Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute - TMC Celebrates Grand Opening

Some 350 guests celebrated the opening of the Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute - Texas Medical Center on Feb. 28. Pictured from left to right are: Oscar Rosales, M.D.; Roberto Servitje, a grateful patient of Dr. Rosales; Gerald Bennett, chairman of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System (MHHS); Juanita Romans, CEO of Memorial Hermann-TMC Campus; Dan Wolterman, president and CEO of MHHS and Marshall Heins, chief facility services officer, MHHS.

Physicians at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston were among more than 350 guests who celebrated the opening of the Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute - Texas Medical Center on Feb. 28.

The freestanding facility at the corner of Fannin and MacGregor houses 147 patient beds, a cardiology care unit, six cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology labs and six operating rooms. It also includes a chest pain center, cardiac rehabilitation and other programs and facilities.

"Beyond the bricks and mortar, I am most proud of the compassion, quality outcomes and exceptional patient care that will take place inside these walls," said Erin Asprec, chief executive officer of Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute - TMC. "We are fortunate to have a tremendous team of health care professionals who are among the best in the nation. They are steadfast in their dedication to providing innovative solutions in cardiovascular care, and I am so proud to celebrate with them this evening."

During the grand opening, Memorial Hermann showed a video that featured more than a half-dozen UT physicians and highlighted innovations in clinical care and research.

"Our institute is home to some of the nation's top minds, including world-renowned cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons and geneticists," said Juanita Romans, chief executive officer of Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center. "And our heart and vascular program is the only one in Texas to be named one of the nation's 100 best for three years in a row by Thomson - the leading organization that benchmarks health care quality."

David McPherson, M.D., professor and director of cardiology at the UT Medical School and chief of cardiology at Memorial Hermann Heart & Vascular Institute - TMC, said the new institute provides patients a centralized location for diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.

"It also allows access to a number of clinical trials so patients can actually look at many leading-edge options for the treatment of their heart disease," McPherson said.

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