It was established in 1977.

In August 2009 the Memorial Hermann Hospital System announced that it planned to sell its Southwest Hospital to the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD), which had plans to make the hospital its third general hospital.
David Lopez, the President and CEO of the hospital district, stated that the price was somewhere around $165 million to $185 million.
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.
The medical staff leadership and around 200 other doctors signed a petition, unanimously approved at a medical staff meeting on Tuesday August 18, 2009, stating an intent to leave in case of a sale.
Residential and community groups in the area around the hospital and Steve Radack, the Harris County commissioner, also opposed the plan.

Dan Wolterman, the Memorial Hermann president, asked the HCHD board to provide written responses to several actions by Friday September 18, 2009.
Instead, on the day of the deadline, the county withdrew its bid to buy the hospital.
It was established in 1977.
In August 2009 the Memorial Hermann Hospital System announced that it planned to sell its Southwest Hospital to the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD), which had plans to make the hospital its third general hospital. David Lopez, the President and CEO of the hospital district, stated that the price was somewhere around $165 million to $185 million. 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. The medical staff leadership and around 200 other doctors signed a petition, unanimously approved at a medical staff meeting on Tuesday August 18, 2009, stating an intent to leave in case of a sale. Residential and community groups in the area around the hospital and Steve Radack, the Harris County commissioner, also opposed the plan.
Dan Wolterman, the Memorial Hermann president, asked the HCHD board to provide written responses to several actions by Friday September 18, 2009. Instead, on the day of the deadline, the county withdrew its bid to buy the hospital.
Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital