San Jacinto Methodist Hospital

The San Jacinto Hospital

San Jacinto Methodist Hospital has been the place where many Baytownians come to live. San Jacinto Methodist Hospital has been where many lives are saved. San Jacinto Hospital, has been the place where the families of Baytown gather together either for the birth of someone, the death of someone, or the cure of someone. San Jacinto Hospital has been a part of the life of the people of Baytown. The San Jacinto Methodist Hospital is where my family has grown. My family has been a part of the births and cures that the hospital has provided. We have never experienced a death yet, which I am gladly to state. The San Jacinto Methodist Hospital can be said to be a sacred place where many may go to find an answer. This Hospital is significant of Baytown. Everyone in Baytown has been to this Hospital at least one time, in their life. This Hospital has a major significance in the life of the citizens of Baytown. There is no other hospital in this city that has been more involve with the citizens, than The San Jacinto Methodist Hospital.

The history of this Hospital is very significant. San Jacinto Methodist Hospital has been opened since April of 1948 (Methodist). That is over six decades, which it has been of existence. That takes us back to a time where baby boomers were being born. Many of those are still around, so the Hospital is even a bigger significance since, it brought to the world and to Baytown baby boomers. This means that the Hospital is one of the things that cooperated with making baby boomers come to live. It opened with the help of the Humble Oil and Refining Company, local businesses, organizations, and individuals (Methodist). All of them together gathered over a million dollars to help structure the hospital (Methodist). The hospital first opened doors as a non-profit (Methodist). The hospital was affiliated with the Methodist Church, and that is why it is named San Jacinto Methodist Hospital (Methodist).  The San Jacinto Methodist Hospital has been recognized ever since. It has even grown in size. It has marked many lives and it will keep marking. The San Jacinto Methodist Hospital is one of the main symbols of Baytown. Not only does it serve to the citizens of Baytown, but it also serves the people of the counties of Chambers, Liberty, and Montgomery. (Methodist). I interview my aunt, Elvia Ramirez, who has lived in Baytown for over thirty years. She said, “The hospital has been a major part of my life. The reason why is, I lost my daughter Leslie there, but I also, had my son Baltazar born there. That hospital brings me sad and happy memories. I believe it is a hospital that has helped me in some ways, but in other it brings me unhappy thoughts.”  As you can see here the hospital is very effective. It has had an impact in people lives. This hospital is a magnificent building.

I can relate to the Hospital, because I have been inside the hospital plenty of times. One is the birth of family members, another is when I am sick, and the other but not the least is when some of my family member get terribly sick and we are all waiting patiently in the hospital. I can go back and think of sitting in the waiting room of the Emergency room or sitting in the reclining chair of one of the rooms when a baby was born. The San Jacinto Methodist Hospital is a unique symbol of Baytown. It provides and serves the citizens of Baytown, twenty-four hours and seven days a week. This hospital has marked the lives of many.

By: Krislie Valencia

 

Works Cited

Ramirez, Elvia. Personal interview. 01 Jan. Dec. 2013

"San Jacinto Methodist Hospital." Methodist. N.p., 2013. Web. 1 Jan. 2013. <http://www.methodisthealth.com/sjmh.cfm?id=36844>.

Valencia, Krislie. The San Jacinto Methodist Hospital. 01 Jan. 2013.