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.
WHEN?
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE?
,Northwest Health Center, 1100 W. 34th Street, Houston, Texas 77018 (Google map)
WHY?
Harris Health has been active in Northwest Houston for half a century—35 years at its current center and 15 years at its prior location off Heights Boulevard.
Over the years, the health center has emerged as a premiere primary care facility with physicians and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine providing expanded specialty services in family medicine, obstetrics, ophthalmology, podiatry, psychiatry, HIV case management, laboratory and pharmacy.
During the four-hour celebration, the public can meet staff and learn about mammography services and community partners.
Attendees will be treated to free food, drinks and entertainment including free Kona ice treats for everyone – with children additionally able to enjoy face painting, balloon art and a bounce house.
About Harris Health
Harris Health is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas.
As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services.
Ben Taub Hospital (Level I Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level III Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 37 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.
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