[3] In July 2006 the hospital system and MetroNational Corp. announced plans to build the Memorial Hermann Tower.
[4] As of July 2010, the tenant space in the Memorial City complex had an occupancy rate of 65-70%.
On July 9, 2010 the hospital system entered into a lease for over 800,000 square feet (74,000 m2) of office space with MetroNational Corp., involving the building formerly named the North Tower and the Medical Office Buildings 1–4 on the Memorial City campus.
[7] The hospital is located in Memorial City at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Gessner Road.
[8] The land on which the Memorial Hermann Tower was built, the corner of I-10 and Gessner, was previously vacant.
In 2006 developers stated that the Memorial Hermann Tower would be the tallest building in the I-10 corridor in western Houston.
[10] The 2000s expansion, which had a price tag of $200 million, also included a parking garage and a skybridge to the Memorial City Mall.
The medical equipment available, including special intravenous lines and smaller blood pressure cuffs, is designed for pediatric patients.
It is a center for training programs for licensed surgical technology, vocational nursing, and radiology.