Texas Medical Center
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Image:Texas Medical Center ariel.JPG The Texas Medical Center is a large complex of 42 medicine-related institutions located in Houston, Texas, United States. It includes thirteen hospitals and two medical schools. It is located south of Midtown, and so Houston Medical Center has become a frequent misnomer.
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Location
Adjacent to the center is Rice University, Hermann Park, and the Museum District.
The Saint Luke's Medical Tower, built in 1991, forms a notable part of the center's skyline.
The SONCC, short for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing and Student Community Center, was started in 2001 and was completed in 2004.
The area is served by three light rail stations (TMC Transit Center, Dryden/TMC Station, and Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo Station) on the Red Line of the METRORail light rail system.
Patient care institutions
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- Harris County Hospital District
- Ben Taub General Hospital
- Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital
- Quentin Mease Community Hospital
- Thirteen Neighborhood Health Centers
- The Hospice at The Texas Medical Center
- Memorial Hermann Hospital
- The Methodist Hospital
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Hospital
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Houston
- Texas Children's Hospital
- The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR)
- The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston
Educational institutions
High schools
Colleges and universities
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library
- Houston Community College System — Health Science Programs
- Texas A&M University System
- Institute of Biosciences and Technology
- Prairie View A&M University — College of Nursing
- Texas Heart Institute
- Texas Southern University — College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Texas Woman's University — Institution of Health Sciences, Houston
- University of Houston System
- University of Houston
- College of Optometry
- College of Pharmacy
- University of Houston
- The University of Texas System
Education
Houses and apartments within Super Neighborhood number 33 (which covers almost all of the Medical Center) are zoned to the following Houston ISD schools: Roberts Elementary School (in Southgate), Ryan Middle School (in the Third Ward), and Lamar High School (in Upper Kirby).