 2020) – St. Luke’s Health—The Vintage Hospital in Northwest Houston today received the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and will begin administering them later today. The hospital received a total of 975 doses as part

Update on Blue Cross Blue Shield Texas Contract Negotiations

HOUSTON (December 17, 2020) — St. Luke's Health (St. Luke's) announced that its contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) expired at 11:59 pm on December 16. This comes after months of efforts by St. Luke's to get BCBSTX to agree to reas

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Earns 2020 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety

HOUSTON (December 8, 2020) – Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) was named a Top Teaching Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group. Announced today, ...

St. Luke's Health—The Woodlands and Lakeside Hospitals Earn 2020 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety

HOUSTON (December 8, 2020) – Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, St. Luke's Health—The Woodlands and St. Luke’s Health—Lakeside Hospitals were named a Top General Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Grou...

St. Luke’s Health – Memorial San Augustine Hospital Earns 2020 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety

EAST TEXAS (December 8, 2020) – Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, St. Luke’s Health-Memorial San Augustine Hospital was named a Top Rural Hospital nationally by The Leapfrog Group. Announced today, the...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group and Baylor Medicine Earn National Recognition for Efforts to Reduce Number of Patients with Uncontrolled Blood Pressure

HOUSTON (December 2, 2020) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group and Baylor Medicine have been recognized by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Medical Association (AMA) for their commitment to helping improve blood pressure (BP) control r...

Healthgrades Recognizes St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital as Five-Star Recipient for Women’s Care

THE WOODLANDS, TX (November, 30, 2020) – St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital today announced it has been named a five-star recipient for C-section and Vaginal Deliveries as recognized by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers...

COVID-19 Patient with Irreversible Lung Damage Recovers After Double Lung Transplant

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center recently performed its first lung transplant on a  coronavirus patient whose lungs had been severely damaged by the virus. Paul Rodriguez,  a young father with no pre-existing conditions, contracted the virus and pneu...

St. Luke’s Health – The Woodlands Hospital Achieves Milestone on Minimally-Invasive Heart Procedure

HOUSTON (November 24, 2020) – St. Luke’s Health – The Woodlands Hospital recently completed its 50th transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure with a zero percent mortality rate since starting the program in the Fall 2019.

St. Luke’s Health Joins Thousands of Top U.S. Hospitals to Encourage Everyone to #MaskUp

Growing numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths are troubling; facemasks can slow the trend HOUSTON (November 19, 2020) – CommonSpirit Health – the parent company of St. Luke's Health – is among 100 of the nation's top health care systems, representin...

CHI St. Luke’s Health Statement on Negotiations with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas

October 19, 2020/Houston, TX — On June 17, 2020, after months of discussions and negotiations, CHI St. Luke’s Health, including Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, issued a written 180-day Notice of Termination with Intent to Renegotiate to Blue Cross ...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center’s Heart Transplant Program Back in Compliance with Medicare's Conditions of Participation

HOUSTON (September 29, 2020) – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center as a certified provider of adult heart transplant services following a successful survey of the hospital’s facilities a...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is the First to Bring Applied Artificial Intelligence to Stroke Care in Greater Houston

HOUSTON (September 23, 2020) – As a leader in stroke care, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has partnered with Viz.ai to bring the first FDA-cleared computer-aided triage system in the Greater Houston area. Baylor St. Luke’s is th...

Premier Inc. Recognizes St. Luke’s Health—Lakeside Hospital for High-Value Healthcare

(THE WOODLANDS, TX) September 15, 2020 - St. Luke’s Health—Lakeside Hospital (Lakeside Hospital) has been named a finalist for the 2020 QUEST® Award for High-Value Healthcare from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, for providing ...

St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital Receives 2020 QUEST® Award for High-Value Healthcare from Premier Inc.

(THE WOODLANDS, TX) September 15, 2020- St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands Hospital) has been recognized with the QUEST® Award for High-Value Healthcare from Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, for providing o...

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial San Augustine Recognized for High-Value Healthcare

SAN AUGUSTINE, TX, September 1, 2020… CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial San Augustine has been recognized as a finalist for the 2020 QUEST® Award for High-Value Healthcare by Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, for their outstanding ...

Premier Inc. Recognizes Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center for High-Value Healthcare

HOUSTON (September 1, 2020) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has been named a finalist for the 2020 QUEST® Award for High-Value Healthcare by Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, for providing outstanding pati...

Liz Youngblood and Teresa Thornton Honored with 2020 Women Who Mean Business Awards by Houston Business Journal

AUG. 20, 2020 (HOUSTON) – Liz Youngblood, president of Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and senior vice president/COO of St. Luke’s Health – Texas Division, and Teresa Thornton, division director of patient experience, St. Luke’s Health – Texas Divis...

St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital celebrates opening of Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

August 20, 2020 (THE WOODLANDS, TX)— St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital will host a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, August 28, to commemorate the opening of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Attendees will hear from speakers inc...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Receives the IDSA Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence Designation

HOUSTON (August 10, 2020) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has been awarded the designation of Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence (CoE) by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA).

Laura Meza Rios, MD, Joins St. Luke’s The Woodlands Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center

August 6, 2020 (THE WOODLANDS, TX)— St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital announced today that Dr. Laura Meza Rios has joined the St. Luke’s The Woodlands Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, located at 17198 St. Luke's Way, Suite 200, The Woodlands...

U.S. News & World Report Names Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Among Best Hospitals

HOUSTON (July 28, 2020) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2020-21 by U.S. News & World Report. The annual Best Hospitals rankings and ratings, now in their 31st year, are designed t...

St Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital Receives Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus, Target: Stroke Elite Achievement Award

JULY 23, 2020 (THE WOODLANDS, TX)―St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands Hospital) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus, Target: Stroke Elite Achievement ...

St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital receives Mission: LIFELINE® Gold NSTEMI and LIFELINE® Gold Plus STEMI Receiving Center Achievement Awards

JULY 23, 2020 (THE WOODLANDS, TX)―St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands Hospital) has received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold NSTEMI Receiving Center Achievement Award and Mission: Lifeline® Gold Plus STEMI Receiving Center Achievemen...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

HOUSTON (July 21, 2020) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hos...

Power of Pink

Through Power of Pink!, we have educated thousands of women about the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, early detection, and treatment options. 

Joint Statement from St. Luke’s Health, Houston Methodist, Memorial Hermann Health System & Texas Children’s Hospital Regarding Houston Hospital Capacity and Executive Order

HOUSTON (June 25, 2020) – CEOs across the Texas Medical Center have monitored the ongoing transmission of COVID-19 in our community and across the state since the earliest days of this pandemic. In response to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases an...

CHI St. Lukes' Health–Memorial Lufkin - Data Breach Notification

LUFKIN (June 19, 2020) – CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial Lufkin announced today that it has taken action after becoming aware of an incident that took place on April 23, 2020 in which an unapproved third party gained access to patient information. Tho...

CHI St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital Recognized by Quality Texas Foundation

June 17, 2020 (THE WOODLANDS, TX)—CHI St Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital was awarded the Progress Level Recognition by the Quality Texas Foundation. The Woodlands Hospital is one of only five organizations recognized statewide for this award. T...

Raising Our Voices in Texas

CHI Texas Division CEO Doug Lawson shared the following message in response to the killing of George Floyd and the protests that have followed. HOUSTON (June 1, 2020). Our mission, the very basis of our ministry, is to make the healing presence of G...

City of Houston Honors Frontline Heroes with “Big Houston Heart Day” on May 19th

The City of Houston Proclaims May 19, 2020 Big Houston Heart Day, Boosts Love for Frontline Heroes During Pandemic Houston, TX, May 19, 2020 -- The City of Houston has proclaimed today, May 19, 2020, Big Houston Heart Day, a day for the community to...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Recognized for Excellence with ACC HeartCARE Center Designation

HOUSTON (May 18, 2020) – The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has recognized Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center for its demonstrated commitment to comprehensive, high-quality culture and cardiovascular care. Baylor St. Luke’s was awarded the HeartC...

CHI Texas Division Updated Caregiver and Visitor Policy

Effective May 14, 2020, the CHI Texas Division has adopted a new visitation policy that continues to provide ongoing protection for our patients, employees, and physicians while recognizing the key role caregivers play in the quality of care and outc...

CHI St. Luke’s Health Resumes Elective Procedures

HOUSTON (May 4, 2020) – CHI St. Luke’s Health announced that it is preparing to safely resume some scheduled procedures and services, following guidance from national health officials and clinical associations.

CHI St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ for the Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

HOUSTON (May 1, 2020) – CHI St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital was awarded an ‘A’ in the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing The Woodlands Hospital’s achievements providing safer health care. The Leapf...

CHI St. Luke’s Health Encourages Support for Frontline Workers

Big Houston Heart Campaign Boosts Love for Our Community’s COVID-19 Heroes Houston, TX, April 2020 -- As part of its mission of compassion and service, CHI St. Luke’s Health has launched the Big Houston Heart Campaign, a way for the community to sho...

CHI Texas Division Adopts Highly Restrictive Visitation Policy

HOUSTON (March 24, 2020) – Effective at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, 2020, CHI Texas Division will have a new visitation policy in effect to protect our patients, visitors, employees and physicians. We are adopting a stricter visitation policy to...

CHI St. Luke’s Health Encourages Houston to ‘Send Kindness’

Card generator allows public to send encouragement to patients and staff HOUSTON (April 9, 2020) – As part of its mission to care for the whole person while creating healthier communities, CHI St. Luke’s Health has released a free service to allow f...

First Identified COVID-19 Patient in Greater Houston Returns Home

A Fort Bend County man who was the first Houston-area resident to be diagnosed with COVID-19 returned home recently, 18 days after he was first admitted to CHI St. Luke’s Health Sugar Land Hospital. The 70 year-old-patient who wished to remain anonym...

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CHI St. Luke’s Health Postponing Elective Surgeries and Procedures

CHI St. Luke’s Health is postponing elective, non-urgent surgeries and procedures in an effort to further protect the greater Houston community from the spread of COVID-19 and conserve resources for the sickest and most vulnerable of patients.  

COVID-19 Update: Enhanced Visitor Policy

HOUSTON (March 18, 2020) – In an effort to further prevent the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and protect our patients, visitors, employees, and physicians, we are enhancing our visitor policy across the CHI Texas Division while taking...

Regional health care institutions align on protective measures for COVID-19

HOUSTON – Regional health care providers in the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical complex in the world, are committed to protecting the health and safety of patients, visitors, employees and members of the community during the novel coronavir...

COVID-19 Update

Media Statement for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Preparedness

The safety of our visitors, patients, employees, and physicians remains our highest priority. We want to assure the community that CHI St. Luke’s Health is closely monitoring all developments with COVID-19 and we are prepared to identify, isolate, an...

What you need to know about Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

CHI St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital First in Houston to Offer the World’s Smallest Pacemaker to Treat Patients with Atrioventricular Block

The revolutionary transcatheter pacemaker was approved by the FDA in January 2020

Patients Medical Center Earns Five-Star Rating from CMS for Excellence in Quality Care

PASADENA (February 3, 2020) - CHI St. Luke’s Health—Patients Medical Center (Patients Medical Center) has achieved a five-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). CMS assigned star ratings to more than 4,500 ho...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is the First in the Medical Center to Offer Novel Therapy to Cure Obstructive Sleep Apnea

HOUSTON (Jan 22, 2020) - Dr. Andrew Huang, Otolaryngologist – Head and Neck Surgeon at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, is the first trained ear, nose and throat physician in the Texas Medical Center to implant a novel device to treat patients with ...

Memorial-Lufkin Recognized (again) for Excellence with ACC HeartCARE Designation

Three Texas Siblings with Rare Form of Congenital Blindness Received First-of-Its-Kind Genetic Treatment at Baylor St. Luke’s

Baylor St. Luke’s is one of ten institutions in the United States offering the first FDA-approved gene therapy for a genetic disease.

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston Welcomes Its First Baby of 2020

It's A Boy!

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin Welcomes Its First Baby Of 2020

It's A Girl!

San Augustine Hospital Receives Prestigious “Top Hospital” Award

For the second year in a row, CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial San Augustine has been nationally recognized as a Leapfrog Top Hospital for excellence.

CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial Livingston Nationally Recognized for Hospital Safety

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center achieves national accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program®

Houston–area center meets all criteria as a MBSAQIP-Accredited Center, according to national quality standards established to deliver safe, high quality metabolic and bariatric patient care

CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial New Women's Center Welcomes First Baby

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin welcomes Kourtnee Smith, the first baby born at its newly reconstructed Henderson Women’s Center.

CHI St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands Hospital and CHI St. Luke’s Health–Memorial Livingston Nationally Recognized With An ‘A’ For the Fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

HOUSTON (Nov. 7, 2019) – CHI St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital and CHI St. Luke’s Health–Memorial Livingston were awarded an ‘A’ in Fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing the hospitals’ achievements protec...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is the first hospital in the Southern U.S. to use non-radioactive guidance system to locate and remove tumors in patients with invasive breast cancer

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Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Names Chief Nursing Officer

HOUSTON (October 10, 2019) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has named Veronica Martin DNP, RN, NEA-BC, as the hospital’s new chief nursing officer. Martin will assume leadership from Acting Chief Nursing Officer Loretta Lee who ...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Chief of Neurosurgery Helping the Blind See Again with Prosthesis Study

HOUSTON (October 7, 2019) –Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) and Baylor College of Medicine are paving the way for patients with acquired blindness to regain their vision. Dr. Daniel Yoshor, chief of neurosurgery at Baylor St. Luke...

The world’s smallest heart pump is revolutionizing how physicians treat heart failure

Houston, TX (Sept. 30) – The Abiomed Mobile Learning Lab made a recent stop at the Texas Medical Center outside of Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) to showcase a tiny life-saving device that’s revolutionizing the way patients with...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Achieves Magnet® Recognition Again

HOUSTON (September 26, 2019) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) attained Magnet recognition for the fifth consecutive time in September, a testament to its continued dedication to high-quality nursing practice. The American Nurses...

Aneurysm Treatment Performed for the First Time in North Houston

The Woodlands, TX (Sept. 5, 2019) – Jeremiah Johnson, MD, and Peter Kan, MD, neurosurgeons at Baylor College of Medicine and CHI St. Luke’s, have performed the first brain aneurysm treatment in North Houston using the new WEB (Woven EndoBridge) devic...

60 Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Physicians Named to Houstonia Magazine’s Top Doctors List for 2019

HOUSTON (August 29, 2019) ― Houstonia Magazine has named 60 Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) physicians in 26 different specialties to its seventh annual Top Doctors List for 2019. The following Baylor St. Luke’s physicians were r...

CHI St. Luke’s Health – The Woodlands Hospital and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group Welcome Jeremiah Johnson, MD, FAANS.

Nationally recognized cerebrovascular & endovascular neurosurgeon to lead the only comprehensive stroke center in North Houston. Houston, TX (August 28, 2019) – CHI St. Luke’s Health – The Woodlands Hospital and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group a...

Dr. Atif Iqbal appointed Surgical Quality Director at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

HOUSTON (August 20, 2019) – Dr. Atif Iqbal, chief of the Section of Colorectal Surgery in the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery (MEDDoS) Division of General Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine, has been named Director of Surgical Quality for...

Two Houston-Area CHI St. Luke’s Health Employees Named to Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners

HOUSTON (August 19, 2019) – The Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has named Eric Ransom, Director of Operations at CHI St. Luke’s Health – The Woodlands Hospital,  and Megan Fischer, Vice President of Quality...

Ellen Pitcher Joins CHI St. Luke’s Health – The Woodlands, Lakeside, and Springwoods Village Hospitals as Chief Nursing Officer

Responsibilities Include Leading Patient Care Services Across All Three Hospitals   THE WOODLANDS, TX (August 19, 2019) ― CHI Texas Division announced today that Ellen Pitcher, RN, MSN, MBA, FACHE joined CHI St. Luke’s Health – The Woodlands, Lakes...

CHI St. Joseph Health Welcomes College Station Medical Center

Organizations will enhance care for residents of Brazos Valley July 31, 2019 (Bryan, TX) – College Station Medical Center (CSMC) is now affiliated with CHI St. Joseph Health. Together, both organizations provide more than 50 care locations, includin...

CHI St. Luke’s Health – The Vintage Hospital Opens Additional Cath Lab

Expanded Cath Lab Service Offerings Allow Hospital to Better Serve the Community

CHI Texas Division Hospitals Recognized With Four Premier Performance Awards

Premier Performance Awards Recognize CHI Texas Division Hospitals for Patient Safety, Effective Care, and Affordability.

U.S. News & World Report Names Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Among Best Hospitals

HOUSTON (July 29, 2019) ― Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2019-2020 according to U.S. News & World Report, including second in Houston and third in Texas. The announcement came days ...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is named a finalist in the QUEST Award for High-Value Healthcare

HOUSTON (July 19, 2019) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has been named a peer group award finalist for the 2019 QUEST® Award for High-value Healthcare by Premier Inc., a leading healthcare improvement company, for providing out...

Baylor St. Luke’s Continues to be an Early Adopter of Innovations in Aneurysm Treatment

Houston, TX (July 19, 2019) – In 2018, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center was the first in Texas to use the PulseRider, a neurovascular device used to treat patients with wide-neck bifurcation aneurysms. One year later, advancements have been made in t...

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Opens its Orthopedics and Rehabilitation Service Line at the New McNair Campus

New campus will be the future home of Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center HOUSTON (June 25, 2019) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) announced today that it is opening its Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation service...

Dr. Philip W. Carrott Joins Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center

Houston, TX (June 13, 2019) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center announced today that Philip W. Carrott, Jr, M.D., FACS has joined the hospital in the cardiothoracic division. “Dr. Carrott brings great experience and expertise to the table, in clini...

Open Letter From Doug Lawson, Ph. D

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Renews Houston BCycle Sponsorship, Houston Bike Share Ridership Up 100% in First Two Months of 2019

HOUSTON (Mar. 18, 2019) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has renewed their Official Healthcare Sponsorship with Houston BCycle–the city’s 635-bike, 90-station bike share program. The contract extension will keep Baylor St. Luke’...

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Nationally Recognized Again by ACC

New Multi-Million Dollar Women’s Center Now Under Construction

Taking quality care to an entirely new level, CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial is completely reconstructing the hospital’s second floor to create a multi-million dollar, state-of-the-art facility focused solely on the health and well-being of East ...

Patients Medical Center Ranks Top in Southeast Houston Bay Area, High Overall in 2018 HCMS Physician’s Hospital Survey

Pasadena, TX (March 9, 2019) – CHI St. Luke’s Health–Patients Medical Center ranked as the top hospital in the southeast Houston Bay Area and 8th overall in the 2018 Harris County Medical Society Physician’s Hospital Survey. “Patients Medical Center...

Polk Education Center Recognized by ADA

Pictured from left to right: Mary Franklin, Market VP of Patient Care Services; LeAnne Anderson, Diabetes Program Coordinator; and Adrianna Bernal, Education Specialist.

Open Letter From Doug Lawson, Ph. D

When I recently stepped into the role of Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center President, I made a series of commitments to our patients and their families, to our staff and physicians, and to the broader Houston community. Those commitments focused on ...

Time to Focus on Your Heart

Each year, the employees at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial participate in the Go Red for Women movement, helping raise awareness about this devastating disease.

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Sets the Standard for Surgical Care

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston Earns Gold Seal of Approval

Local Photographer Brings Essence of Angelina County to CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial

Local photographer Kelli Gann admires the landmark photo installation that completes the first floor renovation at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin.

Baylor St. Luke's Announces Leadership Additions

New Leadership Moving Swiftly on Executive Transitions   HOUSTON – January 18, 2019 – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is moving swiftly with key additions to its executive team to lead new initiatives in critical areas like clinical excellence, pa...

Baylor St. Luke’s Names New President, Restructures Leadership Team

CHI Texas Division CEO T. Douglas Lawson To Lead Hospital, Maintain “The Path of Excellence” As part of a significant restructuring of the hospital’s executive leadership team, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center today announced the appointment of  T. ...

1,000 Robotic Procedures (and Counting!) by Lufkin General Surgeon

Pictured from left to right: Tina McDonald, CRNA; Megan Walker, da Vinci representative; Stephen Harris, M.D.; Alan Bassin, M.D.; Ana Trevathan, RNFA,FNP-C; Raul Ramirez, CST; and Kimberley Youngblood, RN.

CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial Recognized by Lufkin FD

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Volunteers Purchase Newborn Scale

Pictured from left to right: Tonia Widdon, Volunteer; Daryl Morris, RN, Nurse Manager; Tasha Murray, RN; Sallie Mooney, RN; Abbie Stifle, RN; Krystal McBride, RN; and Phelicha Goolsby, Volunteer.

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial San Augustine Named 2018 Top Performing Rural Hospital

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin Recognized by American College of Cardiology with “HeartCARE Center National Distinction of Excellence” Designation

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Earns National Award for Quality

Named a Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group HOUSTON, December 6, 2018 – Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center was named a Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Gro...

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin Lab Receives Prestigious Accreditation

Temple Cancer Center -- Six Decades of Service to East Texas

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, CHI St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital and CHI St. Luke’s Health Brazosport Receive an ‘A’ for Patient Safety in Fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

HOUSTON, November 8, 2018 – Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, CHI St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital and CHI St. Luke’s Health Brazosport were awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes ...

Baylor St. Luke’s Names Two New Surgeons and Experienced Transplant Executive To Expand Heart and Lung Transplant Programs

Trio Will Be Part of Expanded Team Focused on Improving Quality of Care and Patient Experience

Baylor St. Luke's Stroke Patients Experience Positive Outcomes with New Thrombectomy Device

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is the first hospital in Houston to treat stroke patients with Embotrap II, the newest FDA-approved thrombectomy device to remove blood clots from blood vessels in the brain.  A thrombectomy is the standard of care f...

Volunteer Make Major Contributions to CHI St. Luke's Health-Memorial

Pictured from left to right: Jean Mizell, Volunteer; Charlotte Huffstetler, PTA; Glori Gregory, Volunteer; Lauren Hable, PTA; Paige Mundt, SPTA; Cheryl Ellisor, PT, DPT, Practice Manager; and Neemisha Rowjee, PT, OCS, FAAOMPT.

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Weight Loss Center Opens at Patient Medical Center

PASADENA, Texas (Sept. 18, 2018) – CHI St. Luke's Health–Patients Medical Center (Patients Medical Center) announced today the opening of the Weight Loss Center now offering advanced and comprehensive medical care and services for severely obese pati...

Latest Treatment Option Offers New Hope for More Stroke Patients

Houston, TX (December 22, 2017) — Physicians and specialists at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) have introduced stent thrombectomy as a new treatment option for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. Based on results from the DAWN...

Baylor St. Luke's First in Texas to Offer PulseRider Technology for Minimally Invasive Treatment of Complex Brain Aneurysms

Houston, TX (February 23, 2018) — Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) is the first hospital in Texas to treat neurological patients using PulseRider, a revolutionary neurovascular device that enables minimally invasive endovascular t...

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Nurse Residency Program Earns Accreditation from American Nurses Credentialing Center

Houston, TX (August 17, 2018) — Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) is pleased to announce that its Nurse Residency Program has achieved accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

U.S. News & World Report Names Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Among Best Hospitals

Hospital Ranked #2 in Houston and #4 in Texas

Gabriel Loor, MD, featured as panelist at the Annual Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Health, Innovation, and Technology Summit for advancements in lung transplant

Gabriel Loor, MD, surgical director of the lung transplant program and co-chief, section of adult cardiac surgery at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) and associate professor of surgery and director of lung transplantation in the M...

CHI St. Luke’s Health – Lakeside Hospital Receives Premier HIIN Award for Excellence in Patient Safety Across the Board

HOUSTON, TX, (August 1, 2018)- CHI St. Luke’s Health – Lakeside Hospital has been recognized by Premier Inc. as a recipient of the Premier Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) Excellence in Patient Safety Across the Board Award. This award ...

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and CHI St. Luke’s Health – The Woodlands Hospital receive the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

HOUSTON (August 1, 2018) – Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center  and CHI St. Luke's Health – The Woodlands Hospital have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement A...

CHI St. Luke’s Health – The Woodlands Hospital Recognized Among the Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (August 1, 2018) - CHI St. Luke's Health – The Woodlands Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2018. The Woodlands Hospital is one of only 95 hosp...

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Heart Bypass Program Among Nation's Top 10% for Inpatient Survival

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center's heart bypass surgery program ranks among the nation's top 10 percent for inpatient survival, yet no one would understand that fact after reading today’s article on the Houston Chronicle and ProPublica websites. We p...

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and CHI St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands Hospital receive the Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

HOUSTON (August 3, 2018) – Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center  and CHI St. Luke's Health – The Woodlands Hospital have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement A...

CHI St. Luke’s Health – Lakeside Hospital Receives Premier HIIN Award for Excellence in Patient Safety Across the Board

HOUSTON, TX, (July 27, 2018)- CHI St. Luke’s Health – Lakeside Hospital has been recognized by Premier Inc. as a recipient of the Premier Hospital Improvement Innovation Network (HIIN) Excellence in Patient Safety Across the Board Award. This award r...

CHI St. Luke’s Health – The Woodlands Hospital Recognized Among the Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (July 27, 2018) - CHI St. Luke's Health – The Woodlands Hospital has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry Silver Performance Achievement Award for 2018. The Woodlands Hospital is one of only 95 hospi...

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Names Director of Marketing and Communications

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial has named Tina Alexander-Sellers as the new leader of its system-wide Marketing and Communications department.

Mark Your Calendar for Power of Pink!

Breast cancer awareness is commemorated across the country during the month of October, marked by pink ribbons and a community of caregivers and survivors standing up in the fight against cancer, but in the mid-1990s when Jan Moore of Lufkin was diag

Volunteer Auxiliary Donates Equipment to ED

Memorial Specialty Hospital Sold to Post Acute Medical

Volunteers Donate Nearly 15,000 Hours of Service

Livingston Prepares for Man-Made and Technological Disasters

Stroke Program at CHI St. Luke’s Health Earns Quality Award

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center First in Country to Enroll Patients in Zika-Treated Blood Transfusions Study

Houston, Texas (June 5, 2018) - Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) is the first hospital in the continental United States to enroll patients in Cerus' RedeS study, a transfusion therapy trial designed to assess the safety and effica...

CHI St. Luke's Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Hosts Iftar Dinner

CHI St. Luke's Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Hosts Iftar DinnerSeveral Consul Generals and key leaders from the Muslim community honor guests with their presence To commemorate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on May 23rd 2018 the interna...

Quick Response to Stroke Symptoms Saved Lufkin Woman’s Life

Bridget and Jason Tobias say they’ve grown closer over the past several months, as Bridget has recovered from her stroke.

CHI St. Luke’s Health Nurses Receive Florence Nightingale Award

Pictured from left to right: Mary Franklin, VP of Patient Care Services; Matt Clark, RN, Florence Nightingale Award recipient and Emergency Department Charge Nurse; and Angela Hess, Director of Emergency Services.

HeART Day Contest Winners Announced

3 CHI St. Luke’s Health Nurses Earn DAISY Award for Excellence

Temple Cancer Center Introduces New Treatment

Shirley Lewis (right) is pictured with Radiation Oncologist and Medical Director of the Temple Cancer Center Dr. Sid Roberts (left). Lewis was the first patient treated with SBRT at the Temple Cancer Center in Lufkin.

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Receives an ‘A’ for Patient Safety in Spring 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

HOUSTON, April 24, 2018 – New hospital safety grades were released today and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center has received the top mark. The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve health care quality and safety for cons...

One of America’s Best Hospitals for Patient Safety, Heart, Cancer Care

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center First in Texas to Perform Breathing Lung Transplant Using the Organ Care System Lung Technology

Houston, Texas (April 4, 2018) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) is the first hospital in Texas to perform a breathing lung transplant using the Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) procedure with Organ Care System Lung (OCS Lung) techn...

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center First in Texas to Perform Breathing Lung Transplant Using the Organ Care System Lung Technology

Houston, Texas (April 4, 2018) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) is the first hospital in Texas to perform a breathing lung transplant using the Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) procedure with Organ Care System Lung (OCS Lung) techn...

Archdiocese, Catholic hospital launch pastoral volunteer project

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will provide hospital and nursing home patients and prison inmates with easier access to spiritual guidance by training hundreds of volunteers who will work under the supervision of priests and chaplains. A pilot...

New Technology at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Reduces the Risk of Stroke

Pictured from left to right: Satish Velagapudi, M.D., Ravinder Bachireddy, M.D., Rohit Kedia, M.D., M. Musa Khan, M.D., and Ilyas Khan, M.D.

Catholic Health Initiatives Appoints T. Douglas Lawson, Ph.D., Veteran Texas Healthcare Executive, to Top Executive Position in Texas Division

Houston, TX – Feb. 13, 2018 – T. Douglas Lawson, Ph.D., President of Baylor University Medical Center and the North Texas Central Region of Baylor Scott & White Health, has been named Chief Executive Officer of the CHI St. Luke’s Health market ac...

BRAIN Initiative to support Baylor doctors studying the neurocircuitry of depression

HOUSTON – (Feb. 9, 2018) – Two Baylor College of Medicine physicians have been awarded an $8.5 million grant to work toward a better understanding of the neurocircuitry of depression. The grant is from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders...

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center First in Texas to Offer PulseRider Technology for Minimally Invasive Treatment of Complex Brain Aneurysms

Houston, Texas (January 3, 2018) - Baylor St. Luke&'s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke&'s) is the first hospital in Texas to treat patients using PulseRider, a revolutionary neurovascular device that enables minimally invasive endovascular tre...

BRAIN Initiative to support Baylor doctors studying the neurocircuitry of depression

HOUSTON – (Feb. 9, 2018) – Two Baylor College of Medicine physicians have been awarded an $8.5 million grant to work toward a better understanding of the neurocircuitry of depression. The grant is from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders...

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston Recognized by State for Paternity Program

The Attorney General of Texas’ Office recently recognized CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston for the exemplary work done in its paternity program.

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston Earns Award for Disaster Preparedness

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston Trauma Coordinator Karen Pollard (left) accepted the Excellence in Preparedness Award during the 2017 RHPC Healthcare Preparedness Symposium in Galveston.

Patients Medical Center achieves five-star rating from CMS for excellence in quality care

Pasadena, TX (January 4, 2018) – CHI St. Luke&'s Health—Patients Medical Center (Patients Medical Center) has achieved a five-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). With more than 4,500 hospitals particip...

Santa Babies at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin

Mia Tapia, (left) daughter of Ruth Tapia, and Juliet McChristian, daughter of Alexis McChristian, were born on December 21, 2017 at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin weighing in at 5 pounds and 8 pounds 5 ounces, respectively.

World’s Smallest Pacemaker Successfully Implanted

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Employees Providing for Abused, Neglected Children

Employees at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial-Lufkin and Sound Physicians donated toys to CASA in the Pines.

Jim Parisi Named President of The Woodlands and Lakeside Hospitals

Houston, TX (December 15, 2017)–CHI St. Luke&'s Health has appointed Jim Parisi as President of The Woodlands and Lakeside Hospitals as well as the Springwoods Village facility, effective January 29, 2018. Jim, a well-respected and highly capable...

Volunteer Auxiliary Donates Wheelchairs and Scooters

Pictured from left to right: Carolyn Crawford, Volunteer; Hershel Shoemaker, Valet; Kenneth Hadnot, Security Supervisor; Sharon Kelley, Gift Shop Manager and Volunteer Coordinator; and Carmen Perez, Volunteer.

Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives to Combine to Form New Catholic Health System Focused on Creating Healthier Communities

New Organization to Preserve and Expand Access to Quality Care Geographically Complementary Facilities Across 28 States

Dignity Health and Catholic Health Initiatives to Combine to Form New Catholic Health System

Livingston ED Now Seeing Patients

The staff at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston’s new 23,500-square-foot Emergency Department is now seeing patients. Rita Milton, who has had experiences in both the new and old Emergency Department, said the new space is “beautiful!”

General Surgeon Performs 1,000th Robotic Procedure

Baylor St. Luke's announces plans to open additional services at its McNair Campus

HOUSTON, TX (Nov. 28, 2017) – Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) will open inpatient and outpatient services at its McNair Campus beginning summer 2018, including 60 inpatient beds and seven operating rooms. Inpatient services at t...

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Offers Interactive Training for World’s Smallest Heart Pump

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston Celebrates ER Grand Opening

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston celebrated the grand opening of its new Emergency Department on November 13. The new 23,500-square-foot facility, located on the ground floor of the South Tower Building, features 26 stations, including ...

The Café is Open at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial

CHI Texas Division's Bill Pack Appointed to A Shelter for Cancer Families Board of Directors

Houston, TX (November 17, 2017) – A Shelter for Cancer Families (ASCF) has announced the appointment of Bill Pack, divisional VP, finance, CHI Texas Division, to its board of directors. Formerly known as the Amschwand Sarcoma Cancer Foundation, ASCF ...

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Appoints Todd Rosengart, MD, to Hospital Board of Directors

Houston, TX (October 23, 2017) – Todd K. Rosengart, MD, has been appointed to the Baylor St. Luke&'s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke&'s) Board of Directors. Dr. Rosengart is currently professor and chair of surgery at the Michael DeBakey Depa...

Cardiac Rehabilitation Center Celebrates its Graduates

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Cardiac Rehabilitation recently celebrated three successful years of restoring cardiovascular patients to their optimal health.

Baylor St. Luke's Dr. Frazier Presented with Lifetime Achievement Award

O. Howard Frazier, M.D., pioneer in transplant and circulatory support at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, was presented with an award with the inscription, "A Celebration of Mechanical Circulatory Support Honoring Dr. O.H. Frazier," celebrating his...

Breast Cancer is for the Birds – Come Get Your Flamingo Sept. 29

Lufkin Urologist Beat the Odds, Encourages Early & Regular Screening

Surgery Technologists Recognized at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial

Rep. Trent Ashby Learns More about Rehabilitation Services at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin

CHI St. Luke's Health–Sugar Land Hospital Receives Premier Inc. Award for Reducing Hospital-acquired Conditions and Readmissions

CHI St. Luke's Health–Sugar Land Hospital Receives Premier Inc. Award for Reducing Hospital-acquired Conditions and Readmissions

Memorial Clinics Now Accepting Patients in Trinity

Pediatrician Amol Deshpande, M.D. (far right) and Family Medicine physician Lawrence Quan, M.D. (far left) and their staff joined the Memorial team this month and is now accepting patients.

3D Mammography Technology Now Available in Livingston

Lead Mammographer Amanda Valderez RT (R)(M) guides her patient through the 3D mammography process.

U.S. News & World Report Names Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Among Best Hospitals

HOUSTON, TX (August 8, 2017) — Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2017-18 according to U.S. News & World Report, including second in Houston and fourth in Texas. The hospital’s Cardiolo...

U.S. News and World Report Names Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Among Best Hospitals

Hospital Ranked #2 in Houston and #4 in Texas

Indira Vishnampet Joins CHI St. Luke's Health Board of Directors

Houston, TX (August 2, 2017) – CHI St. Luke's Health is pleased to announce Indira Vishnampet, senior vice president of XTIVIA, Inc., has been appointed to the system's board of directors. Vishnampet, a resident of Sugar Land, earned her bachelor's ...

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Volunteers Provide $11,000 in Scholarships

Gina Luna Joins CHI St. Luke's Health Board of Directors

Houston, TX (August 2, 2017) – Gina Luna, former chairman of JPMorgan Chase in the Houston Region, has been appointed to the CHI St. Luke`s Health system's board of directors. "I'm honored to represent CHI St. Luke's and the communities we serve," L...

Chuck Ellison Joins CHI St. Luke's Health Board of Directors

Houston, TX (August 2, 2017) – CHI St. Luke's Health is pleased to announce that Charles "Chuck" Ellison, a long-time resident of the Brazos Valley, has been appointed to the system's board of directors.

CHI St. Luke's Health Hospitals Recognized by the American Heart Association for Quality Stroke Care

Houston, TX (July 17, 2017) - CHI St. Luke's Health-Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke's) and CHI St. Luke's Health-The Woodlands Hospital have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guidelin...

​CHI St. Luke’s Health, HIET Offer New Technology for Blockages​

Lufkin cardiologists are using new technology to help patients with reoccurring blockages in the heart and legs.

​CHI St. Luke’s Health, HIET Offer New Technology for Blockages​

Lufkin cardiologists are using new technology to help patients with reoccurring blockages in the heart and legs.

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary Donates NuStep Recumbent Trainer

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin Delivers Nationally Recognized Stroke Care

CHI St. Luke’s Health Donates Exercise Equipment to PCA

Respiratory Therapist Participates in Disaster Response Training

Kelly Hamilton, Respiratory Therapist at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston, recently trained at the Center for Domestic Preparedness in Anniston, Ala. where she focused on emergency response to natural disasters and terrorist acts.

Medical Laboratory Professionals Recognized at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial

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New Emergency Department Opening This Fall in Livingston

The new state-of-the-art Emergency Department at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston should be completed by October 2017. This panoramic view shows some of the work currently being done.

CHI St. Luke’s Health, HIET Cardiologists Deliver New, Less Invasive Procedure

Patients Medical Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

CHI St. Luke's Health–Patients Medical Center (Patients Medical Center) recently celebrated its first decade of clinical excellence. Opened in April 2007, the hospital has remained a trusted healthcare partner for residents of the Pasadena, Deer Par...

Volunteer Auxiliary Center Open House

Women Trust CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial for Safety, Heart and Stroke Care

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston ED Participates in Infectious Disease Training

Nurse Practitioner, Lifelong Learner Earns Doctorate at Age 71

Volunteers Recognized for Service; New Officers Installed

System Director of Marketing Yana Ogletree swore in the new Volunteer Auxiliary officers for 2016-2017. They are (from left to right) Linda Smith, Treasurer; Jean Mizell, Vice President; Gloria Gregory, President; and Sarah Page, Secretary.

Registered Dietitians Recognized at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial

CHI and HIET Work Together for Superior Heart Care

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Welcomes VP of Patient Care Services

The presence of strong, innovative leadership is vital to the ever-changing healthcare landscape. CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial welcomes its new Market Vice President of Patient Care Services, Mary Franklin.

Award-Winning Hospital Gives Nationally Recognized Cardiac Care

Pictured from left to right: Ravinder Bachireddy, M.D., Chief of Cardiology; Monte Bostwick, Market CEO; Shawn Barnett, Market COO & Lufkin President; and David Ladden, M.D., Chief of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.

Memorial Clinics Welcomes Family Medicine Physician

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial welcomes Board Certified Family Medicine physician Natalia Luraguiz, M.D. to the medical staff in Angelina County and the Memorial Clinics team.

Join CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial in the Fight Against Heart Disease

Baylor St. Luke's Performs First MANTA™ Large-Bore Vascular Closure in Houston

Houston, TX (January 24, 2017) – CHI St. Luke's Health–Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Baylor St.

Grief Support Group Offered at CHI St. Luke’s Health

No matter the circumstances, grief recovery can be difficult and painful. CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial will again host GriefShare, a special seminar and support group to help members of the community to grieve in a positive way. “Grief Share i...

Memorial Clinics Welcomes Internal Medicine Physician

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial welcomes Board Certified Internal Medicine physician Swapna Bemalgi, M.D. to the medical staff in Angelina County and the Memorial Clinics team.

CHI St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Awarded Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers

CHI St. Luke's Health–Brazosport Hospital Awarded Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers

CHI St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Foundation to Host 4th Biennial Power of the Purse Luncheon

CHI St. Luke's Health–Brazosport Hospital Foundation to Host 4th Biennial Power of the Purse Luncheon TLC&'s “The Little Couple” Star Dr. Jennifer Arnold to Serve as Keynote Speaker

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Clinics Welcomes Fourth OB/GYN

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Clinics welcomes Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist and Lufkin native Dixie McClendon-Coker, M.D. to its growing team of specialists and primary care providers.

Pioneer in minimally invasive heart surgery joins Baylor College of Medicine and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center

Dr. Joseph Lamelas, an internationally recognized expert in minimally invasive heart surgery, has joined the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine as associate chief of cardiac surgery in the division of cardiothoraci...

Medical Director of Women’s Services Joins Memorial Clinics

Memorial’s First Baby of 2017

Baby Camila Martinez was the first baby born at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin in 2017. She is pictured with her mother Lorena Dominguez and father Eduardo Martinez.

Baylor St. Luke's Participates in Five-Way Living Donor Kidney Swap with Hospitals across the Country

Houston, TX (January 6, 2017) – CHI St. Luke's Health–Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke's) successfully completed a 5-way, multi-hospital kidney transplant swap with the National Kidney Registry (NKR). The swap began with a Good Samar...

Santa’s Health & Safety Education Fair was a Major Success

Hundreds from the Polk County community came to learn more about their well-being this holiday season at the CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston’s second annual Santa’s Health and Safety Education Fair.

Therapy Dogs Bring Good Cheer

For several years, the Good Shepherd Therapy Dog group has visited CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial bringing lots of good cheer on four legs. Recently, the group of registered therapy dogs and their owners gave a warm welcome to patients and staf...

San Augustine Graduates 5 from Sacred Vocation Program

Caring for sick and dying patients is more than just a job to the staff at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial San Augustine. It is a sacred calling full of compassion and talent.

Care packages to Brighten Deployed Troops' Holiday

Boxes and crates filled with canned meats, snacks, stationery, and personal hygiene necessities are loaded onto two SUVs parked outside CHI East Texas Clinical Services, a clinic formerly known as Greater Houston Physician Medical Association, 17521 ...

Mesothelioma Treatment Center opens study of new treatment

The Baylor College of Medicine Mesothelioma Treatment Center (MTC) at CHI St. Luke's Health–Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke's) has begun enrolling patients in a clinical research study for patients with malignant pleural mesotheliom...

Baylor St. Luke's Announces New Vice President of Finance

Memorial Clinics Welcomes Angelina Internal Medicine Associates

Smaller Artificial Heart Implanted at Baylor St. Luke's, Bringing New Hope to More Patients

Doctors at CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) announced today that they have successfully implanted the new 50cc SynCardia Total Artificial Heart (TAH) into a patient suffering from biventricular end-stage hear...

CHI St. Luke’s Health Spreads Christmas Joy to Newest Arrivals

Nurses Recognized with DAISY Award at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston

Santa Wants You to Be Healthy and Safe this Holiday Season

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin Earns Certification for Providing Highest Level of Chest Pain

Heart Pump Pioneer, Dr. O.H. "Bud" Frazier, Launches Monthly Teaching Rounds

Over the past decade, an estimated 30,000 ventricular assist devices have been implanted in patients with failing hearts around the world. Commonly known as the heart pump, the device circulates blood throughout the body.

Sensing the Joy of the Season

We have come to that time of year when hearts are lighter.  The sounds of carols are in the air.  Do I hear bells ringing?  The deep belly laugh of a grand old soul with a twinkle in his eye?  Brightly colored lights are reflected in children’s e...

CHI St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Achieves Texas Ten Step Designation

CHI St. Luke's Health–Brazosport Hospital Achieves Texas Ten Step Designation

Livingston Commemorates World COPD Day with Education Fair

Multiple Donations Made by CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Clinics Welcomes New OB/GYN

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Clinics welcomes Obstetrician and Gynecologist Sheila Hill to its growing team of physicians and specialists in Lufkin.

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Signs Letter of Intent with Altus Emergency Center

St. Luke's Foundation Heart Golf Classic

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Earns Prestigious Certification

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Shows Its Appreciation for Local Ministers

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial presents “This is Diabetes!” Expo

St. Luke's Foundation Friends of Nursing Annual Fall Coffee | St. Luke's Health

 St. Luke's Foundation Friends of Nursing     Annual Fall Coffee  

Lilly Oncology On Canvas on Display at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial this Week

Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health Explore Aligning Ministries to Strengthen Catholic Health Care

Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health Explore Aligning Ministries to Strengthen Catholic Health Care SAN FRANCISCO AND ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – October 24, 2016 – Two leading nonprofit health care systems – Dignity Health and Catholic Health Init...

Surgical Saturday Is Mutually Enriching for Both Patients and Volunteers

Surgical Saturday Is Mutually Enriching for Both Patients and Volunteers By Zen Zheng, CHI St. Luke's Health Marketing and Communications For more than a year, Sarah Mirelles' bulging belly had made her look pregnant and the past few months its gro...

CHI St. Luke's Health to Acquire Greater Houston Physicians Medical Association

CHI St. Luke's Health to Acquire Greater Houston Physicians Medical Association

What You Need to Know about Mammograms

Directional deep brain stimulation for movement disorders now being used

Directional deep brain stimulation for movement disorders now being used HOUSTON – (Oct. 10, 2016) – CHI St. Luke's Health–Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is one of the first hospitals in the country to use the St. Jude Medical Infinity™ Deep Brain...

Breast Cancer is for the Birds

Breast cancer is for the birds. During October, CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin and the Volunteer Auxiliary are spreading the word about early detection and the importance of regular mammograms with some unlikely accomplices…pink flamingo...

Volunteer Auxiliary Donates Nearly $40,000 to Memorial

The Volunteer Auxiliary at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial unanimously voted to donate nearly $40,000 in equipment to the hospital.

Breast Cancer Awareness Advocate Faces Personal Journey

World’s smallest heart pump used in cardiac procedure

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Works with Law Enforcement During Crisis Exercise

CHI St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital First to use New Laser in Prostate Surgery

Houston, TX (September 26, 2016) – CHI St. Luke’s Health–Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land Hospital) announced today that it is the first hospital in the Greater Houston area to use the new 120-watt Holmium laser to perform vaporization of the prostate...

Nurses Honored with DAISY Award at CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin

Freeport LNG Donates $100,000 to CHI St. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital Capital Campaign for Cancer Center

Earl Shipp Joins CHI St. Luke's Health Board of Directors

Houston, TX (September 15, 2016) – CHI St. Luke’s Health (CHI St. Luke’s) announced today that Earl Shipp, Vice President of Operations, U.S. Gulf Coast, The Dow Chemical Company, has been appointed to the system’s Board of Directors.

Texas Children's Hospital purchases two CHI St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center properties in the Texas Medical Center

Hospital closes on purchase of the Clinic Building and O&'Quinn Medical Tower     HOUSTON – Sept.13, 2016 – Texas Children's Hospital is excited to announce it reached agreement and closed with Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center on the purchase...

Mesothelioma Treatment Center at Baylor St. Luke's Launches Clinical Trial for Cancer Patients

Houston, TX (September 6, 2016) – The Baylor College of Medicine Mesothelioma Treatment Center (MTC) at CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) announced today that it has opened a new clinical trial that combines i...

Baylor St. Luke's Announces New President

CHI St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands Hospital Showcases Latest da Vinci174; Xi174; Surgical System to Community

Houston, TX (August 23, 2016) – CHI St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands Hospital hosted an interactive demonstration to showcase the fourth-generation, first-of-its-kind da Vinci XI Surgical System with Integrated Table Motion technology.

Know the Signs and Symptoms, September is AFib Awareness Month

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Opens 3rd On-Campus Cath Lab

Serving the Homeless, One Meal at a Time

Life can be harsh for people without a home, and where the next meal comes from seems a perpetual riddle. But at least on this Sunday morning on July 31 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 250 homeless residents had a taste of home where a warm breakfast w...

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Welcomes New Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston welcomes board certified Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist Georg Elias, M.D. to the medical staff in Polk County and the Memorial Clinics team.

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Welcomes New OB/GYN

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial welcomes Obstetrician and Gynecologist Rachael Sullivan, D.O. to the medical staff in Angelina County and the Memorial Clinics team.

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Welcomes Infectious Disease Specialist

CHI St. Luke's Health Announces New President for The Vintage Hospital

Houston, TX (August 10, 2016) – CHI St. Luke's Health (CHI St. Luke's) has named Roland Cruickshank, FACHE, President of The Vintage Hospital effective September 12. Cruickshank will replace current president, Norman Stephens, who will retire on Sept...

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin Volunteer Auxiliary Awards $10,000 in Scholarships

Baylor St. Luke's Participates in Multi-Center Living Donor Kidney Swap

Houston, TX (August 4, 2016) – CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) successfully completed a 13-way, multi-hospital kidney transplant swap with the National Kidney Registry (NKR). The swap began with a Good Samar...

Grief Support Group Offered at CHI St. Luke’s Health

No matter what the circumstances, grief recovery can be a painful process. CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial is once again hosting a special seminar and support group to help members of the community cope with this process in a positive way.

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Welcomes New General Surgeon

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Livingston welcomes board certified General Surgeon Camille Blackledge, M.D. to the medical staff in Polk County and the Memorial Clinics team.

CHI St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital Named "Best Place to Work" for Fifth Year by Modern Healthcare

The Woodlands, TX (July 25, 2016) – CHI St. Luke's Health–Lakeside Hospital (Lakeside Hospital) was named one of Modern Healthcare's Best Places to Work in Healthcare. Since its opening in 2009, the hospital has been recognized five times as one of t...

Family Nurse Practitioner Joins Memorial Clinics, Dr. Fercowicz’s office

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin welcomes Sapphira Clark, FNP to the Angelina County medical staff. Ms. Clark is a Family Nurse Practitioner, and she joins the Memorial Clinics team and the office of Dr. Andrew Fercowicz.

Creative Art to Support the Cause

For the past seven years, the annual Art Bra Contest, part of the Power of Pink! Luncheon, showcases participants’ creative skills, while raising awareness for breast cancer.

CHI St. Luke's Health Announces New President for Patients Medical Center

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Committee Provides Medical Ethics Guidance

Certified Nurse Midwife Joins Memorial Clinics

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin welcomes Crystal Smith, CNM, MSN, RN, to the medical staff in Angelina County. Ms. Smith is a Certified Nurse Midwife and she joins the Memorial Clinics team.

Medical Director of Women’s Services Reaches Surgical Milestone

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Welcomes New Market CEO

Following an extensive nationwide search, CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial is pleased to welcome its new Market Chief Executive Officer, Monte Bostwick, following the upcoming retirement of current Market CEO Gary Looper.

Greater Houston Healthconnect Delivers Vital Integration For CHI St. Luke's Health Clinically Integrated Network

Major hospital system sees health information and image exchange as essential component of strategy to serve geographically dispersed populations

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Earns Silver Award for STEMI Treatment

Former CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Board of Directors Chairman Retires

Valet Team Donates $500 to Scholarship Fund

CHI St. Luke’s Health Recognized for Protecting Infants against Hepatitis B

CHI St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Lufkin is one of ten hospitals to be accepted into the Immunization Action Coalition’s (IAC) Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll this year.

Baylor St. Luke's First in Houston to Offer Potential New Treatment to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation

Houston, TX (June 21, 2016) – CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) announced today that it’s the first hospital in the Greater Houston area to enroll patients in the AMAZE clinical trial, which studies a new expe...

Baylor St. Luke's Celebrates 20th Anniversary of First Percutaneous Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Procedure

Houston, TX (June 21, 2016) – This month marks the 20th anniversary of the first-ever percutaneous endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (PEVAR), which was performed at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center on June 4, 1996 by Zvonimir Krajcer, MD, Program D...

Shorter Wait Times Happening for Patients

Baylor St. Luke's Reaches Milestone in Specialized Single-Site Robotic Gynecologic Surgery

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial San Augustine Graduates Inaugural Sacred Vocation Classes

The word “vocation” comes from a Latin word meaning “a calling.” The staff at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial recognizes their calling to care for the sick and dying is a sacred one.

Bringing Cardiovascular Care to Surrounding Communities

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston Honors Employees for Years of Service

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston recently recognized its employees for their years of service at the Employee’s Service Awards ceremony.  The annual event honored employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 40 years of service.

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Specialty Hospital Recognizes Nurse and Employee of the Year

CHI St. Luke's Health Hospitals Recognized by the American Heart Association for Quality Stroke Care

Houston, TX (May 26, 2016) – CHI St. Luke's Health–Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke's) and CHI St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital have received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Get With The Guideline...

Nurses Honored with DAISY Award at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial

Brand-New Technology Used in Cardiovascular Procedure

Two Lufkin physicians use brand-new technology to drastically repair a patient’s aortic aneurysm in a safer, less traumatic procedure.

Dr. Libreros Speaks at Diabetes Support Group

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin Surgical Techs Represent Hospital, State

Baylor St. Luke's Announces Interim President

Houston, TX (May 9, 2016) – CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St.

Baylor St. Luke's Named to Becker's Hospital Review 100 Great Hospitals in America List

Medical Laboratory Professionals Recognized at Livingston

Learn Life Saving Skills at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston Breaks Ground on New ER

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston officially broke ground on its new Emergency Department on April 27.

Medical Laboratory Professionals Recognized at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston Graduates Inaugural Sacred Vocation Classes

The word “vocation” comes from a Latin word meaning “a calling.” The staff at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial recognizes their calling to care for the sick and dying is a sacred one.

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin Graduates Inaugural Sacred Vocation Class

The word “vocation” comes from a Latin word meaning “a calling.” The staff at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial recognizes their calling to care for the sick and dying is a sacred one.

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Volunteers Donate Nearly 15,000 Hours of Service

CHI St. Luke’s Health Announces New System Directors

Optimizing a system-wide approach to hospital operations, CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial announces two new system directors for hospital specialties.

Longtime Internal Medicine Physician Joins Memorial Clinics as Chief Medical Officer

Baylor St. Luke's Breaks Ground on Tower 2 at New Integrated Medical Campus

CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) today celebrated the groundbreaking of Tower 2, a 420-patient bed tower, on Baylor St. Luke’s McNair Campus.

Surgical Saturday Changes Lives, Exemplifies Mission to Care for the Underserved

Magnolia Miranda remembers her younger days when she donned her bathing suit at the beach, flapping her arms like wings while running on the sand or stretching them out in the water pretending they were her floats. But during her pregnancy 15 years ...

20 Pound Stinger Wins Top Prize at 23nd Annual Dr. Bill Shelton’s Totally Awesome Fishing Adventure

Come Test Drive Our Robotic Surgical System

23rd Annual Fishing Tournament Set for March 19

CHI St. Luke's Health Announces the Arrival of its New Family Birthing Center in Sugar Land

Houston, TX (February 29, 2016) – CHI St. Luke’s Health–Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land Hospital) announced the expansion of its Women’s Services Program with the opening of the Family Birthing Center.

Love your Heart Luncheon and Seminar in Livingston

Red and pink Valentine’s Day cards and conversation heart candies are what many traditionally associate with the month of February. But it’s the heart beating inside each and every one of us that CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial values the most.

City Proclaims February 25 Alice “Faye” Russ Day for CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Chef

Alice “Faye” Russ, a local legend inside the massive kitchen at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, recently celebrated 55 years on the job.

Learn to Love your Heart at Free Luncheon & Seminar

Michael H. Covert Elected to Statewide Hospital Association Board

Houston, TX (February 12, 2016) – CHI St. Luke’s Health (CHI St. Luke’s) announced today that its Chief Executive Officer, Michael H. Covert, has been elected to the Texas Hospital Association (THA) Board of Trustees. Covert took office January 1 and...

Memorial Clinics Welcomes Longtime Center Nurse Practitioner

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial is pleased to welcome board certified Family Nurse Practitioner Sharon Nelson, MSN, APRN, FNP-C to the Memorial Clinics team.

CHI St. Luke's Health Announces New Texas Division Executive to Lead Strategy and Business Development

Houston, TX (February 10, 2016) – CHI St. Luke’s Health (CHI St. Luke’s) has named Michael Freeman, as Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Business Development for the CHI Texas Division, effective April 4.

Cancer Patient Assessment Recognized by Texas Hospital Association

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin Welcomes new ED Medical Director

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial welcomes its new Medical Director for the Lufkin Emergency Department, board certified Emergency Physician Joshua Allen, D.O.

CHI St. Luke’s Health Offers Grief Support Group

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin Acquires State-of-the-Art Robotic Technology

Brazosport Regional Health System and CHI St. Luke's Health Sign Agreement for BRHS to Join CHI St. Luke's

Front Row – Al Guevara Jr., Michael H. Covert, Tom Fowler Back Row - Kevin Rittger, M.D., Evelyn Moore, Ken Smith, Alisa Berger, M.D., Mike Gilliland, M.D., Brooks Bass, Mike Golden, John Maxwell, M.D., Ravi Singhania, Earl Shipp

CHI St. Luke's Health Named Inaugural Recipients of Two Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council Awards

The Woodlands – “Stroke Award: Presented by James Grotta, MD”

CHI St. Luke's Health Announces New Texas Division Chief Financial Officer

Jenny Barnett-Sarpalius

2016 Medical Staff Officers Announced for Lufkin, Specialty Hospital

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston Announces 2016 Medical Staff Officers

CHI St. Luke's Health Appoints New Texas Division Vice President of Innovation

Avery Cloud

Memorial Clinics Welcomes New Livingston OB/GYN

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston welcomes Analiza Justo, M.D. to the medical staff in Polk County. Dr. Justo is a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist and joins the Memorial Clinics team.

CHI St. Luke's Health Opens New Medical Campus in Growing Springwoods Village Community

CHI St. Luke’s Health (CHI St. Luke’s) announced today that it has opened its seventh hospital in its Houston-area network, CHI St. Luke’s Health–Springwoods Village Hospital (Springwoods Village Hospital) in North Houston. CHI St. Luke’s will be the...

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin named as one of America’s Best Hospitals

CHI St. Luke's Health Selects Population Health Advisors as its Consultant for Population Health Services and a Value-based Approach to Care in Greater Houston

CHI St. Luke’s Health (CHI St. Luke’s) is teaming with Population Health Advisors (PHA), a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, to advance its work on creating models and systems of care that will enhance care delivery in the Houston market. CHI ...

Livingston Radiology Services Provided through Baylor College of Medicine

As part of continuing efforts to integrate and partner with CHI St. Luke’s Health, Baylor College of Medicine will assume the exclusive contract to provide professional Radiology services at the Livingston facility effective July 1, 2016.

CHI St. Luke's Health and The Larkin Group Enter Joint Venture

Michael Covert, Chief Executive Officer for CHI St. Luke’s Health, and Kelly Larkin, M.D., Chief Executive Officer of The Larkin Group, announced they have entered into a joint venture agreement to include five Houston-area PhysiciansER locations. 

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston Welcomes Polk County’s First Baby of 2016

Memorial Lufkin Welcomes its First Baby of the Year

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin welcomes its first baby of the New Year. Harper Caroline Massey was born on January 6, weighing in at 7 pounds 15 ounces and was 19 inches long. The proud parents are Dustin and Taylor Massey, of Lufkin. Th...

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary Donates Cardiac Rehab Equipment

Baylor St. Luke's Unveils Design for First-of-Its-Kind Medical Campus

    CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s) has unveiled the design for its $1.1 billion medical campus featuring one of the country’s top medical schools, a world-renowned cardiovascular research institute, and a...

Santa Babies at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Provides Physicians with Continuing Education

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Named to Becker's Hospital Review List of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Donates Health Kits to CISC

Inaugural Santa’s Health & Safety Education Fair

Memorial Livingston Administrator & Surgeon Take Pie to the Face

MDsave and Memorial Lufkin Partner to Help Patients Save Money and Access Needed Care

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial partners with women & non-profit organizations

During CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial’s monthly educational luncheon, dozens of women donated toys for local children to enjoy on Christmas morning through the Toys for Tots program.

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Vice President Named President-Elect of the National Association of Health Services Executives

Richelle Dixon, MHSA, FACHE

Brother Billy Recognized for 20 Years as CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Chaplain

National Medical Staff Services Awareness Week

Volunteer Auxiliary Donates Vital Sign Machines

William Brien, MD, Named Vice President of Medical Operations

William Brien, MD, Vice President of Medical Operations and Chief Clinical Officer

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Celebrates National Hospital and Health System Pharmacy Week

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial’s Stroke Center Earns National Re-Certification

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center and Texas Heart® Institute First in Texas to Adopt Novel Non-Invasive Technology for Coronary Artery Disease

CHI St. Luke’s Health–Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center (Baylor St. Luke’s), home of the Texas Heart Institute (THI), announced today that it will be the first in Texas to adopt the only non-invasive technology when evaluating coronary artery disease....

CHI St. Luke’s Health Welcomes Newest Chaplain

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin welcomes its newest spiritual care giver and chaplain, Rev. Ed Thomas, who joined the Mission and Spiritual Care team on August 25.

Lufkin Urologist Performs First-of-its-kind Surgery

Heart & Vascular Imaging Center Announces Outpatient Cardiac Catheterization Lab

CHI St. Luke’s Health Cardiac Rehabilitation Center Celebrates 1 Year

Volunteer Auxiliary Donates Wheel Chair Scale

Enhanced Cancer Care Close to Home

CHI St. Luke's Health and UnitedHealthcare Renew Network Relationship

CHI St. Luke’s Health and UnitedHealthcare have announced a renewed relationship that provides continued in-network access to care at CHI St. Luke’s Houston facilities and with its physicians for all people enrolled in a UnitedHealthcare individual, ...

CHI St. Luke's Health Names President of Suburban Hospitals

Michael J. McBride, FACHE

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston Recognizes its Surgical Technologists

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Launches Project ECHO

CHI St. Luke’s Health Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Centerannounced today that it has launched Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes– a new telehealth program that will enable a team of specialists to assist primary care providers thr...

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial helping all children safely get to school

New Microsurgery for Early Stage GI Cancer Patients

A new endoscopic microsurgery known as Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD), offers a non-invasive approach to removing small gastrointestinal tumors by removing them in layers.

Memorial Clinics Opens New Clinic for Escapees

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Clinics Livingston hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony on September 2, 2015, for its new on-site clinic for residents of the Escapees CARE community in Polk County.

Supportive Art for Breast Cancer Awareness

CHI St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands Hospital Earns Comprehensive Metabolic and Bariatric Center Designation

Jan Penn, RN, CBN, Bariatric Coordinator; Drew Howard, MD, General Surgeon, Bariatric Surgeon; David Herrera, patient who lost 235 in two years; Jason Balette, MD, General Surgeon/Bariatric Surgeon; Meghan Daulton, RN, CBN, 3W staff nurse.

CHI St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital Named "Best Place to Work" for Fourth Year by Modern Healthcare

CHI St. Luke’s Health–Lakeside Hospital (Lakeside Hospital) was named one of Modern Healthcare’s Best Places to Work in Healthcare. Since its opening in 2009, the hospital has been recognized four times as one of the Top 100 healthcare employers in t...

CHI St. Luke's Health Names Chief Nursing Officer

CHI St. Luke’s Health has named Lorie Shoemaker, DHA, RN, MSN, NEA-BC, as its Chief Nursing Officer, effective September 28, 2015. In this role, she will work directly with the three CHI markets included in Texas: CHI St. Luke’s Health in Houston, CH...

Rashard Johnson Named Vice President of Operations at CHI St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands Hospital

CHI St. Luke’s Health–The Woodlands Hospital has named Rashard Johnson as Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating Officer. Johnson brings more than 10 years of healthcare management and executive leadership experience to CHI St. Luke’s.

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Earns Awards for Treating Heart Attack Patients

Memorial Clinics Welcomes ENT Physician, Chief Medical Officer

Breast Cancer Survivors Needed for Power of Pink! Special Video Project

Memorial Clinics Welcomes Nurse Practitioner to Temple Cancer Center

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Announces 4 Board Members Retiring

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin Volunteer Auxiliary Awards $12,000 in Scholarships

New Physician Joins Family Medicine Practice at The Vintage Hospital

CHI St. Luke’s Health welcomes Elizabeth Wanner, MD, to St. Luke’s Medical Group Tomball, where she will practice Family Medicine. Dr. Wanner will also provide patient care at CHI St. Luke’s Health–The Vintage Hospital (The Vintage Hospital). “We’re...

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Celebrates 500th Liver Transplant - More Than any Hospital in Houston Over the Last Eight Years

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center announced today that it has reached a Houston milestone—its 500th liver transplantation. The entire transplant team at Baylor St. Luke's celebrated the achievement under the leadership of John. A. Goss, MD, surgical ...

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Named Among "100 Great Hospitals in America" by Becker's Hospital Review

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center was named by Becker's Hospital Review as one of its “100 Great Hospitals in America” in the publication's 2014 edition. Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center was one of five Houston hospitals that mad...

St. Luke's Performance Medicine Named as The Official Sports Medicine Partner For The Texas Rush Soccer Club

St. Luke's Performance Medicine, a department of St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital (SLWH), has partnered with the Texas Rush Soccer Club to become its official sports medicine provider.  St. Luke's Performance Medicine is a technologically and clini...

St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital Awarded Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification

St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital (SLWH) has achieved national accreditation as a Comprehensive Stroke Center.

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center First in Texas to Use the FDA-Approved LINQ - Insertable Cardiac Monitoring System

Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (BSLMC) announced today that it's the first hospital in Texas to begin using the revolutionary Medtronic LINQ Insertable Cardiac Monitor micro device that transforms a physician's ability to diagnose and treat even th...

First Comprehensive Lung Institute in Texas Offers Hope Along with World Class Team of Experts

Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center team accepting patients Baylor College of Medicine and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center have developed the first comprehensive, multi-specialty Lung Institute in the state of Texas, with a...

Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's Medical Center Becomes First in Texas to Test Hybrid Design Carotid Stent

St. Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) - home of the Texas Heart® Institute (THI) - announced today that the first eight patients in Texas have been treated in a multi-center, clinical trial of a new carotid artery stent that can be used as an alternative ...

St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital is First in Montgomery County to Use the FDA-Approved LINQ - Insertable Cardiac Monitoring System

St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital announced last week that it's the first hospital in The Woodlands and Montgomery County, TX, to begin using a micro-sized insertable cardiac monitoring device that enhances a physician's ability to diagnose and treat even...

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Among First Hospitals in Texas to Implant new FDA-Approved S-ICD for At-Risk Patients of Sudden Cardiac Arrest

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is among the first hospitals in Texas to implant the new Boston Scientific S-ICD® System--the world's first and only commercially available subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) for the ...

CHI St. Luke's Health Donates F.A.S.T. Poster Decals for EMS Vehicles Throughout Six Counties in Houston

In a community educational endeavor, dozens of F.A.S.T. vehicle poster decals displaying stroke symptom awareness were recently donated by CHI St. Luke's Health to local EMS agencies in six Houston area counties. The community awareness initiative i...

Texas Heart Institute Doctors Participating in Clinical Study of New Device to 'Seal' Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Texas Heart Institute (THI) doctors at CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, are the first in Texas to have implanted a device designed to seal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), rather than bridging through the aneurysms using a tr...

Dr. Randolph Evans Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From Texas Neurological Society

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, a part of CHI St. Luke's Health, announced today that Randolph W. Evans, MD, clinical professor of neurology at Baylor College of Medicine, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the 7...

St. Luke's Hospital at The Vintage Voted Best Hospital and Best Workplace in Northwest Houston

St. Luke's Hospital at The Vintage was named “Best Hospital” in Northwest Houston according to Houston Community Newspapers annual readers' choice awards for 2013. The hospital was also recognized as the “Best Workplace” among businesses in Northwest...

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Becomes Official Hospital Sponsor of 2014 Donate Life Transplant Games of America

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center has become an official sponsor of the 2014 Donate Life Transplant Games of America that will be held in Houston, Texas, July 11-15. The multi-sport festival will attract organ, tissue, corneal, a...

Dr. Doris Taylor Assists International Team of Researchers Achieve Milestone by Tissue Engineering Construction of Esophagus

Researchers announced today that tissue engineering has been used to construct natural esophagi - which in combination with bone marrow stem cells - have been safely and effectively transplanted in rats, according to a study published in the prestigi...

St. Luke's Hospital at The Vintage Receives ISO 9001 Certification

St. Luke's Hospital at The Vintage (SLHV) has received the coveted ISO 9001:2008 certification from Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Healthcare, a global independent foundation dedicated to safeguarding life, property and the environment.

CHI St. Luke's Health Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Begins Groundbreaking New Treatment for Epilepsy

CHI St. Luke's Health–Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center announced today that it has begun treating patients with the groundbreaking new NeuroPace® RNS® System, a treatment for adults with partial onset seizures that have not been controlled with two o...

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Clinics Welcomes Family Medicine Staff

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Clinics, a division of CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial, welcomes longtime Lufkin family medicine physician Dr. Andrew Fercowicz and his staff to the Lufkin Care Team.

Mission-Oriented Team Provides Spiritual Focus to CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Ministry

Women Name Memorial Best Hospital for Cancer Care

Medical Laboratory Professionals Recognized at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial San Augustine

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Specialty Hospital Recognizes Board Members

Women Name CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin as Best Hospital for Orthopedic Care

Volunteer Auxiliary Donates to Hospital’s Emergency Room

Nurses of the Year

Medical Laboratory Professionals Recognized at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial and Concerned Black Men Present Scholarships to LHS Seniors

In order to continue the legacy of quality health care provided by a caring and compassionate staff, CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial is investing in the futures of two outstanding Lufkin High School seniors.

Medical Laboratory Professionals Recognized at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin Earns Prestigious Stroke Award

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial offers one-of-a-kind cardiovascular treatment

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial invests $4.5 million in Temple Cancer Center

A $4.5 million investment by CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial is bringing enhanced cancer treatment to East Texas through state-of-the-art equipment and innovative procedures aimed at providing more options for patients.

Longtime Lufkin Doctor Joins CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Clinics

24 Pound Stringer Wins Top Prize at 22nd Annual Dr. Bill Shelton’s Totally Awesome Fishing Adventure

5 Common Signs of a Heart Attack

4 Common Signs of Appendicitis

The Warning Signs of Brain Aneurysms

According to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, a brain aneurysm ruptures every 18 minutes in the United States. Ruptured brain aneurysms are fatal in about 40% of cases; therefore, it is extremely important to understand the risk factors and sympt...

22nd Annual Dr. Bill Shelton’s Totally Awesome Fishing Adventure Set for March 21

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Partners with NAACP to Award Academic Scholarships

Helpful Hints to a Healthy Heart and Lifestyle

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Volunteers Donate to Polk Education Center

Cancer Center CT Scanner Allows for New Possibilities

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

Cardiologist Performs Complete Heart Catheterization through the Arm

Polk Education Center earns prestigious ADA Recognition

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston Welcomes First Polk County Baby of 2015

Lufkin Cardiologist Earns Patients’ Choice Award

Lufkin based Electrophysiologist Vivek Mangla, M.D. recently won the 2014 Vitals Patients’ Choice Award.

Santa Babies

State of the Art Cryoablation Procedure Available for Abnormal Heart Rhythms

A more advanced method of correcting cardiac arrhythmias is being performed at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin utilizing one of nature’s own anesthetic properties – freezing temperatures.

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin Recognizes Perioperative Nurses

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Recognizes National Diabetes Month

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial recognizes November as National Diabetes Month by offering discounted A1C blood screenings throughout the month. This non-fasting blood screen can be done at Express Lab for just $10.

Radiologic Technologists Recognized at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin

Breast Commander Takes Top Honors in 6th Annual Art Bra Contest

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Clinics Welcomes Family Practice Physician

Heart and Vascular Initiative Donates CPR, AED kits to LHS

South Carolina Fisherman Undergoes Prostate Surgery in Lufkin

Memorial Clinics Opens New Location in Coldspring

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Clinics is pleased to announce the opening of Dr. David Le’s Family Medicine Practice in Coldspring. Dr. Le is board certified in family practice and specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of adult...

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston Lab receives worldwide accreditation

CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Livingston Laboratory once again met all applicable standards for accreditation through the College of American Pathologists’ Laboratory Accreditation Program.

Memorial is now CHI St. Luke’s Health

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Earns Outstanding Stroke Care Award

Memorial Welcomes Internal Medicine Physician

Angelina Internal Medicine Associates and Memorial Health System of East Texas welcomes Kevin Dixon, D.O. to the Lufkin medical staff. Dr. Dixon specializes in Internal Medicine and the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of adult diseases.

Power of Pink! October 16

Memorial Welcomes New System COO & Lufkin President

Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary Award Scholarships to Health Care Students

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Welcomes New CNO

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin welcomes Michael Plankers as its new Chief Nursing Officer. Plankers has more than 24 years of progressive leadership experience and a broad clinical knowledge base to lead the hospital’s patient care team.

Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary Donation Aids Pediatric Patients at Memorial

Winnie Berry Humane Society Receives Donation from Women’s Power Lunch

Memorial Medical Center-San Augustine Receives Quality Health Care Award

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Volunteers Contribute More Than 4,600 Hours of Service

Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin Wishes Employee a Happy Retirement

Memorial Health System of East Texas and Catholic Health Initiatives Complete Transfer of Ownership

Memorial Health System of East Texas (Memorial) and Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) have signed a definitive agreement and transferred ownership of Memorial to CHI, effective June 1.

Memorial & Heart Institute Offer Patient-Focused Cardiac Rehabilitation

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Celebrates National Hospital Week

Memorial Celebrates National Nurses’ Week

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Employees Honored for Service

MedL available at Memorial Gift Shops, San Augustine Clinics and online

Each year, 125,000 people die because they did not take their medicine as directed. Memorial is dedicated to reducing that number through the Medication List program, or MedL.

Memorial Outpatient Therapy Center Receives Paraffin Bath from Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin Volu

Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin Recognizes Health Information Professionals

Totally Awesome Fishing on Tap for Saturday, May 3

MMC - Livingston Women’s Power Lunch Collects Items for Childrenz Haven

Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin Volunteer Auxiliary Provide Bike for Outpatient Rehabilitation

Memorial Recognizes Employees for Years of Service

Memorial Medical Center - Livingston Receives Book Case in Memory of Sheila Koperna

Mosaic Center Receives Donation from Women’s Power Lunch

Rehab Receives a Lift from Volunteers

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Experiences Baby Boom in 2013

The sounds of newborn coos and cries amplified as Memorial Medical Center-Livingston experienced a record breaking baby boom in 2013.

F.A.I.T.H. Military Support Group Receives Donation from Women’s Power Lunch

Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin Wishes Employee a Happy Retirement

Memorial Names Chief Diversity Leader and Outlines Diversity Program

Memorical Clinics Welcome Internal Medicine Physician

Memorial Clinics, a division of Memorial Health System of East Texas, welcomes Pratibha Deshpande, M.D. to its medical staff.  Dr. Deshpande is board certified in internal medicine and specializes in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a...

Memorial Signs Letter of Intent with Catholic Health Initiatives

Lufkin Cardiologist Named Texas Super Doctor

Memorial Outlines Flu Precautions

The Texas Department of Health has confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus in the East Texas Area.  With this in mind, Memorial Health System of East Texas is taking extra precautions to keep patients, employees and guests as safe as possible.

Lufkin Surgeon Uses New Technology to Remove Tumor

Memorial Medical Center – Livingston Celebrates Perioperative Nurses

Memorial Medical Center – Livingston Celebrates Radiologic Technology Week

Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin Celebrates Radiologic Technology Week

Memorial Welcomes New CFO

Memorial Health System of East Texas has named Ken Miller as its System Chief Financial Officer (CFO).  Mr. Miller comes to Lufkin with more than 13 years of financial healthcare experience.

Memorial Health System of East Texas Recognizes Healthcare Quality Team

Memorial Welcomes New Livingston CEO

Memorial Medical Center—Livingston welcomes Randy Slack as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).  Mr. Slack had been serving as the interim CEO for the 66 bed hospital since August of this year and was recently appointed to the permanent role.

Memorial Welcomes New Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physician

Memorial Honors Medical Superstars at 6th Annual Salute to Healthcare Banquet

Memorial and Heart Institute Partner to Advance Cardiovascular Care in East Texas

Memorial is pleased to announce the formation of a unique partnership with one of the area’s most well known centers for cardiovascular care – The Heart Institute of East Texas.

Memorial Medical Center –San Augustine Recognizes Facility Management Team

Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin Recognizes Facility Management Team

Memorial Health System of East Texas Recognizes Materials Management Team

Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin Recognizes Therapists During National Rehabilitation Week

Family Crisis Center Receives Donation from Women’s Power Lunch

Texas Healthcare Volunteer Officers Come to Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Recognizes Surgical Technologists

Sodexo Goes Orange!

Sodexo, one of the largest food services and facilities management companies in the world, and food services provider at Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin brought awareness to childhood hunger Tuesday by “going orange.”

Memorial Honors its Scrub Technicians

Power of Pink! October 17

Livingston Power of Pink! October 15

Mark your calendar for Tuesday, October 15 for the 2nd annual Power of Pink! luncheon, hosted by Memorial Medical Center – Livingston and the Believers Relay for Life Team.  The event will be held at Livingston’s Polk County Commerce Center, 11:3...

Decorate a Bra for the 5th Annual Art Bra Contest

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Welcomes New Interim CEO

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston is pleased to announce the arrival of Randy Slack, the hospital’s new Interim CEO. Mr. Slack assumed the top leadership role on August 26.

Memorial Volunteer Serves as Statewide Officer

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Welcomes Back Family Practice Physician

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston welcomes back Sandra Kay Hutchison, M.D. to Polk County. Dr. Hutchison is board certified in Family Medicine and joins the experienced team at Memorial Clinics.

“And The Beat Goes On;” East Texas Heart and Vascular Initiative Receives State Recognition

Memorial Earns Women’s Choice Award for Region’s Best Hospital

Lab Director Retires After More Than 10 Years

Angelina Beautiful/Clean Teachers' Warehouse Benefits from Women's Power Lunch

Memorial Volunteers Donate Scholarships to Health Care Students

On July 11, the Volunteer Auxiliary at Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin presented $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing degrees in health care. The scholarships are funded through popcorn sales at Memorial.

Power of Pink! Video “Undefeated” Designated Silver Winner

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Welcomes New Urologist

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston welcomes one of the nation’s leading robotic surgeons to its medical staff. Cooper Buschemeyer, M.D., is a Board Certified Urologic Surgeon who has performed hundreds of robotic surgical procedures.

Community Health Fair Held at Lufkin Fire Station #3

Women's Power Lunch Attendees Donate to Books That Benefit

Memorial Achieves Chest Pain Accreditation

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Welcomes New OBGYN

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston welcomes Mary Garnepudi, M.D. to the medical staff in Polk County. Dr. Garnepudi specializes in obstetrics and gynecology and joins Memorial Clinics.

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Hires New Chief Nursing Officer

Memorial-Lufkin Earns Award for Outstanding Heart Attack Care

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Nurses Receive Advanced Oncology Training

Community Invited to Health Fair at Lufkin Fire Station #3

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Offers Pediatric Echocardiograms

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston is committed to the hearts of our smallest patients. The hospital now offers pediatric echocardiograms in the state-of-the-art Imaging Center.

Nursery Nurse Retires after 44 Years

After more than four decades of bathing, rocking and swaddling newborns, Shirley Dixon, LVN at Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin, has retired.

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Recognizes Speech Language Pathologists

Women's Power Lunch Attendees Donate to the Salvation Army Adult Day Center

Memorial Livingston Performs Well in Joint Commission Accreditation Review

23 Pound Stringer Wins Top Prize at 20th Annual Dr. Bill Shelton’s Totally Awesome Fishing Adventure

Livingston employees recognized for multiple years of service

Nurses Celebrated at Memorial Medical Center-San Augustine

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Nurses Extend the Spirit of Caring

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Honors its Nurses

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston honored its nurses at a ceremony in celebration of National Nurses Week.

Memorial Receives Quality Awards for Stroke Care and Earns State’s Seal of Approval

Blind Imaging Technician Retires from Memorial

After serving Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin and its patients for the past 34 years, Dark Room Technician Steve Stewart said good-bye to a job he loved and left his fellow co-workers with the encouragement that nothing is impossible if you’re w...

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Recognizes Occupational Therapists

Memorial Medical Center-San Augustine Celebrates Laboratory Week

Volunteers at Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Helping Keep Newborns Warm

Women’s Power Lunch Attendees Donate to Harold’s House

Memorial Partners with Local Entities to Promote Wellness

Volunteer Auxiliary Contributes Over 15,000 Hours of Service

The Memorial Medical Center – Lufkin Volunteer Auxiliary recently honored members for dedicating over 15,000 hours of volunteer time to the hospital.  At the Annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, individuals were recognized for their hours of...

Memorial Medical Center - Livingston Celebrates National Social Work Month

2013 Marks 20 Years of Totally Awesome Fishing

For 20 years, anglers have been vying for the top spot at the Dr. Bill Shelton’s Totally Awesome Fishing Adventure.  This year’s tournament will be held Saturday, May 4 at Cassels-Boykin Park on Lake Sam Rayburn.  Proceeds from the tournament b...

Health Information Management Team Recognized at Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Celebrates National Social Work Month

Dr. Buschemeyer discusses catheter complications

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Welcomes New Directors

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston welcomes the new Director of the Critical Care Department and the new Director of Radiology. Lisa Paxton will head up the Critical Care department, and Michael Timko will oversee the Imaging Department.

1,385 Years of Combined Service Recognized at Memorial Annual Service Awards

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Invests $1.6 Million to Bring Residents Advanced Technology

February is American Heart Month

Heart disease presents differently in men and women, and sometimes the signs and symptoms can be hard to recognize. During the month of February, Memorial recognizes American Heart Month to help spread the word about the No. 1 killer in the nat...

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Looking for a Few Good Volunteers

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Volunteer Auxiliary is looking for additional volunteers who want to be part of a vital organization aimed at helping others.

Memorial Welcomes HR Vice President

Memorial Health System of East Texas welcomes Don Morris as the new system Vice President of Human Resources.

Memorial Clinics in San Augustine Administered 700 Flu Shots

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Celebrates Go Red for Women Friday, February 1

It’s Not too Late to be Vaccinated

Despite an early jump start to this year’s flu season, it’s not too late to receive a flu vaccine. Getting a flu vaccine is the first and most important step in protecting against this serious disease.

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

The month of January is recognized as Cervical Cancer Screening Month and Cervical Health Awareness Month, highlighting issues related to cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV), and the importance of early detection.

Memorial Welcomes New Cardiologist

Memorial welcomes board certified Cardiologist Thomas Reinsvold, M.D. to the Angelina and Polk Counties Medical Staffs. Dr. Reinsvold joins Memorial Clinics and the cardiology practices of Steven Feld, M.D. and Robert Hallett, M.D.

Memorial Medical Center-San Augustine Celebrates 9 Years of Safety

Volunteer Auxiliary Donates Toys to Family Crisis Center

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Board Chairman Steps Down

Memorial Welcomes Angelina County’s First Baby of 2013

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin welcomed Angelina County’s first baby of 2013 on Tuesday. Juliann Eduardo Ortega was born at 8:25 p.m. on January 1 to Maria Orta. He weighed in at 6 pounds, 15.4 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Memorial Welcomes First Polk County Baby of 2013

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston welcomed Polk County’s first baby of 2013 on Wednesday. Kaelynn Denise Lester was born at 11:15 a.m. on January 2 to Matthew and Courtney Lester. She weighed in at 5 pounds 15 ounces and was 18 inches long.

Memorial Looking for Marketing Campaign Participants

Memorial Health System of East Texas Case Management Recognizes Long Term Care Facilities

Memorial Medical Center-San Augustine Teams Up with Ministerial Alliance

Memorial Medical Center – San Augustine is teaming up with the San Augustine Ministerial Alliance to educate the community about upcoming changes in the way healthcare is delivered.

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Medical Staff Officers

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston announced four local physicians have been elected to serve as the 2013 officers for the hospital’s Medical Staff Board. The newly elected officers are Souad Youssef, M.D., Chief of Staff; Robert Fayle, M.D., V...

Memorial Medical Center-San Augustine Laboratory Now Offering Tests for Fertility

Stroke Program Earns Re-Certification

Senior CT Technologist Earns Employee of the Year

Santa BABY!

Memorial Welcomes New Nephrologist

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston welcomes Nephrologist Medha Airy, M.D. to the medical staff. Dr. Airy specializes in treating inpatient and outpatient nephrology patients. Dr. Airy comes to Livingston after completing her fellowship at Baylor...

Nurse Retires After 30 Years with the Labor and Delivery Department at MMC-Lufkin

Living with Lung Cancer

“You have to have a positive outlook to have a positive outcome.” While that may not be the easiest advice to live by for a cancer patient, Brenda Wileman’s strong faith in God and self has allowed her to overcome life’s obstacles, one chemoth...

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Celebrates Radiologic Technology Week

Memorial Welcomes Director of Rehabilitation Services

Memorial Health System of East Texas welcomes Sheila Davila as the new system director of Rehabilitation Services.

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Volunteers donate bed extenders

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Celebrates Radiologic Technology Week

Memorial Volunteers Donate Fetal Monitor

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston adds state-of-the-art C-Arm machine

TAHV Officers Visit Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Recognizes Physical Therapists

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston enhances its emergency care

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston welcomes two new additions to its Critical Care departments – Emergency Department Medical Director Dr. Thomas Stanford and Director of Critical Care Jonathan Talaguit.

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin welcomes Perioperative Services Director

Memorial Homecare Livingston Celebrates Physical Therapy Month

Diabetes Expo set for Nov. 1 at Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin receives national award for treating heart attack victims

Vote for Your Favorite Art Bra starting Sunday

East Texas Assisted Living Centers Partner with Memorial

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Introduces New Cardiac Imaging System

When a patient experiences chest pain or even a potential heart attack, time is of the essence – and getting the best image possible of the beating heart can make a difference in diagnosis and future treatment.

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Welcomes New OBGYN

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston welcomes Ola Caverly, M.D. to the medical staff in Polk County. Dr. Caverly specializes in obstetrics and gynecology, including laproscopic procedures, and is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics ...

Memorial Medical Center - San Augustine Celebrates National Environmental Services Week

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston introduces new 4D ultrasound system

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Welcomes New Internal Medicine Physician

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston welcomes Laxman Kalvakuntla, M.D. to the ever growing medical staff in Polk County. Dr. Kalvakuntla, Internist, specializes in treating adult and geriatric patients. Dr. Kalvakuntla comes to Livingston from Nac...

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Volunteers donate bariatric stretcher

Memorial Welcomes New Clinical Psychiatrist

Millions of Americans suffer with various types of mental illness and mental health problems, such as social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, and personality disorders. To help those in our community cope with such issues, Memo...

Former Lufkin ISD Student Returns Home to Practice Medicine

It’s been more than ten years since he received his high school diploma from Lufkin ISD.  Now after graduating from Texas A & M University and earning a medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Joseph ...

Know Your Stats about Prostate Cancer Breakfast

As the Panther Nation gets ready for this year’s Lufkin High School football season to kick off, the American Urological Association (AUA) Foundation and the National Football League (NFL) are gearing up for another year of encouraging men to “...

Hemorrhoid procedure at Memorial Medical Center-Livingston shortens length of discomfort

Memorial Welcomes New Urologist

Memorial is welcoming one of the nation’s leading robotic surgeons to its medical staff. Cooper Buschemeyer, M.D., a Board Certified Urologic Surgeon who has performed hundreds of robotic surgical procedures, is joining David Price, M.D. at the...

Housekeepers at Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Brighten Patients Day with Towel Animals

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Lab receives worldwide accreditation

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Laboratory once again met all applicable standards for accreditation through the College of American Pathologists’ Laboratory Accreditation Program.

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Awards Everyday Heroes

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston designated as a Mother-Friendly Worksite

Power of Pink Tickets on Sale August 18 at Victoria’s Secret

Community members will get the chance to purchase tickets to Lufkin’s “Best Annual Community Event,” August 18.  Power of Pink! tickets will be available for purchase outside Victoria’s Secret in the Lufkin Mall, August 18, 10 a.m. until 1 p.m....

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston's Stroke Program Educates Community, Staff and Saves Lives

Power of Pink! Video Honored with National Award

Free Community Health Fair

As the nation observes Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Network Week, Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin and Pinewood Park Apartments are hosting a free Community Health Fair at Pinewood Park Learning Center, 120 Kirksey Drive (across fro...

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Volunteers Celebrate 30th Anniversary

The Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Volunteer Auxiliary celebrated 30 years -- and thousands of hours -- of dedicated service on Thursday.

Volunteers purchase Thermosuit for Memorial emergency department

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston unveils recently remodeled Gift Shop

On Monday, July 23, Memorial Medical Center-Livingston will unveil its recently remodeled Gift Shop, which opens at 8 a.m.

Students Tour Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin to Learn About Careers in Healthcare

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin volunteers give away $15,000 to students

Memorial Announces Partnership with The Methodist Hospital to Enhance Heart & Vascular Care

Memorial Receives National Attention for Marketing Efforts

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin hosts Advanced Burn Life Support class

Dr. Roby discusses medication complications with long term care representatives

Nearly 20 long term care centers from the East Texas area were represented at Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin’s quarterly long term outreach meeting on June 26. Memorial works closely with long term care centers in East Texas when it comes to qu...

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin participates in citywide disaster drill

As toxic chlorine gas began to quickly creep through downtown Lufkin following a massive train derailment, the staff at Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin implemented its well-designed Emergency Operation Plan.

East Texas Stroke Initiative Proves Successful during Past 3 Years

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Looking for a Few Good Volunteers

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Volunteer Auxiliary is looking for additional volunteers who want to be part a vital organization aimed at helping others.

Memorial Medical Center - San Augustine Installs Imaging Equipment Used to Detect Osteoporosis

MMC-Livingston Senior CT Technologist receives Everyday Hero award

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston recognized Senior CT Technologist Jason Minchew as the hospital’s Everyday Hero for the year’s first quarter.

19th Annual Fishing Tournament a Success

By Ariel Kirkland, staff writer for The Lufkin News

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston adds Newborn Channel for new parents

Memorial Named among Region’s Best Hospitals for Patient Experience

Nearly 30 Memorial Medical Center-Livingston employees recognized for multiple years of service

Memorial Medical Center- San Augustine Offers Faster Results with New Equipment

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Receives Quality Health Care Award

Approximately 500 Pounds of Non-Perishable Food Donated to Local Charity

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Nurses Participate in National Health Study

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Nurse Makes National Contribution to Women’s Health

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Volunteers Aide in Nursing Education

Memorial Volunteer Retires after 30 Years of Service

After 30 years of volunteerism, 95-year-old Millie Brumble plans to hang up her blue jacket – the symbolic outerwear worn by the members of the Volunteer Auxiliary of Memorial Health System of East Texas.

Memorial Welcomes New Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Officer

Memorial Celebrates Nearly 14,000 Hours of Volunteer Time

At the annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon, officers of the Volunteer Auxiliary of Memorial Health System of East Texas honored individuals who dedicated nearly 14,000 hours of volunteer time to the hospital.

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Receives Life Scope Monitor Donation from Volunteer Auxiliary

Memorial CEO honors Paul Perez family

Memorial President and CEO Gary Looper recently presented a resolution of appreciation to the family of Paul Perez in honor of the former board member’s dedicated service to Memorial.

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin receives award for quality heart care

What Women Need to Know about Gynecological Cancer and Hormone Replacement Therapy

Memorial Recognizes Health Information Management Team

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement

Odds of Surviving Cancer Going Up

The odds of beating cancer have gone up significantly over the past two decades, thanks in large part to early detection measures and advanced treatment options at facilities such as the Arthur Temple Sr. Regional Cancer Center at Memorial.

First MRI Safe Pacemaker Installed at Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin

Memorial cardiologist Dr. Vivek Mangla installed the first pacemaker system in Lufkin designed to be used in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) environment.

Long Term Care Representatives Meet at Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin

Memorial Welcomes New System Supply Chain Director

Memorial Health System of East Texas welcomes Eric Rinehart as the new Director of Supply Chain.  Rinehart comes to Memorial with more than 28 years of experience in healthcare supply chain management.

Lumbar puncture procedure offers multi-disciplinary approach to excess fluid on the brain

A new procedure offered at Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to a potentially life-threatening situation. Recently, Dr. Sunil Cherry introduced the lumbar puncture procedure for patients being considered for ma...

Leadership Lufkin tours Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin

The 2011-12 class of Leadership Lufkin visited Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Thursday, March 8 during the group’s annual Healthcare Day.

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Volunteers Donate Bilirubin Meter and Exam Light for Newborns

Memorial and local OBGYNs empowering women through health series

Memorial announced it will join with local obstetricians and gynecologists to present a premier luncheon series highlighting some of the most common health concerns among women today.

Memorial Welcomes Livingston’s Leap Day Baby

Memorial Welcomes Lufkin’s first Leap Day Baby

Memorial Medical Center-Lufkin Celebrates National Social Work Month

As trained listeners, social workers in the healthcare setting help provide support at a time when patients and their families need it most.

120 Memorial Employees recognized for multiple years of service

Memorial Unveils New Outpatient Therapy Center

Feb. 26-March 3 is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

In the United States, as many as 10 million females and 1 million males struggle with an eating disorder, such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa, and millions more struggle with binge eating disorders. For that reason, February 26th through...

New System Board Members Announced

Memorial Health System of East Texas welcomes its 2012 Board of Directors, a governing body that ultimately oversees the System’s four hospitals, Memorial Medical Center—Lufkin, Memorial Medical Center—Livingston, Memorial Medical Center—San Au...

Dr. Youssef Joins Memorial Medical Center-Livingston’s Board of Directors

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston is pleased to announce Souad Youssef, MD recently joined the board of directors as the Vice Chief of Staff for 2012. Dr. Youssef is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases at the Memorial M...

New CT Scan at Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Scans Images in Less Time

Procedure at Memorial Medical Center-Livingston provides relief for chronic back pain

Patients suffering from chronic back pain, caused by arthritis of the spine or degenerative disc disease, may benefit from an updated procedure performed at Memorial Medical Center-Livingston. The newer titanium Aspen Spinous Process Fixation Sy...

Local Dancers Party Themselves into Shape for a Great Cause

No More Pills, No Scars for Livingston Patients Suffering from Chronic Acid Reflux

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston now offers a non-invasive treatment option for patients suffering from severe, chronic acid reflux.

Livingston Ladies Learning Lots at Memorial’s Monthly Women’s Power Lunch

Cancer Center Receives 3-Year Accreditation with Commendation

The Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) once again granted Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation to the Arthur Temple Sr. Regional Cancer Center.

Dancing for a Cure

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Introduces Hospitalist Program

Hospitalized patients and their families now have the opportunity to visit with a physician anytime day or night at Memorial Medical Center—Livingston.  This 24 hour available care is just one of the many benefits of Memorial’s new Hospitalist pr...

Memorial Medical Center-Livingston Adds Nuclear Medicine System

Memorial Welcomes New Community Relations Specialist

Memorial welcomes Community Relations Specialist Melissa Crager to the hospital’s marketing department.

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Adds to Corrigan-Camden Medical Technician Class

Memorial-Livingston Welcomes First Baby of the New Year

Memorial Medical Center-San Augustine HomeCare Supervisor Retires

Memorial Welcomes Its First Baby of New Year

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin receives Gold Performance Award

Memorial Medical Center—Lufkin received the ACTION Registry®–Get With The Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2011 – one of only 167 hospitals nationwide to do so and the only hospital in Lufkin to receive the award.

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Recognizes Area Nursing Homes

Santa BABY!

New Internal Medicine Physician Joins Livingston Medical Staff

Memorial Volunteers Invest in Technology that Detects Bladder Complications

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Recognizes Radiologic Technologists

Medical Surgical Nurses Recognized During National Week at Memorial Medical Center - Livingston

Donated I.V. Poles Add to the Efficiency of Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Emergency Department

Nurses Recognized by Peers at Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin as Bedside RN of the Year

Nurses Recognized by Peers at Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin as Bedside RN of the Year

Medical Surgical Nurses Recognized During National Week at Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin

Memorial Puts Health Care Resources in the Palm of Your Hand

Memorial Unveils New Outpatient Therapy Center

Local Man First to Undergo Robotic Gall Bladder Removal in Lufkin

Lufkin General Surgeon, Dr. Gregory DeArmond, recently made medical history in Lufkin after performing the first robotic gall bladder removal on a 20 year old man.  The patient had been suffering from multiple gall bladder stones; however, thanks...

High-Speed Technology for Severe Varicose Veins Now Offered in Lufkin

Varicose veins are an old problem – Hippocrates and the ancient Egyptians wrote about them – and for many seniors, they are an unfortunate rite of passage. Half of all Americans over 50, and two-thirds of women over 60, suffer from those big rope...

Memorial Recognizes Materials Management Team

Longview Mayor Gets Life Saving Procedure in Lufkin

New Nurse Practitioner Ready to Care for San Augustine Residents

Memorial Medical Center—San Augustine and the El Camino Real Internal Medicine Clinic welcomes Nurse Practitioner, Christina Miller.  As a licensed Nurse Practitioner, Ms. Miller cares for patients of all ages.

Local Girl Scout Comforts Heart Patients

Memorial Welcomes New Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgeon

Memorial Health System of East Texas continues to celebrate local advancements in cardiothoracic and vascular care.  David Ladden, M.D., a board certifiedcardiovascular and vascular surgeon with more than 20 years experience in the field, is relo...

Volunteer Auxiliary at Memorial Health System of East Texas Give Nurses a Lift

Participants Needed for Power of Pink! Video

Lufkin Graduate Returns Home to Practice Medicine

Memorial Health System of East Texas welcomes back Lufkinite, Sunil Cherry, M.D., as the newest member of area medical staffs in Angelina, Polk and Jasper counties.   A 1997 honor graduate of Lufkin High School, Dr. Sunil Cherry has spent the las...

Memorial Names New President & CEO

Memorial Medical Center—Lufkin Welcomes New Internal Medicine Physician

Angelina Internal Medicine Associates and Memorial Medical Center—Lufkin welcomes Richard Roby, M.D. as the newest member of the Angelina County Medical Staff.  Dr. Roby is a Board Certified Internal Medicine physician, specializing in the preven...

Memorial Voted Best Health Care Provider for 5th Consecutive Year

Thanks East Texas for placing your trust in Memorial Health System of East Texas.  For the 5th consecutive year, the Lufkin Daily News readers have voted Memorial the Best of Lufkin. We are proud to be your Hospital for Life!

Memorial Medical Center—Lufkin Volunteer Auxiliary Gives Over $300,000 in Scholarships

FREE Community Health Fair

As the nation observes Housing and Urban Development’s Neighborhood Network Week, Memorial Health System of East Texas and Pinewood Park Apartments are hosting a free Community Health Fair:   PinewoodPark Learning Center Thursday, August 4, 20...

Memorial Medical Center - Lufkin Recognized for Surgical Care Improvement

Lufkin Doctor Retires After 35 Years of Service

Lufkin's First Pulmonologist Retires

Memorial Medical Center - Livingston Employees Fight Flu with Vaccine

Memorial Recognizes Risk Management Week

State Grant Provides Opportunities for Employees at Memorial Health System of East Texas

East Texas Stroke Initiative Receives State Recognition

Memorial Recognizes Dr. John McClain for Service to Community

Health Information at Your Fingertips

Memorial's Power of Pink Event Receives Top Honors from Texas Public Relations Association

Speech Therapy Services Returning to Memorial’s Wilson McKewen Rehabilitation Outpatient Center

Girl Scouts Donate Handmade Pillowcases To Memorial Patients

SNG Acquires Memorial Dialysis Centers

Memorial Health System of East Texas has announced that it has sold the Henderson Kidney Disease Center in Lufkin and transferred the management responsibilities of The San Augustine Dialysis Center, the hospital system’s outpatient dialysis faci...

Local Home Health Director Joins State Task Force

Memorial Medical Center—Lufkin Achieves Gold Standard in the Treatment of Heart Failure

Memorial Specialty Hospital Recognizes Administrative Professional on Special Day

Memorial Volunteer Auxiliary Continues to Make an Impact on Patient Care

Laboratory Week Celebrated at Memorial Health System of East Texas

Memorial Medical Center- Lufkin receives Get With The Guidelines-Silver Quality Achievement Award

Awesome fishing tourney benefits fight against cancer

Pioneer in Robotic Urological Procedures Opens Medical Practice at Memorial

Memorial Health System of East Texas welcomes Dr. David Price, Urologist, to its medical staff.  Dr. Price brings extensive experience in robotic prostatectomies and other urologic procedures. He has performed more than 700 robotic surgical proce...

Local Cardiologist’s New Catheterization Technique Gains National Attention Among Peers

Medical Advancements for Women Performed Locally

Patient Advocates Promote Five Star Service

Patient Access Week Celebrated in San Augustine

Hospital Volunteers Celebrate Successful Year

Memorial Specialty Recognizes Social Worker

Free Oral, Head & Neck Screenings

Just because you can’t feel it, doesn’t mean it isn’t there.  Just ask the more than 50,000 Americans who were diagnosed with cancers of the head and neck last year.  Unfortunately, many Americans do not recognize the symptoms of these life-thr...

Memorial Medical Center - Livingston Celebrates National Social Work Month

Livingston Recognizes Dietitian During National Nutrition Month

Helping others realize the importance of their food choices is one way registered dietitians make a difference everyday.  March is National Nutrition Month and Memorial Medical Center – Livingston is recognizing Erica Robinson, Clinical Dietitian...

Memorial Medical Center - San Augustine Celebrates National Social Work Month

Speak Out on Health Care Cuts in Texas

Hospital Dietitians Promote Healthy Eating

Helping others realize the importance of their food choices is one way registered dietitians make a difference everyday.  March is National Nutrition Month and Memorial Health System of East Texas is recognizing dietitians on staff. 

Fishing Tourney Benefiting Cancer Patients

Scoliosis Screening Scheduled for Lufkin Middle School

Memorial Welcomes New Podiatrist

Memorial Health System of East Texas welcomes Dr. Jason Reel, Podiatrist, to its medical staffs in Lufkin, Livingston and San Augustine.  Dr. Reel brings eight years of foot care experience to the area. 

A New Tool in Colorectal Cancer Detection

Lufkin Lab Recognized with CAP Accreditation

Memorial Recognizes Past Chairman of the Board

Memorial Announces New Board Chairman

New Nursing Program Offered Close to Home

Providing basic patient bedside care such as measuring and recording vital signs, preparing and giving injections and more, Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) are a vital part of any health care delivery team.  Memorial Health System of East Texas ...

A New Tool in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

Keeping Elderly Assisted Living Center Residents Healthy

Volunteers Donate Close to $30,000 in New Technology