Best medical care: Dallas or Houston? (San Antonio, Galveston: university, closing, eat)

[metroplex2003]

Originally Posted by mpope409

Houston.

I don't think it would be largest medical center in the world for nothing. Site of the first heart transplant. And the city's leading employer, so out of 5.5 million in the metro, they must be giving their all. World-class health care.

To answer your questions a/b Dallas healthcare, depends on which field of medicine you are talking about.

MD Anderson is best known for cancer, and it's an excellent facility. World class reputation, etc. Would send my own family there, especially for solid tumor cancers.

But we need to break down specialties if you want to talk a/b health care. The world's lipid experts are located in Dallas. Baylor Dallas is known for being a heavy acute leukemia center. UTSW is known for its cardiology and internal medicine programs. UT Houston has some world reknowned Rheumatologist, but then so does UTSW in the form of one of the world's experts on spondyloarthritis is located there.
Going into Endocrine, the man who changed the world in terms of how patients with diabetic ketoacidosis are managed is at Parkland hospital, Dr. Raskin.
In Houston, they are making strides in the treatments of sarcoidosis. Houston has a great pediatrics program at Baylor.

All in all, both cities offer great health care in different specialties. Houston has the medical city complex, which is as far as I know the highest concentration of hospitals in the world. Dallas, as with their Asian districts in previous conversations, has spread out their medical complexes, but the two notable ones are Baylor University Medical Center and UTSW/Parkland/Children's hospital. Other notable hospitals with active clinical research include Presbyterian Hospital and Methodist.

Both have their perks:
Baylor: Chair of internal med there came up with the clinical usage of the anion gap. Their former chair holds the patent to go-lytely, the solution for colonoscopy preps. The world's expert on amyloidosis is there. GI is strong here and is studying new endoscopic techniques to avoid invasive surgery.

Parkland: World's lipid research, spondyloarthritidies, endocrinology, cardiology, GI all strong, (basically all internal med subspecialties and internal medicine) bench research is heavier here,

VA: Strong clinical data base. Works with other several regional VA's across Texas.

Located in Dallas is the American Heart Association Headquarters.


As for Houston:
MD Anderson: Oncology hands down, strong rheumatology departments, allergy is ok, Cadiology is strong, GI is strong, convenient concentrated medical city complex, several reknowned researchers based here as well.

Also nearby UTMB Galveston which offers strong research programs with a prisoner patient population.

Most rankings guide base their rankings heavily on research, but my personal view is that quality of care is great in both cities and you cannot go wrong with Texas delivered health care in DFW or Houston/Galveston.

[survivor10]

Dr. June Meymand of Dallas, Texas is who saved my life. I met many patients who were treated at MD Anderson, Sloan Kettering and other famous cancer centers who were told to put their affairs in order nothing more could be done. Dr. Meymand is a cancer care coordinator that won't stop until every possible aspect of your treatment is covered by a specialist.
She works as a team member and pulls in the other members needed to get each patient into remission. Dr. June has worked in care of cancer patients for many years and her specialty, along with putting your team together, is clinical nutrition for cancer patients. I encourage you to at least talk to this doctor. I personally met people there with the rarest, incurable cancers that went into remission following Dr. June's advice. This woman should train others in her art of helping cancer patients. I believe we would have many more success stories. Home Page to contact her.

[teatime]

UT Southwestern in Dallas is cutting edge for research. I have Lupus and am registered there to participate in clinical trials.

For those of us with incurable diseases, having a premier research facility nearby is VITAL. I am just amazed by the amount and quality of research being done at UT Southwestern.

[texdav]

Houston by as has the best medical center;people come from all over the wrold to get treatment . MD andewrson has been the number two cancer center in the USA for like 7 years now.It has always been at the top of the list for heart centers.Ben Taub trama has been known as the center where they bring them back from the dead for years.Don't livce there but that's where I would go for serious problems.

[First24]

Originally Posted by metroplex2003

To answer your questions a/b Dallas healthcare, depends on which field of medicine you are talking about.

MD Anderson is best known for cancer, and it's an excellent facility. World class reputation, etc. Would send my own family there, especially for solid tumor cancers.

But we need to break down specialties if you want to talk a/b health care. The world's lipid experts are located in Dallas. Baylor Dallas is known for being a heavy acute leukemia center. UTSW is known for its cardiology and internal medicine programs. UT Houston has some world reknowned Rheumatologist, but then so does UTSW in the form of one of the world's experts on spondyloarthritis is located there.
Going into Endocrine, the man who changed the world in terms of how patients with diabetic ketoacidosis are managed is at Parkland hospital, Dr. Raskin.
In Houston, they are making strides in the treatments of sarcoidosis. Houston has a great pediatrics program at Baylor.

All in all, both cities offer great health care in different specialties. Houston has the medical city complex, which is as far as I know the highest concentration of hospitals in the world. Dallas, as with their Asian districts in previous conversations, has spread out their medical complexes, but the two notable ones are Baylor University Medical Center and UTSW/Parkland/Children's hospital. Other notable hospitals with active clinical research include Presbyterian Hospital and Methodist.

Both have their perks:
Baylor: Chair of internal med there came up with the clinical usage of the anion gap. Their former chair holds the patent to go-lytely, the solution for colonoscopy preps. The world's expert on amyloidosis is there. GI is strong here and is studying new endoscopic techniques to avoid invasive surgery.

Parkland: World's lipid research, spondyloarthritidies, endocrinology, cardiology, GI all strong, (basically all internal med subspecialties and internal medicine) bench research is heavier here,

VA: Strong clinical data base. Works with other several regional VA's across Texas.

Located in Dallas is the American Heart Association Headquarters.


As for Houston:
MD Anderson: Oncology hands down, strong rheumatology departments, allergy is ok, Cadiology is strong, GI is strong, convenient concentrated medical city complex, several reknowned researchers based here as well.

Also nearby UTMB Galveston which offers strong research programs with a prisoner patient population.

Most rankings guide base their rankings heavily on research, but my personal view is that quality of care is great in both cities and you cannot go wrong with Texas delivered health care in DFW or Houston/Galveston.

^ Very informative.

I see Dallas becoming an A-List medical city within the next 10-15 years. Maybe sooner.

Baylor University Med Center is set to start construction on the first phase of a $300 million Cancer Center this fall.

Parkland has already been approved funding to begin construction on a $1 billion+ replacement hospital.

UTSW MC has at least two new midrises under construction and is set to build a 4-6 building Biotech complex adjacent to the main campus.

[Metro Matt]

Both cities have world class medical facilities. Houston may have the slight edge though when it comes to treating international patients, especially from places like Central America & the islands of the Atlantic Ocean.

[AK123]

Both cities offer excellent medical care.

That being said, Houston definitely stands out, and anyone who thinks otherwise is kidding themselves (no offense). The Texas Medical Center is like an entire other downtown district. I've worked there. It's the largest medical district in the world, Houston's largest employer, and home to many highly-ranked institutions. Dallas has some great hospitals and physicians as well, but really, you have to give kudos where kudos are due.
Texas Medical Center - Facts and Figures

[Pontificator]

Originally Posted by teatime

UT Southwestern in Dallas is cutting edge for research. I have Lupus and am registered there to participate in clinical trials.

For those of us with incurable diseases, having a premier research facility nearby is VITAL. I am just amazed by the amount and quality of research being done at UT Southwestern.

I second your opinion of UT Southwestern. My daughter has arthritis and is seeing an excellent rheumatologist who is significantly involved in research.

Also props to MD in Houston, and St. Luke's!

[theloneranger]

Originally Posted by Lannie

Baylor is an excellent hospital. So is Parkland if you require their burn unit or emergency care/trauma. There birthing center is also excellent but unfortunately over-run with illegals, so go elsewhere if you're insured.

Methodist - No. If you have insurance, go to Baylor.

UT Southwestern is medical school; not a hospital. Their physicians/teachers do have admitting / attending rights to several of the area hospitals but there is no in-patient medical care at UT Southwestern.

Presby and St. Paul - okay for everyday, run of the mill.

Why? I've had family and friends treated at Methodist and it gave great care and service, had top-notch technology, and seemed like they did an excellent job. It's not in a high-income area but you have to have insurance to be treated there or they will send you over to Parkland. I've only experienced the Oak Cliff branch, not Charlton or Mansfield, but what I did experience seemed very good.

UT Southwestern DOES have a hospital, btw.

Presby is also a fine hospital chain. All of their facilities are well-kept and they have EXCELLENT birthing and neo-natal care thanks to lots of $$$ from Mr. and Mrs. H. Ross Perot.

[TT Dave]

I think that both cities certainly have a lot of top notch health care, but Houston is number one for now. Houston not only has the largest medical district in the world with several world-renowned hospitals (MD Anderson, Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke's, and Texas Children's) but in addition, Baylor College of Medicine is the number one ranked medical school in Texas and has been consistently ranked in the Top 10 medical schools in the country. This is important because BCM is highly involved in medical research and treatement at these three world-renowned facilities. Houston also has UT Health Science Center Hospital (and it's affiliated medical school) and the UT Medical Branch Hospital (and it's affilliated medical school) in nearby Galveston. As noted above, Dallas is ahead in certain specialty areas and has some very good hospitals (Parkland, Baylor), and UT Southwestern Medical School is affiliated with Parkland in many specialities and also highly ranked (Top 25 nationally and 2nd in Texas), but the sheer volume of quality health care in Houston is very hard to match.