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About The Methodist Hospital
The Methodist Hospital in Houston is one of
the nation’s largest private, nonprofit general
hospitals. Dedicated to providing the highest
level of patient care, Methodist has a 90-year
legacy of medical breakthroughs, such as
the world's first multiple-organ transplant in
the 1960s, gene therapy for prostate cancer
and the first islet cell transplants in Texas.
Methodist is ranked among the country's
top centers in 14 specialties in U.S. News
& World Report's 2007 America's Best
Hospitals issue. The hospital ranked in
more specialties than any other hospital
in Houston. Methodist is also 9th on
FORTUNE's "100 Best Companies to
Work For" in 2007.
Methodist is primarily affiliated with Weill
Cornell Medical College and New York
Presbyterian Hospital, two of the nation's
leading centers for patient care, medical
education and research. Methodist also is
affiliated with the University of Houston.
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