Harris County Commissioners have voted unanimously to approve the use of eminent domain for the acquisition of approximately 8.9 acres of city-owned land in Houston's Hermann Park for the construction of a major extension to Ben Taub Hospital by public healthcare provider Harris Health.
Harris Health will host a public Town Hall Meeting in Harris County Precinct 4 on the use of eminent domain to take a portion of Hermann Park for the expansion of Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital.
Independent nonprofit patient safety watchdog The Leapfrog Group has awarded an "A" grade for patient safety to Harris Health's Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital with the public healthcare provider for Harris County, Texas achieving a "B" at Ben Taub Hospital.
On Saturday, 3rd May, Northwest Health Center will host a special occasion as Harris Health celebrates 50 years as the public healthcare and specialty care provider for residents of Northwest Houston and the Heights.
Harris Health staff in hospitals, health centers, administrative offices and the county jail trained 2,603 people in hands-only CPR as part of the American Heart Association's World Restart a Heart Day on October 16th.