Health care
BY VANESSA HOLT
Health Care Edition
2026
Readers, welcome to your annual CI Health Care Edition! This annual guide dives into the latest news on health care developments and listings of nearby health care facilities in the area. Our team of local journalists also share the latest on the nursing school expansion at the local Sam Houston State University campus as well as local partnerships. Thank you for reading this year’s guide!
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Area hospitals use new technologies to improve patient care
Hospitals in The Woodlands area are adapting new technology to improve aspects of patient experiences and ease the burdens on health care workers, o cials said. The gist Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital is now using the wearable BioButton to allow continuous remote patient monitoring, as well as adding patient check-in kiosks in the Hope and Healing towers. Locations are planned in the Breast Care Center and outpatient rehabilitation, Chief Nursing O cer Kerrie Guerrero said. The Comprehensive Care Center in Creekside, which opened in 2025, has adopted ambient listen- ing, an AI tool that reduces administrative burden through automatic note-taking. More details Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medi- cal Center has moved and expanded its TIRR
Outpatient Rehabilitation program to its new Medical Plaza 5, o ering advanced technology for neurological patients, hospital o cials said. The hospital is piloting Smart Room technology in October, equipping two-way video monitoring, AI-powered fall risk monitoring and other ser- vices, hospital o cials said. Looking ahead Another area where new technology is being used is in NICU facilities. St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands Hospital is one of several hospitals in the area using AngelEye Health, a remote monitoring tool for NICU babies. St. Luke’s Health introduced it in March. Judith Brown, director of women’s services, said AngelEye lets families view newborns in the NICU and communicate with nurses via the web. The AngelEye MilkTracker, which gives the hospital the ability to scan and monitor inventory on breast milk, will launch soon, she said.
New technologies and facilities
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Houston Methodist • BioButton • Self check-in kiosks
St. Luke’s Health • AngelEye Health • AngelEye MilkTracker (coming soon)
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Memorial Hermann • Medical Plaza 5 open • Smart Rooms planned
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SOURCES: HOUSTON METHODIST, MEMORIAL HERMANN, ST. LUKE’S HEALTH COMMUNITY IMPACT
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