Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Memorial/Hermann Healthcare System
Parallel form(s) of name
- Memorial Hermann Health System
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Description area
Dates of existence
1997-
History
Memorial Hermann Health System was formed in 1997 by a merger of Hermann Hospital and Memorial Health System. Both preceding institutions dated to the early 20th century, Hermann to 1925 and Memorial to 1907, and the merger created one of the biggest not-for-profit healthcare systems in the United States at the time. The System has branches all over the Houston area and its base location is one of two in the Texas Medical Center with a Level I trauma center.
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Related entity
Memorial Hospital System (1907-1997)
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Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
1997-1999
Description of relationship
Memorial Hermann Health System, IC 071, was created in 1999 through a merger of Hermann Hospital and Memorial Hospital.
Related entity
Hermann Hospital (Houston, Tex.) (1925-1999)
Identifier of related entity
Category of relationship
temporal
Type of relationship
Dates of relationship
1997-1999
Description of relationship
Memorial Hermann Health System, IC 071, was created in 1999 through a merger of Hermann Hospital and Memorial Hospital.
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Authority record identifier
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006183770