Posted on · The federal funding will help protect services, expansion projects and keep Harris Health in good financial standing for its hopes to build a replacement hospital.
Posted on · On Monday's show: Recapping protests over the weekend following the death of Houston native George Floyd, how COVID-19 is affecting the county's public health system, and Houston's risk for storm surge.
Posted on · The project will ensure the historic teaching hospital retains the highest “level one” trauma designation
Posted on · Advocates are criticizing several Houston hospitals because they have McDonald’s or Chik-fil-A restaurants in their lobbies or food courts.
Posted on · The public health system for Harris County, which includes Ben Taub and LBJ hospitals, has managed to whittle down a budget deficit and finish its fiscal year in the black.
Posted on · As HIV evolves into a chronic disease, physicians can increasingly focus on treating HIV-positive patients for other illnesses. Hepatitis C, in particular, may hold some valuable lessons for the future of HIV treatment.
Posted on · The improvements will help the hospital keep its Level 1 trauma status.
Posted on · Harris County’s publicly-funded hospital and clinic system, which includes Ben Taub, is restricting the number of people who qualify for free healthcare. The new eligibility rules will affect almost 20,000 uninsured patients.
Posted on · Harris Health will restrict financial aid to about 15,000 patients in an effort to push them to enroll in health care plans through the Affordable Care Act.
Posted on · Despite more than 250 layoffs, and a new policy limiting the patients Ben Taub General Hospital can handle in its ICU, Harris Health System is operating at a $14 million deficit this year. The reductions in service threaten Ben Taub’s long-term Level 1 trauma center designation. Ben Taub is one of just three such trauma […]
Posted on · Today is World AIDS Day, and this year marks the 25th anniversary of Harris Health Systemâs Thomas Street Health Center, which meets the medical, psychological and social needs of Houstonians diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Thomas Street was the nationâs first free-standing HIV/AIDS treatment facility. We hear about the challenges of treating and preventing HIV/AIDS, from Thomas […]
Posted on · Today is World AIDS Day, and this year marks the 25th anniversary of Harris Health System's Thomas Street Health Center, which meets the medical, psychological and social needs of Houstonians diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. Thomas Street was the nation's first free-standing HIV/AIDS treatment facility. On this edition of Houston Matters, we hear about the challenges of […]
Posted on · A man fatally shot a woman in the pharmacy of Ben Taub Hospital before turning the gun on himself.
Posted on · There's been plenty of discussion about domestic violence in the media the past month or so, whether it's discussing the proper penalties for an abuser or trying to make sense of why a victim would stay with her abuser. But often overlooked in the discussion are the healthcare workers who deal with victims of this […]
Posted on · Harris Health, the county's public hospital and clinic system, has long been the safety net for the uninsured. But this year some of those patients had a choice: continue to get care at Harris Health (and pay a tax penalty for being uninsured), or sign up for private insurance through the Affordable Care Act. Most stuck with the safety net. Health educator Denise LaRue says lots of patients were unfamiliar with health insurance and didn't see the benefit of paying premiums, deductibles and co-pays.