Houston Methodist Cancer Center at Clear Lake Growing To Meet the Community’s Needs Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital’s commitment to cancer care includes continued expansions of both facilities and services.
campus. It was expanded in 2020 to 15 rooms, and work is under way to add another five rooms during the first quarter of 2022.
“Our goal was to build a full-service oncology program that was capable of providing comprehensive care close to home, ensuring that local residents had access to the best physicians and facilities,” said Dan Newman, CEO. “Achieving that goal means constantly evaluating needs and investing in people and infrastructure. We’ve made tremendous progress over the past several years and we’ll continue moving forward wherever we can.”
The rooms are designed to be comfortable and private, giving patients a quiet space to relax during what can be lengthy appointments. There are a wide range of refreshments available, and patients can even order lunch — from a special menu developed by the hospital’s Nutrition Services — if needed.
One of the most recent enhancements is an expansion of the hospital’s Infusion Center, where patients receive chemotherapy treatments as well as other types of infusion therapy. The Infusion Center opened in 2019 with 10 rooms in Medical Office Building 2 on the Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital
“Because chemotherapy can take several months, our patients become like family to us,” says Ryan Bennett, director of the hospital’s Infusion Center and Radiation Oncology. “We’ll do whatever we can to make their experience as comfortable as possible. One of the advantages of a larger center is that it makes it possible for us to serve more patients comfortably and still make it easy to get an appointment at a convenient time.”
SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with cancer and would like to schedule an appointment with Dr. Hirani or another oncologist with Houston Methodist Oncology Partners at Clear Lake, visit houstonmethodist.org/cancer-clearlake or call 832.783.1190.
Another advancement is the expansion of Houston Methodist Oncology Partners at Clear Lake, with the recent addition of boardcertified oncologist Natasha Hirani, OD. Dr. Hirani joins Dr. Joshi at Houston Methodist Oncology Partners, located in Medical Office Building 2. “Cancer affects not only the patient, but also the entire Dr. Natasha Hirani family,” says Dr. Hirani. “I believe it’s important to utilize a collaborative treatment process and counsel — to really listen to my patients and their families — with the goal of helping them reach informed treatment decisions together.”
