St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital - Latest News

World-Renowned Cell-Therapy Researcher, Doris Taylor, PhD, Joins Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital   (January 27, 2012)
The Texas Heart Institute (THI) at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke’s) announced today that Doris Taylor, PhD, FAHA, FACC, one of the world’s leading cell therapy and cardiac regeneration scientists, will join THI on March 1.   READ MORE

Nitin A. Kapur, MD, MPH Joins St. Luke’s Medical Clinic    (January 23, 2012)
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (SLEH) announces that internal medicine physician Nitin A. Kapur, MD, MPH, has joined the staff at St. Luke’s Medical Clinic.   READ MORE

Blase A. Carabello, MD, Appointed Chief of Cardiology for Texas Heart Institute® and St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital   (January 13, 2012)
Blase A. Carabello, MD, has been appointed Chief of Cardiology for both the Texas Heart Institute (THI) and St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke’s).   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Offers Bronchial Thermoplasty Treating Severe Asthma Patients   (January 5, 2012)
First Hospital in Houston to Offer Innovative Procedure   READ MORE

Van Bree Elected to Statewide Hospital Association Board   (December 30, 2011)
Margaret M. Van Bree, M.H.A., DrPH, CEO of St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital and senior vice president of St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System in Houston, has been elected to the Texas Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees.   READ MORE

Texas Heart Institute at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital First in Nation to Implant Heart Pump in Study to Assess Device’s Potential to Limit Heart Muscle Damage after Heart Attack    (November 18, 2011)
Interventional cardiologists affiliated with Texas Heart® Institute (THI) at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke’s) recently implanted the first two patients in the nation with a tiny heart pump in a feasibility trial to determine the pump’s potential to limit damage to heart muscle following a heart attack.   READ MORE

Triten Corporation Recognized for its Commitment to the Community by Association of Fundraising Professionals   (November 8, 2011)
Triten Corporation, a provider to the energy industry, received the prestigious Outstanding Small Corporation Award by the Association of Fundraising Professionals–Greater Houston Chapter at the Annual National Philanthropy Day Awards luncheon on November 2.   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Receives Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award   (November 4, 2011)
St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital (St. Luke’s) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.   READ MORE

Local Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives Honors David J. Fine with an Academic Scholarship Established in his Name    (November 3, 2011)
David J. Fine, FACHE, President and CEO of St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System, was recognized with a scholarship established in his honor by the American College of Healthcare Executives – SouthEastTexasChapter (ACHE-SETC) at its "What's Up Boss?" event.   READ MORE

St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital’s Auxiliary Announces Winners of Annual Photography Contest   (November 2, 2011)
Lexi Nemeth with The Methodist Hospital is the Best in Show award recipient of the Annual Photography Contest hosted by St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital’s Auxiliary.   READ MORE