About Us
St. Luke's Episcopal Health System
To care for the whole person—body, mind and spirit—providing the highest quality healthcare to all our patients is the mission of St. Luke's Episcopal Health System. At the center of St. Luke's Episcopal Health System is the flagship St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in the Texas Medical Center, founded in 1954 by the Episcopal Diocese of Texas.
Committed to providing a premier network of community hospitals, physician clinics and outpatient facilities serving the Greater Houston community, St. Luke's Episcopal Health System also includes St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital; St. Luke's Sugar Land Hospital; Kelsey-Seybold Management, LLP, overseeing 18 area clinic locations; St. Luke's Lakeside Hospital scheduled to open Fall 2009, St. Luke's Clear Lake Hospital, scheduled to open in 2010; and St. Luke's Episcopal Health Charities, the largest public charity in Houston devoted solely to healthcare for the underserved.
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital is a state-of-the-art 912-bed tertiary care teaching institution where research and education directly impact patient care. The hospital is home to the Texas Heart® Institute (THI) at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, founded by world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon Denton A. Cooley, MD in 1962, which is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing the devastating toll of cardiovascular disease through innovative and progressive programs in research, education and improved patient care.
The Texas Heart® Institute, the largest cardiovascular center in the world, is currently ranked #7 for Heart and Heart Surgery in U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Hospitals" survey, and has been in its top 10 for 17 consecutive years.
But there's more to St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital than just cardiovascular supremacy. Houston's world-renowned heart hospital is also recognized in 8 other specialties: 7 Heart, 24 Neurology, 25 Digestive Disorders, 28 Urology, 31Respiratory, 32 Endocrinology, 35 Orthopaedics, 42 Geriatrics and 45 Kidney Disease.
Practitioners in a variety of specialty areas will enjoy the career advantages that accrue from working with the very best clinicians and technology, in an atmosphere that promotes innovation and advanced practice. St. Luke's reputation is not only a result of our breakthrough medical and surgical innovations, but also of our superb team of caregivers as evidenced by our being the first hospital in Texas to receive designation as a Magnet hospital for Nursing Excellence.
Join a culture that encourages employees and patients to become equal partners in our quest to raise the standards of evidence-based care. If you're driven by the same passion, you'll find satisfaction in an environment that embraces new ideas, encourages creative solutions, and insists on mutual respect.