Health care
BY AUBREY HOWELL
See health care updates from 4 Sugar Land area hospitals
1 Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital The hospital is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary in the Sugar Land community this December, o cials said. The 179-bed facility o ers more than 87 medical specialties ranging from routine outpatient procedures to complex inpatient surgeries.
2 Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital In April 2025, the hospital welcomed Sarah Fleming to Sugar Land as the new chief nursing o cer. In her new position,
3 St. Luke’s Health-Sugar Land Hospital St. Luke’s Health-Sugar Land Hospital has earned a designation as a primary stroke center, which a rms the hospital’s readiness to treat stroke- related illnesses. The designation—awarded by DNV, a global independent certi cation, assurance and risk management provider—assures that the hospital addresses the full spectrum of stroke care, including diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and education resources. Interim Hospital President Freemon Walker said the certi cation “powerfully a rms” the hospital’s commitment to community stroke care. “It validates our comprehensive approach, combining cutting-edge equipment, highly trained sta , and e cient processes to rapidly assess, treat and manage strokes e ectively,” he said.
Fleming will focus on the hospital’s ANCC Magnet Program, which is meant to attract and retain quality nursing sta . She will also strengthen quality and safety initiatives, enhance physician-nursing collaboration and continue driving advancements in patient care. Fleming formerly served as the associate chief nursing o cer at Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital since 2019. Sarah Fleming
20 years of Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital 2006:
Relocated from Fort Bend Hospital to the ve-story West Tower Opened the Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center at Sienna Opened the six-story East Tower building, bringing the total to 149 beds First in Houston area to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Opened the Pediatric Emergency Department and the eight-bed Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit Completed the construction of Medical Plaza III Announced a $231 million expansion Opened the parking garage Added an Obstetric Emergency Department and opened the 5 East Medical Department bringing the total to 179 beds
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The full-service, acute hospital serves Fort Bend County.
The hospital opened in Sugar Land in 2008.
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1317 Lake Pointe Parkway, Sugar Land www.stlukeshealth.org
4 Kindred Hospital of Sugar Land The hospital enhanced outpatient wound care services including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, which is delivered in state-of-the-art pressurized chambers, to treat complex wounds. O cials also continued the hospital’s focus on respiratory care and recovery for ventilator and high- ow oxygen patients. The hospital, which is a member of the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce, earned its joint commission disease-speci c care recerti cation in sepsis and respiratory failure.
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The 91-bed hospital o ers private patient rooms.
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