Health Care
Friendswood residents and businesses can choose from several well-regarded health care providers, including some that are among the highest-rated in the state and country.
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Since 1972, HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake has provided comprehensive care to Houston’s Bay Area. The hospital system includes a CareNow UrgentCare in Friendswood at 1729 S. Friendswood Drive.
HCA is one of the largest health care providers in the country, made up of 185 locally managed hospitals in 21 states, and is in the United Kingdom.
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake in Webster provides full-service care to patients of all ages. The emergency room is certified as a Level II trauma center and includes a dedicated pediatric area supported by pediatric intensivists.
The hospital offers a range of medical services, including neurology (as a Comprehensive Stroke Facility), oncology (as a Comprehensive Cancer Center), women’s and children’s services (via high-risk obstetrical care, a level IIIb NICU, a pediatric ICU, and other services), mammography and imaging services through Solis Mammography and a variety of complex surgeries.
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake is an accredited chest pain center and provides comprehensive complex cardiovascular surgical services. Its on-site Heart & Vascular Hospital is the only dedicated heart hospital south of Houston.
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital is part of a health system that has provided quality care to the area for more than 100 years. Located near NASA’s Johnson Space Center, the hospital has almost 180 beds and more than 600 physicians on staff, including specialists.
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital provides a full range of health care services and is a leader in stroke care, cancer care, orthopedics, sports medicine, and women’s health.
With a Chest Pain Center accredited by the American College of Cardiology, hospital staff delivers the highest level of care to patients displaying signs of a heart attack. The hospital is also certified as a Primary Stroke Center.
The hospital recently opened its expanded cardiac catheterization lab, offering the most up-to-date technology. They have also added physical therapy services in Friendswood, at 505 S. Friendswood Drive.
Houston Physicians’ Hospital
Houston Physicians’ Hospital specializes in surgical services, including joint, spine, sports medicine, and robotic surgery. The physician-owned hospital earned a 5-star rating for patient experience from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, one of only two in the Houston area to achieve such a designation.
Other features of Houston Physicians’ Hospital include:
• The Heart and Vascular Solutions Center, which offers advanced technology in a safe environment. Physicians perform outpatient procedures, and patients can return home the same day.
• The Joint Solutions Center’s evidence-based program provides an individualized plan for patients.
• Mako Robot, the only one in Southeast Houston, used for hip and knee surgery.
• Spine Solutions Center, focusing on patient care and clinical outcomes designed by surgeons and highly-trained clinical staff, helping patients resume normal activity as quickly as possible.
Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital
Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital has an almost 60-year history of service to the community. The 293-bed hospital provides comprehensive care in a variety of medical disciplines. The hospital campus also includes two medical plaza buildings for clinical offices.
The hospital concentrates primarily on heart and vascular services, including cardiac surgery, oncology, orthopedics/joint center, neurosciences; specialty surgery, including general, bariatric, colorectal, ENT and urology; women’s and children’s services; emergency services; and the esophageal disease center.
Memorial Hermann Southeast is part of the 11-hospital Memorial Hermann system, the largest not-for-profit health system in Southeast Texas.
The University of Texas Medical Branch – UTMB Health
The University of Texas Medical Branch has expanded access to health care services throughout the Bay Area Region, including hospital and emergency room services at the Clear Lake Hospital Campus and League City Hospital Campus.
UTMB Health provides the largest network of primary care and specialty care clinics throughout the region. UTMB Health Clear Lake Hospital Campus offers comprehensive hospital services and multiple physician services in the Medical Office Building adjacent to the hospital, including:
• 24/7 emergency department and pediatric emergency department.
• New pediatric inpatient unit.
• Advanced heart care, including a new Heart Rhythm program.
• Comprehensive Women’s Program in addition to labor & delivery services.
• Neurology and neurosurgery.
• Multiple surgical specialties, including urology and general surgery.
• Pediatric multispecialty services.
• Physical therapy and cardiac rehabilitation.
UTMB Health League City Hospital Campus offers comprehensive hospital services and multiple physician services in the UTMB Health League City Clinic Building adjacent to the hospital, including:
• 24/7 emergency department.
• New patient care tower.
• Orthopedics and sports medicine.
• Gastroenterology and colorectal surgical services.
• Multiple surgical specialties, including urology, plastic surgery, and general surgery.
• Physical therapy and occupational therapy.
• Advanced radiology and comprehensive breast imaging.
• Expanded-hours urgent care.
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