Harris Health System

It is the first accredited healthcare institution in Harris County to be designated as an NCQA Medical Home[2] and one of the largest in the country.

The Harris County Hospital District was created by voter referendum on November 20, 1965 and was formally designated as a political subdivision with taxing authority on January 1, 1966.

Roger Widmeyer, the district spokesperson, said "We are a very unique hospital because of the number of acutely ill patients we receive.

Residents of northern areas in the county, including patients treated at Acres Home, Settegast, Bordersville and Baytown clinics were assigned to LBJ.

Residents of southern areas, including patients at Casa de Amigos, Martin Luther King, Ripley House, Strawberry Road, and West End county clinics were assigned to Ben Taub.

It is staffed by the faculty, residents, and students of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Baylor College of Medicine.

[16] Thomas Street Health Center was the first freestanding HIV/AIDS clinic in the United States, and today treats nearly a third of all HIV/AIDS patients in Harris County.

Community-based health care centers include: Prior to 1991 the county operated a clinic in the Bordersville area of Houston.

[35] MLK's standalone facility on Cullen Boulevard was scheduled to open in 2009 and free space at Quentin Mease.