Overview
- Houston Methodist confirmed a $110 million gift from the Brockman family through the Brockman Medical Research Foundation that will fund research and clinical programs.
- One hundred million dollars will create a neuroscience innovation fund housed in the Houston Methodist Academic Institute and Neurological Institute to support new treatments, AI research, and talent recruitment.
- Ten million dollars will establish a women’s health excellence fund in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology to support programs and clinical care for women.
- In recognition of the gift, the system will name its under-construction Brockman Centennial Tower and the tower’s entrance Anna Margaret Bellows Centennial Hall; the 26-story facility is planned to add nearly 400 beds and an expanded emergency department and is expected to open in 2027.
- The gift continues a pattern of large donations shaping Methodist’s priorities, following a $101 million Walter family gift in 2017, and could expand patient capacity, speed research, and change hiring and technology choices at the Texas Medical Center flagship campus.