The majority of the medical staff of the Southwest Hospital expressed strong dissatisfaction with the proposal and stated intentions to resign if the sale proceeded.

[7] Residential and community groups in the area around the hospital and Steve Radack, the Harris County commissioner, also opposed the plan.

[8] Dan Wolterman, the Memorial Hermann president, asked the HCHD board to provide written responses to several actions by Friday September 18, 2009.

[4] The complex includes a hospital building and centers for cancer, outpatient imaging, surgery, and vascular services.

[6] As of August 2009 a spokesperson of the Memorial Hermann Healthcare System stated that the hospital had 425 active medical staff members.