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U.S. NEWS ranks Memorial Hermann’s Kidney Disease and Hormonal Disorder Programs among nation’s best.

Houston, Texas, July 2, 2004 — U.S. News & World Report’s nationwide survey of board-certified physicians once again has ranked Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center among the country’s best providers of kidney disease and hormonal disorder treatments.

Of more than 6,000 hospitals in the United States, Memorial Hermann is among only 177 ranked in any of the survey’s 17 categories. Memorial Hermann ranked 39 th in the nation for hormonal disease treatment and 48 th in kidney disease treatment. The rankings will be published in U.S. News & World Report’s July 12 issue, on newsstands next week.

The survey scores the quality of inpatient care based on hospital reputation, mortality statistics, hospital volume, nursing proficiency, availability of key technologies, and other measures relevant to each specialty.

“Our continued recognition illustrates a commitment by our physicians and staff to provide the best, most innovative care possible to our patients,” said Medical Director Steve Allen, MD. “We are pleased by this honor and congratulate the kidney disease and hormonal disorder specialists associated with our programs.”

Chronic kidney disease affects more than 7.5 million adults, with diabetes and high blood pressure creating particular risks. Since the 1980s, doctors associated with Memorial Hermann Hospital and The University of Texas Medical School at Houston have been at the forefront of developing drugs that help prevent patients’ bodies from rejecting transplanted kidneys. Surgeons at Memorial Hermann Hospital have performed more than 2,500 kidney transplants.

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