Community Event on January 17, 2015 at the New Pearland Medical Center Area's First Hospital

PEARLAND, Texas, Jan. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearland Medical Center proudly invites area residents to a community event celebrating the opening of the area's first full-service hospital on Saturday, January 17^th from 9:00 a.m. until 12 noon at 11100 Shadow Creek Parkway, Pearland, TX 77584. 

Children can enjoy face painting and learning about their most vital organs as they walk through our medical exhibits, featuring large-scale, educational models of a human heart and brain.  

Attendees can take a tour of Pearland's new hospital, meet the talented, dedicated staff and enjoy the music and giveaways from Sunny 99.1 FM.  Breakfast favorites will be served from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and lunch from Pearland's very own, Killen's barbecue, from 11 a.m. until 12 noon. 

It's the perfect way to celebrate Pearland becoming Careland. The new $71 million, 144,000 square-foot hospital will offer a full range of acute care inpatient, outpatient and emergency care services, including surgery, laboratory, diagnostic imaging, labor and delivery and cardiac catheterization.  Pearland Medical Center is slated to open in late January 2015.

About Pearland Medical Center 
Pearland Medical Center is a new patient-centered hospital that expands HCA Gulf Coast Division's long-standing commitment to providing high-quality healthcare close to home. The 144,000 square-foot facility will feature surgical suites, cesarean-section rooms, a general nursery, a Level II neonatal intensive care unit, 3D digital mammography, and a 24-hour emergency department.  Imaging services will include magnetic resonance imaging, computerized tomography, a catheterization lab, echocardiogram testing, and nuclear medicine modalities. As an HCA affiliated hospital, Pearland Medical Center joins a continuum of 9 other Houston-area medical centers, ambulatory surgery centers, diagnostic imaging facilities, off-campus emergency centers and a regional transfer center that provides ground and air transportation to and from any HCA Coast Division Affiliated Hospital. Visit www.pearlandmc.com for updates and more information.

About HCA Gulf Coast Division
HCA Gulf Coast Division is a comprehensive network of hospitals, outpatient surgery centers, emergency centers, and diagnostic imaging facilities.  It offers a complete continuum of specialized health programs and services that meet the needs of Greater Houston and South Texas' residents and businesses.  HCA affiliated facilities in the Gulf Coast Division include: 13 hospitals, 8 ambulatory centers, 7 off-campus emergency centers, and a regional transfer center that provides one-phone-call access and support for patient transfers into and out of the HCA Gulf Coast Division Affiliated Hospitals, as well as access to ground and air transportation within a 150-mile radius.  For more information, visit our website at www.HCAGulfCoast.com.

Kimberly Mathes
Media Contact
Pearland Medical Center
713-852-11528 (office)
832-294-11064 (cell)
[email protected]

Purvi Ruiz
281-908-9392 (cell)
[email protected]

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