HEALTH CARE
From left, Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Wayne Young, CEO of The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, and Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis announced a new community-initiated mental health care project during a press conference Oct. 26. (Screenshot via Facebook Live)
Harris County officials unveil new three-year $8.93M community-initiated mental health care initiative
(Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: Average daily hospitalizations continue decline, drop below 100 since early July
Texas Medical Center: Coronavirus patient numbers drop 25% in one week, dip below 800
State law now requires each county to establish an adult sexual assault response team. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Harris County to establish state-mandated sexual abuse response team
Texas Medical Center: Weekly average for COVID-19 hospitalizations continues downward trend, drops to lowest since mid-July
Psychiatry of Texas will relocate to 7877 Willow Chase Blvd. in Houston on Nov. 1. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Psychiatry of Texas to move to new location off of Hwy. 249 in Spring
(Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: In 3 weeks, patient numbers drop 43%; ICU patients see nearly 24% decrease
Dozens of Carverdale residents gathered Aug. 21 to protest the proposed expansion of the Hawthorn Park Landfill on Tanner Road just southeast of the intersection of Hwy. 290 and Beltway 8. (Photo by Danica Lloyd/Community Impact Newspaper; Graphic design by Taylor White/Community Impact Newspaper)
Carverdale residents combat proposed landfill expansion
The new clinic opened in the Fairfield area in late August. (Courtesy Houston Methodist)
Houston Methodist Primary Care Group opens new Cypress clinic
On Sept. 28, Harris County Administrator David Berry presents information to the Harris County Commissioners' Court after a public hearing on the fiscal year 2021-22 tax rate. (Screenshot via Zoom)
Harris County commissioners to vote on final county tax rates Oct. 5
Cliff Woodward (center), co-founder of Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services, hands the keys of CCEMS’ first ambulance to early CCEMS paramedic Richard Beasley (left) in 1975. (Courtesy Cypress Creek EMS)
Cypress Creek EMS, Harris County ESD 11 forge new paths after yearslong feud
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: Daily average hospitalizations drop 15% week over week; ICU sees dip in number of patients
About 62% of Harris County residents ages 12 and older have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Harris County commissioners terminate $11 million Elevate Strategies vaccine outreach contract
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic has announced it is closing all of its Houston-area locations due to the incoming Tropical Storm Nicholas. (Courtesy Kelsey-Seybold)
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic closes all Houston-area locations due to Tropical Storm Nicholas
(Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Q&A: How to identify, prevent sports injuries in student-athletes this school year
Harris County Emergency Services District 11 commissioners at a Sept. 9 meeting unanimously approved a tax rate of $0.03230 per $100 valuation for fiscal year 2021-22, down from last fiscal year’s rate of $0.03333 per $100 valuation. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Harris County ESD 11 commissioners approve lower tax rate for FY 2021-22
As COVID-19 cases remain high throughout Texas, Versalovic described the short- and long-term effects of the disease on children. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
‘We have to stress prevention and timely diagnosis': Texas Children’s Dr. Jim Versalovic on COVID-19’s effects on children
Dr. Syed Raza is the vice president of operations with St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital. (Courtesy RW Jones Agency)
Q&A: Dr. Syed Raza speaks on monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19
Texas Medical Center COVID-19 updates: Daily average hospitalizations at 388 and more news