Harris Health is notifying more than 5,000 patients of a "privacy incident" in which a former employee allegedly accessed and released patient information to unauthorized individuals.
#HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Local #News #DataLeak #HarrisHealth #HarrisHealthSystem #PrivacyIncident
Harris Health's board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with eminent domain proceedings to acquire part of Hermann Park for the future expansion of Ben Taub Hospital.
#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #Healthcare #Houston #Local #News #BenTaubHospital #BenTaubHospitalExpansion #HarrisCountyEminentDomain #HarrisHealth #HermannPark
The approval is one of the first steps in the county healthcare system's planned expansion of Ben Taub Hospital — one of the only level 1 trauma facilities in Harris County. The acquisition of park land from the City of Houston also would come before the Houston City Council and Harris County Commissioners Court.
While Harris County officials are in the middle of discussions about expanding Ben Taub Hospital by acquiring Houston city park land through eminent domain, it could be longer than a decade before the existing hospital gets replaced.
#CityOfHouston #HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Healthcare #Houston #Local #News #BenTaubHospital #HarrisHealth #HermannPark #HoustonHospitals #Level1TraumaCenter #TexasMedicalCenter
News of a plan to seize nearly 9 acres of Hermann Park for a hospital expansion quickly drew backlash and some concerns late last month from those who oversee the conservancy for the historic park. Officials with Harris Health System, a public healthcare entity of the county, say the seizure is the only feasible way of addressing yearslong infrastructure and crowding issues in the Level 1 trauma center.
Houston Public Media