LOCAL Houston | The City Guide APRIL 2015 | Page 57

Local April.qxp_002houston 3/23/15 2:15 PM Page 57 TCH is home to the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI), the world's first basic science research institute dedicated to childhood neurological diseases. TCH is one of the city’s largest employers with more than 7,000 employees. The Women’s Hospital was the first women’s hospital in the city 39 years ago. The TMC takes up 1,345 acres. 25,000 babies delivered within TMC yearly. Houston Methodist Hospital J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center performed a record breaking 462 transplants in 2012. The Women’s Hospital of Texas delivers over 10,000 babies every year. Illustration by German Arellano april 15 | L O C A L 57