Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Nationally Ranked as Top Performer in Large, Specialized Complex Care Medical Center Cohort

THE WOODLANDS, TX -- Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center is proud to announce that they, along with two other Memorial Hermann hospitals have earned national recognition by earning the 2025 Top Performer: Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD Quality Leadership Award for delivering high-quality care by Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven health care performance improvement company.

Memorial Hermann The Woodlands ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Large, Specialized Complex Care Medical Center cohort, plus Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center ranked No. 7 in the nation in the Comprehensive Academic Medical Center cohort and Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital ranked No. 19 in the nation in the Complex Care Medical Center cohort. The hospitals were recognized for excellence in delivering high-quality care based on the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study, conducted annually since 2005.

Pictured at the Vizient award ceremony in Las Vegas, from Memorial Hermann The Woodlands, (L to R): VP and Regional Chief Medical Officer Giri Vedala, MD; SVP and CEO Justin Kendrick; Jennifer Rivers, MS, BSN, RN, CLSSBB, HACP, Manager of Hospital Quality and Patient Safety; and Troy Felix, MSNA, RN, RRT, WCC, Director of Hospital Quality and Patient Safety. Also included is a larger group photo of leaders from all three Memorial Hermann locations.

“This tremendous honor is a testament to Memorial Hermann’s commitment to providing exceptional, accessible care to every patient who walks through our doors,” shares Justin Kendrick. “Locally, the team at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands is privileged to be recognized two years in a row for their continued dedication to improving patient care and experience!”

This year, a total of 1,220 participating hospitals were segmented into seven cohorts for the Vizient Quality and Accountability Study. The study measures performance on the quality of patient care in six domains: safety, mortality, effectiveness, efficiency, patient centeredness and variation in care. The study factors in measures from the Vizient Clinical Data Base and includes performance data from the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey and the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network.

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