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Kelsey-Seybold Clinic cuts ribbon with Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce at new Upper Kirby Clinic
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic leadership welcomed the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce to its new Upper Kirby Clinic on Wednesday, April 9, for a ribbon cutting. The 36,000-square-foot clinic offers primary and specialty care, with specialties including cardiology, dermatology, gastroenterology, optometry, and pediatrics.
Managing Physician Sumana Basu, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., M.B.A., Family Medicine, cut the ribbon, officially introducing the clinic to the business community.
From left to right: Tana Nieto, M.D., Family Medicine, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic – Upper Kirby; Seyed Tabatabai, M.D., M.P.H., Family Medicine, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic – Upper Kirby; Wendy Shapiro, director of Ambulatory Care, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic; Brittany Layton, Clinic Administrator II, M.H.A./M.B.A., Kelsey-Seybold Clinic – Upper Kirby; Sumana Basu, M.D., F.A.A.F.P., M.B.A., Family Medicine, managing physician, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic – Upper Kirby; Jeanna Bamburg, C.E.O., The Woman’s Hospital of Texas, Women's Health Network of the TMC & Greater Houston Committee Co-Chair; Elizabeth Travis, Ph.D., F.A.S.T.R.O., F.R.R.S., professor, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, and committee member, Women’s Health Network of the TMC & Greater Houston; Gabriela Gerhart, founder and president, the Motherhood Center, and committee member, Women’s Health Network of the TMC & Greater Houston; Chelsea McGruder, director of events, Greater Houston Women’s Chamber of Commerce; Laure Patterson, M.D., Family Medicine, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic – Upper Kirby; Elizabeth Trujillo, O.D., Optometry, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic – Upper Kirby; Natasha Cruz, executive public speaking and communication strategist, Great Orators, and committee member, Women’s Health Network of the TMC & Greater Houston; and Anne Marie Blacketer, C.E.O., Lupus Foundation of America, and committee member, Women’s Health Network of the TMC & Greater Houston. About Kelsey-Seybold
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is Houston's premier multispecialty group practice, founded in 1949 by Dr. Mavis Kelsey in Houston's renowned Texas Medical Center. More than 1,000 physicians and allied health professionals practice at 43 locations in the Greater Houston area. Kelsey-Seybold offers quality medical care in 65+ medical specialties. The organization operates the largest freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Center in the state of Texas and offers state-of-the-art Varian TrueBeam and Varian Edge radiation therapy technology at a nationally accredited Cancer Center. An accredited Sleep Center, comprehensive laboratory services, advanced imaging and diagnostics, 24 onsite Kelsey pharmacies and one specialty pharmacy, and MyKelseyOnline, a secure web portal, are part of its comprehensive offerings. Kelsey-Seybold partners with major insurers to offer value-based commercial health plans. KelseyCare Advantage, a Medicare Advantage plan offered to Houston-area beneficiaries and affiliated with Kelsey-Seybold Clinic, has achieved the coveted 5-out-of-5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for eight consecutive years.
Kelsey-Seybold has been recognized by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) as the nation’s first accredited Accountable Care Organization and is home to a nationally accredited Breast Diagnostic Center and Endoscopy Center.
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic achieved a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 91. NPS is the global standard for measuring customer loyalty and satisfaction. An NPS score of 70 or higher is considered by industry experts to be "world class" and an indicator of overwhelming customer loyalty.