By Amin H. Karim MD
In 1993, I worked at a small hospital called the Del Oro Hospital, which was established by a group of physicians in the Texas Medical Center who wanted to create a hospital outside the domain of the major players of the Texas Medical Center. It was a 100 bed hospital located on Greenbriar Avenue next to the Reliant Stadium (now called NRG Stadium). The hospital was later sold to Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) and later to Columbia Hospital and then back to HCA when Columbia went bankrupt. The Texas Women’s Hospital is behind this hospital. The hospital closed in 1995 and was torn down. It is now replaced by an extension of the Women’s Hospital.
Late Dr. Pedro Rubio was a cardiovascular surgeon trained by late Dr. Michael E. DeBakey at Baylor College of Medicine. He was the only CV surgeon at De Oro for a long time. He had an freak accident at home when he tripped and injured his elbow; he retired thereafter and later passed away (may he Rest in Peace). Dr. Rubio and I saw a case which is described in this paper and turned out to be interesting and unique enough for us to report it in literature. (Amin H. Karim November 24 2023)
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