Established in 1945, today the Texas Medical Center (TMC) is the largest concentration of hospitals, medical facilities and medical schools in the world. TMC has more than five million patient visitors a year and contains 42 medicine-related institutions, 13 hospitals and two medical schools.

Home to The Methodist Hospital - Houston, Texas Children's Hospital, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Texas Heart Institute, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, and more.