Health care
6 health care updates from local hospitals in Houston
1 Harris Health-Ben Taub Hospital The Level 1 trauma facility received the green light to expand the hospital in early 2026. The $410 million expansion will include building a new facility connected to Ben Taub Hospital in the Texas Medical Center. The project will add approximately 100 new patient rooms and expand surgical capabilities at Ben Taub’s campus, which officials have said is critical for maintaining the hospital’s Level 1 trauma designation. The expansion will break ground by late 2027.
2 Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
3 Houston Methodist Hospital A $25 million commitment from The Duncan Fund was awarded to Houston Methodist in mid-2025 to support the hospital’s department of medicine. In recognition of the gift, hospital officials renamed the largest department in its system “the Houston Methodist Charles W. Duncan Jr. Department of Medicine.” Specific clinic and research areas the commitment will target include programs that leverage data and artificial intelligence to tailor treatments and preventive strategies.
A newly renovated and expanded unit designed for postpartum mothers and their babies was unveiled at Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center in late 2025. The 19-bed unit increased the hospital’s capacity to care for new mothers from 75 beds to 96 beds. The expansion allows the hospital to better meet the needs of its growing maternal population and consolidate the labor and delivery, high-risk antepartum services into one unit.
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1504 Ben Taub Loop, Houston www.harrishealth.org
6411 Fannin St., Houston www.memorialhermann.org
6565 Fannin St., Houston www.houstonmethodist.org
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