HOUSTON (September 24, 2026)

vizient top performers 2026Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital and Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center have each earned national recognition as top performers in delivering high-quality care by Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven health care performance improvement company.

Memorial Hermann-TMC ranked No. 4 in the Comprehensive Academic Medical Center cohort, Memorial Hermann Pearland ranked No. 14 in the Complex Care Medical Center cohort and Memorial Hermann The Woodlands ranked No. 19 in the Large, Specialized 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.

“Recognition from Vizient matters because it reflects what our patients experience every day. It speaks to the quality of care they receive and the people who provide it,” said Jason Glover, senior vice president and CEO of Adult Services for Memorial Hermann-TMC. “I’m proud of what our team has accomplished and, more importantly, of the consistency, discipline and attention to detail they bring to caring for our patients every day.”

“This recognition reflects our unwavering commitment to providing exceptional patient care and delivering the highest-quality services,” said Justin Kendrick, senior vice president and CEO of Memorial Hermann The Woodlands and Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital. “I’m incredibly proud of the dedicated team members who work tirelessly to uphold the highest standards of health care and ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients.”  

“We are committed to excellence in healthcare and the services we provide our patients,” said Noel Cardenas, senior vice president and CEO of Memorial Hermann Pearland and Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital. “This recognition is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our affiliated physicians, nurses and staff who work around the clock to improve the health of our community.”

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.

The Vizient Quality and Accountability Study helps participating hospitals and health systems understand their performance against their peers and identifies structures and processes associated with high performance in quality and safety across a broad spectrum of patient care activity. The recognition period is for work spanning July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.