Official Provider
The Methodist Hospital is the official health care provider for the Houston Ballet, the Houston Grand Opera and the Houston Symphony.
Providing medical care to meet the special needs of performing artists
Performers, like skilled athletes, rely on physical dexterity and mental acuity to inspire and entertain audiences.
As a performing artist you may have experienced ailments or injuries such as tendonitis, focal dystonia, depression, stage fright, or problems surrounding your voice, hearing, joints, hormones, skin or teeth. Maybe you have even missed performances because of health issues.
The physicians and therapists of the Methodist Center for Performing Arts Medicine (CPAM) at The Methodist Hospital are here to help you by treating and/or preventing these problems.
CPAM's more than 100 doctors have specialized knowledge and experience pertaining to the particular medical needs of performing artists, offering care through the only institutionally backed program of this kind in the country. Whether you are sick or injured, our specialists are committed to both helping you get back on stage quickly and supporting you through a long and healthy artistic career.
What Does CPAM Offer?
- The nation's most comprehensive group of medical professionals, based in the world-renowned Texas Medical Center and is teamed to provide preventive, diagnostic, specialty and emergency care to performing artists.
- Home to nationally recognized specialists in the fields of otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat), voice disorders, orthopedics, ophthalmology, kidney disease, neurology/neurosurgery, psychiatry and urology.
CPAM Artist Card
If you are a member of the professional performing arts community, you are eligible to immediately apply for the Center for Performing Arts Medicine Artist Card. Please complete this survey if you are already an artist card holder.
The card will ensure that your information is already part of The Methodist Hospital patient database. This speeds up your admission process and ensures that whenever you receive Methodist care your special needs, as an artist, are always considered.
For example, if you should need emergency care, simply present your CPAM Artist Card upon arrival at The Methodist Hospital's emergency department or the Methodist Emergency Care Center in Upper Kirby. A patient liaison will be notified and can assist with any concerns you may have. CPAM specialists are also available for consultation should their expertise be required.
If you have questions regarding the CPAM Artist Card or to check the status of your application, please call 713-394-6088 or send mail to:
Methodist Hospital Foundation
CPAM
PO Box 4384
Houston, TX 77210-4384
