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Encyclopedia > Ben Taub General Hospital

Ben Taub General Hospital is a hospital in Houston, Texas. A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ... Nickname: Bayou City Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Area    - City 1,558 km²  (601. ...


It was opened in May 1963 And is overseen by faculty and staff from Baylor College of Medicine. It's located in the Texas Medical Center, and is part of the Harris County Hospital District. Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) is ranked among the top Schools of medicine in the United States. ... Skyline of Texas Medical Center The Texas Medical Center is the largest and one of the most famous groups of medical institutions worldwide. ...


Ben Taub General Hospital has a Level 1 Trauma center, one of only two in the Harris County area. At 650 licensed beds, it is one of the nation’s busiest trauma centers, caring for over 78,000 emergency patients each year. A trauma center is a hospital equipped to perform as a casualty receiving station for the emergency medical services by providing the best possible medical care for traumatic injuries 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. ...


The hospital was named after Ben Taub (1889-1982), a real estate developer and businessman whose extensive behind-the-scenes philanthropic efforts helped transform Houston.


The DeBakey Department of Surgery is named for famed heart surgeon Michael E. DeBakey. Michael Ellis DeBakey Michael Ellis DeBakey (born September 7, 1908, Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States) is a pioneering cardiovascular surgeon and researcher. ...


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