Health care
BY HANNAH BROL, WESLEY GARDNER & EMILY LINCKE
4 health care updates from Lake Houston-area hospitals
1 Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital to expand cardiovascular services in Humble Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital will o er expanded cardiovascular services beginning in August, allowing patients with more complex cardiac cases to stay closer to home while undergoing treatment. What’s new According to hospital o cials, the hospital can currently treat cardiovascular conditions including congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, hypertension, mitral regurgitation, atrial brillation, sudden cardiac arrest and Wolf-Parkinson-White Syndrome. With the expansion, the hospital will also be able to o er coronary artery bypass grafting, o -pump coronary artery bypass, valvular heart surgery and surgical aortic valve repair/replacement. “Part of the community we serve has complex cardiac needs and we are committed to ensuring we match those needs with personalized, quality care right here in their own neighborhood,” said Nikki Roux, vice president and chief operations o cer for the hospital. O cials noted the $13 million project includes the construction of new spaces within the existing hospital, including a cardiovascular intensive care unit and a new operating room. Newly-recruited Dr. Viacheslav Bobovnikov will serve as the hospital’s lead cardiac surgeon.
2 HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood names new chief medical o cer O cials with HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood
3 PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Humble names new CEO PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Humble welcomed Johnny Bellew as the hospital’s new CEO on Feb. 17. Per a hospital news release, Bellew previously served as CEO of the PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Clear Lake North Campus for over three years.
named Dr. Augusto “Gus” Sepulveda as the hospital’s new chief medical o cer, via an April 15 news release.
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experience, Sepulveda is board certi ed in internal medicine and clinical informatics, per the release. He previously served as the associate chief medical o cer for HCA Healthcare’s Gulf Coast Division and as chief medical o cer for HCA Houston’s Northwest and Tomball hospitals. Most recently, Sepulveda served as division chief medical o cer for HCA Healthcare’s West Florida Division since 2023. Quote of note “Dr. Sepulveda is a respected clinical leader with a proven track record of fostering physician collaboration and improving patient outcomes,” said John Corbeil, CEO of HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood. “We are excited to welcome him back to the HCA Healthcare Gulf Coast Division and are con dent his expertise and leadership will greatly bene t our hospital, care teams and community.”
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4 Elite Kingwood Hospital now o ering sports, camp physicals Elite Kingwood Hospital began o ering sports and camp physicals on a walk-in basis in April. Hospital o cials said the services are available from 2-10 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays. The hospital also implemented new streamlined registration and care processes in late 2024.
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