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After A Dire Year, Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Looks To The Future
Posted on · "What St. Luke’s needs more than anything else is no more changes for awhile.”
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Health & Science
Baylor St. Luke’s President Responds To Safety Problems In Federal Report
Posted on · “Our most important obligation at this point is to listen carefully to the findings,” says Doug Lawson.
Health & Science
MD Anderson Cited For Patient Care, Safety Problems
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle reports an "adverse event" involving a blood transfusion that was reported in December has caused increased federal oversight.
Houston Matters
Full Show: School Finance Bill Moves Forward, And St. Luke’s Drops Heart Transplant Funding Appeal (April 4, 2019)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A school finance bill moves forward in Austin, Baylor St. Luke’s drops it appeal of decision to suspend federal funding for its heart transplant program, a new social media site protects users' data, and the annual CounterCurrent festival focuses on inclusiveness.
Houston Matters
Investigative Story Analyzes Data On Deaths Of St. Luke’s Liver And Lung Transplant Recipients
Posted on · The Chronicle and ProPublica have also reported problems with the heart transplant program. St. Luke’s says they meet national standards for transplants of liver and lung.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Bush Library’s Role In Honoring The Late President, And More Organ Transplant Problems At Baylor St. Luke’s (Dec. 4, 2018)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: As a week of mourning continues for former Pres. George H.W. Bush, we learn about the role his presidential library in College Station is playing in memorializing him. We learn about complications for lung and liver transplant patients at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center. We find out how Texas is using settlement money from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. And James Prince talks about founding Houston-based Rap-A-Lot Records.
News
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center Brings New Top Personnel for Heart Transplant Program
Posted on · The hospital will have a new chief of transplantation and a new surgical director
Houston Matters
Full Show: Heart Transplant Program Losing Federal Funds, And Lessons From Hurricane Rita (Aug. 17, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We learn how the loss of federal funding for the heart transplant program at Baylor St. Luke's will affect patients. We examine the lessons learned from Hurricane Rita. Our non-experts discuss The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the week’s news. And we learn how a melting glacier in Iceland could affect Houston.
News
Baylor St. Luke’s Heart Transplant Program Losing Medicare
Posted on · The Houston Chronicle reports officials are considering whether to appeal the order
Houston Matters
Baylor St. Luke’s Gearing Up To Restart Its Heart Transplant Program
Posted on · A report last month revealed the world-renowned heart transplant program had a high number of patient complications in recent years.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Heart Transplants, And Changing The Narrative About Gun Owners (June 15, 2018)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: Baylor St. Luke’s restarts its heart transplant program. A researcher wants to change the narrative about guns and gun owners. Plus, our panel of non-experts discusses the The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the week’s news. And we learn about outsider art in Texas.
Houston Matters
Well-Known Heart Transplant Program Has Survival Rate Ranking Near The Bottom Nationally
Posted on · A new report examines the heart transplant program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Heart Transplant Complications, Political Roundup, And A Mariachi Opera (May 16, 2018)
Posted on · On Wednesday's Houston Matters: We examine why heart transplant patients at one Houston hospital have had more complications than others. We get an update on the state of the energy industry and on environmental issues facing the region. Our experts break down the latest national, state, and local political stories. And we learn about an opera featuring mariachi music.
News
Over 1,000 Heart Transplants Performed At Houston Methodist
Posted on · The 1,000th heart transplant milestone was also in the 50th of the year of the hospital performing the surgery, Houston Methodist officials said.
Houston Matters
Should Medical Professionals Get More Training in Discussing End-of-Life Issues with Patients?
Posted on · Conversations surrounding end-of-life care aren’t easy — even for health care professionals who work closely with terminally ill patients. We discuss how Houston’s doctors and nurses handle such conversations and interpret their mandate to “do no harm” when efforts to extend a patient’s life may conflict directly with the quality of that life. We also […]