St. Luke’s Health to Adopt CommonSpirit Health Name, Expand Patient Access to Baylor College of Medicine Expertise

HOUSTON, TX (August 17, 2026) — St. Luke’s Health, a member of CommonSpirit Health, will begin using the CommonSpirit name in October while expanding its collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) to enhance patient access to world-class medical expertise, research and treatments. 

The enhanced relationship brings BCM specialists to St. Luke’s community hospitals and better represents the cohesive network of care across Greater Houston. St. Luke’s and BCM have jointly owned Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center since  2014. 

Adopting the CommonSpirit name more clearly reflects St. Luke’s connection to the national organization, one of the county’s largest faith-based, nonprofit  healthcare providers. St. Luke’s, founded in 1954, became part of CommonSpirit Health following the 2019 merger of Catholic Health Initiatives and Dignity Health.

“St. Luke’s Health has been home to some of the most impactful advances in healthcare, thanks in large part to our collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine. This expanded relationship and the introduction of the CommonSpirit name represents an evolution,” said Augusto "Gus" Sepulveda, MD, Chief Medical Officer of the Houston market of CommonSpirit ”Our mission remains the same and we are committed to providing compassionate, high-quality care and serving patients who have placed their trust in us.”

The new facility will honor St. Luke’s legacy while incorporating CommonSpirit:

• CommonSpirit - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - Bertner Campus 

• CommonSpirit - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center - McNair Campus 

• CommonSpirit - St. Luke's Hospital - Brazosport

• CommonSpirit - St. Luke's Hospital - Lakeside

• CommonSpirit - St. Luke's Hospital - Pasadena

• CommonSpirit - St. Luke's Hospital - Springwoods Village

• CommonSpirit - St. Luke's Hospital - Sugar Land

• CommonSpirit - St. Luke's Hospital - The Woodlands

• CommonSpirit - St. Luke's Hospital - Vintage

• CommonSpirit Medical Group 

• CommonSpirit - St. Luke’s Hospital - Emergency Care 

The foundation name will change to CommonSpirit - St. Luke’s Foundation.

Patients and community members will start to be introduced to the new names through the “Becoming CommonSpirit” advertising campaign, which will highlight the organization’s unification and continued commitment to compassionate, high-quality care.

In the coming months, patients and communities will begin to see the CommonSpirit name and logo appear throughout Greater Houston. While the signs and names will change, the same dedicated care teams will continue serving with the compassion and clinical excellence patients have long known and trusted.

Combining the words “Common Good” and “Holy Spirit,” the CommonSpirit name was derived from scripture: “Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good,” 1 Corinthians 12:7 (NIV). The name reflects the shared values of the hospitals and health systems that formed CommonSpirit.

About CommonSpirit Health Inspired by faith. Driven by innovation. Powered by humankindness. CommonSpirit is building a healthier future for all through its integrated health services. As one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, CommonSpirit delivers more than 20 million patient encounters annually through more than 2,300 clinics, care sites and 138 hospital-based locations, in addition to its home-based services and virtual care offerings. CommonSpirit has more than 160,000 employees, 45,000 nurses and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice providers across 24 states and contributes more than $5 billion annually in charity care, community benefits, and unreimbursed government programs. Together with our patients, physicians, partners, and communities, we are creating a more just, equitable, and innovative healthcare delivery system. Learn more at commonspirit.org.

About CommonSpirit-St. Luke’s  CommonSpirit-St. Luke’s is home to eight inpatient hospitals in Greater Houston, including CommonSpirit-Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, a joint venture research and teaching hospital with Baylor College of Medicine. The renowned expertise offered at St. Luke’s has given rise to breakthroughs in cardiovascular care, neurosciences, oncology, transplantation and more. Home to the nationally-accredited and NCI-designated Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center, St. Luke’s includes more than 1,400 licensed beds and 11,000 employees and clinically aligned providers in Greater Houston. Learn more at commonspirit.org/stlukes. 

About Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) in Houston is recognized as a health sciences university and is known for excellence in education, research and patient care. Baylor is a top-ranked medical school and listed 23rd among all U.S. medical schools for National Institutes of Health funding. Located in the Texas Medical Center, Baylor has affiliations with seven teaching hospitals and jointly owns and operates Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center, part of St. Luke’s Health. Currently, Baylor has more than 3,000 trainees in medical, graduate, nurse anesthesia, physician assistant, orthotics and prosthetics, genetic counseling and clinical psychology as well as residents and postdoctoral fellows.