Houston Methodist is planning a new health care technology center

Houston Methodist plans to build Digital Health Technology Center at Ion, an innovation hub in Midtown.

news drive; The center will be Ion’s first healthcare-focused center.

Why is it important? Houston is trying to grow its tech sector, and this partnership will expand the city’s tech space and advance the medical and healthcare industries.

Details: Michelle Stansbury, vice president of innovation and IT applications at Houston Methodist, said Methodist’s center at Ion will partner with other innovators to create user-friendly technology for patient care and workflow.

• It is expected to open later this year.

What are they saying?“We’ve been working very closely with healthcare innovation companies to really transform our business,” Stansbury said. “But we’ve learned a lot from other industries in ways we can improve our overall processes, engage our customers and make them more customer-centric.”