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hen it comes to treating serious illness, patients from the Middle East and beyond regularly choose Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in Houston, Texas, the fourth largest city in the United States. We are a quaternary care facility that is part of the Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world. We are home to the Texas Heart® Institute, a world-class cardiovascular research and education institution founded in 1962 by Denton A. Cooley, MD. Baylor St. Luke’s is ranked as one of the United State’s best in Cardiovascular Services & Heart Surgery, Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Gastroenterology and GI surgery and Geriatrics by U.S. News & World Report. We were the first hospital in Texas and the Southwest designated a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence five consecutive times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Baylor St. Luke’s is committed to excellence and compassion in caring for the whole person while creating healthier communities. The hospital has embarked on a new era in healthcare through a joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the top medical schools in the United States.
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We are transforming the way healthcare is delivered through our new McNair campus, 27.5 acres that will connect one of the country’s top medical schools, a world-renowned cardiovascular research institute, and a nationally recognized hospital all located within a carefully planned corridor designed to ease patient stress and travel.
