St. Luke's Health

Yes, it’s important to keep weight in check as people age—but it’s just as important to stay strong and hold onto muscle mass. Eat for strength and health with: Lean proteins 🥩 Healthful calcium sources 🥛 Vitamin-rich veggies and fruits 🍒 Plenty of water🚰

Grant in Action | When Monica Mata faced multiple hospitalizations that kept her out of work, paying for rent and utilities became a desperate situation. Thankfully, the United Way of Brazoria County (UWBC) was able to help through its rent & utilities assistance fund. Thanks to a 2024 CommonSpirit Health Community Health Improvement Grant from St. Luke's Health-Brazosport Hospital, the United Way is able to help people like Monica during some of their most difficult times. https://ow.ly/LE7Y50UIwah #Hellohumankindness #CommonSpirit #StLukesBrazosport #UnitedWay #BrazoriaCounty #Grant #HealthEquity #CommunityImpact #GivingBack

Congratulations to the exceptional team the Transplant Center at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center for a record year of lifesaving care. The center performed 390 transplants in 2024, the most in its history and a testament to the excellent health care provided to patients referred to Baylor St. Luke's for heart, lung, kidney, and liver transplantation. https://ow.ly/F1oZ50UGY63. Baylor College of Medicine #TransplantCenter #BaylorStLukes #HealthcareInnovation #OrganTransplant #TransplantSurgery #MedicalExcellence #LifeSavingCare #Transplantation #PatientCare

Congratulations to the team at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center on its successful first implantation of the Medtronic Aurora EV-ICD, a significant advancement in extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator technology. This substernal lead device offers a new standard of care for patients with life-threatening arrhythmias, improving quality of life by eliminating pain associated with traditional ICD therapy. It's another example of how Baylor St. Luke's, in partnership with Baylor College of Medicine and The Texas Heart Institute, drives innovation in heart care. #CardiacRhythmManagement #Innovation #Healthcare #BaylorStLukes #MedicalTechnology #BaylorStLukes #Heartcare

At St. Luke's Health-The Vintage Hospital, Dr. Taher Mandviwala is using innovative technology to restore blood flow to the brain, legs, arms, intestines, kidneys, and other vital organs. The Artix arterial thrombectomy system from Inari Medical is another way that St. Luke's-The Vintage delivers the most advanced care to Northwest Houston communities. https://ow.ly/eu5o50UGwA3

Dispelling Myths | Join St. Luke's Health, CommonSpirit Health, American College of Healthcare Executives, NALHE Greater Houston Chapter, National Association of Health Services Executives, and more for the "Human Trafficking 101" webinar on January 29, 2025 at 12 p.m. CT. Learn about the types of trafficking, case studies, warning signs, and who is most vulnerable. Register now at https://ow.ly/VroX50UGjWv. #humantrafficking #trafficking #humanrights #stlukeshealth #commonspirit

GLP-1 drugs should not be the only consideration for patients seeking treatment for obesity, according to Dr. Brandon Fadner, medical director at the Center for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery at St. Luke’s Health-Sugar Land Hospital. It's important for doctors to discuss the risks and efficacies of both GLP-1s and bariatric surgery before beginning treatment. https://ow.ly/B0vN50UFkIJ #obesity #weightloss #weightlossdoctor #GLP1 #bariatricsurgery

We're proud to share that Becker's celebrates the Neuroscience Institute at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center for exceptional patient outcomes, advanced surgical techniques and groundbreaking research. Congratulations to our remarkable teams for excellence in delivering innovative, compassionate, patient-centered care. https://ow.ly/lFPl50UFhhG Baylor College of Medicine #brainhealth #neurology #healthcare #neurosurgery #neuroscience #spinecare #spinesurgery #neurosurgeon #BaylorStLukes

Magnificat Houses helps the homeless of Houston by providing housing, food and mental health care. The organization recently received a $88,000 CommonSpirit Health Community Health Improvement Grant from Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center to support services for close to a thousand needy Houstonians. https://ow.ly/zPby50TZJe8

Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Group received 78 American Heart Association outpatient program achievement awards, the most for a medical group in Houston. The awards recognize our commitment to reducing the risk of heart disease and stroke by improving high cholesterol, Type 2 diabetes and blood pressure management. #heartcare #strokecare https://ow.ly/7fQA50Ul4Ew