Harris Health

02/04/2026

📣 Join us for Harris Health Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center’s Health & Wellness Fair!

Bring your family, friends and neighbors for a morning dedicated to wellness, connection and community resources.

🗓 Saturday, February 14, 2026
⏰ 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
📍 3550 Swingle Rd., Houston, TX 77047

💚 FREE services include:
• Blood pressure & glucose checks
• Cervical cancer/HPV* screenings
• HIV testing
• Mammograms*
• Pediatric immunizations**
• Eligibility counseling & financial assistance interviews
• Women’s Health Experience (a women-focused fair)

🍎 The Houston Food Bank will be onsite providing free food while supplies last.

📞 Appointments required for cervical cancer, HPV, and mammogram screenings: 281‑454‑0913
📞 Appointments for eligibility counseling: 713‑566‑6509

We can’t wait to see you there!

02/03/2026

Your heart is a vital organ that keeps your body functioning. People may not realize their daily habits and lifestyle can overwork and damage their hearts. So, take care of your heart by making these lifestyle changes: https://bit.ly/4qaVkGN

02/02/2026

Harris Health's Troubleshooting for Health Mobile Unit is offering immunizations for children two-months to 18-years of age. A parent must be present with the child’s shot record. https://bit.ly/2r9nZk7

01/30/2026

¿Necesita ver a un médico de inmediato? Ver a un médico de Harris Health para una consulta virtual es más fácil con Video Visit Now.

¿Necesita ver a un médico de inmediato? Ver a un médico de Harris Health para una consulta virtual es más fácil con Video Visit Now.

01/29/2026

📣 Join us for Harris Health Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center’s Health & Wellness Fair!

Bring your family, friends and neighbors for a morning dedicated to wellness, connection and community resources.

🗓 Saturday, February 14, 2026
⏰ 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
📍 3550 Swingle Rd., Houston, TX 77047

💚 FREE services include:
• Blood pressure & glucose checks
• Cervical cancer/HPV* screenings
• HIV testing
• Mammograms*
• Pediatric immunizations**
• Eligibility counseling & financial assistance interviews
• Women’s Health Experience (a women-focused fair)

🍎 The Houston Food Bank will be onsite providing free food while supplies last.

📞 Appointments required for cervical cancer, HPV, and mammogram screenings: 281‑454‑0913
📞 Appointments for eligibility counseling: 713‑566‑6509

We can’t wait to see you there!

01/28/2026

Opinion: Ben Taub, the safety-net hospital in Houston's Texas Medical Center, desperately needs to expand onto 9 acres of underused land in Hermann Park, writes Dr. Ricardo Nuila. Read more here:

He was 36 and had no insurance. A reputable Texas Medical Center hospital decided not to treat him.

01/28/2026

Today, 59 years ago Harris Health Settegast Health Center opened its doors. It was a true neighborhood operation, as staff went door-to-door telling residents about the new facility.

Settegast Health Center was the first step in Harris Health's creation of Ambulatory Care Services, then known as the Community Health Program, as the need for neighborhood clinics was obvious. In its first year, staff saw more than 10,000 patient visits.

Settegast's second location was an old church building located behind its current location. Today, in addition to providing primary care, Settegast offers specialty care, including optometry, podiatry and psychiatry, as well as on-site counseling, laboratory, nutrition and health education and pharmacy. The team, made up of 65 staff and 10 physicians from UTHealth see an average of 200 patients a day. During 2025, Settegast Health Center staff cared for 27,000 patients.

01/27/2026

Need to see a doctor right away? Meeting with a Harris Health provider for virtual care is easier with Video Visit Now. Video Visit Now is a safe, convenient way to connect with a provider from the comfort of your home or a convenient location.

01/26/2026

Calling all high school students. Harris Health will open its application for the 2026 Summer Junior Volunteer Program on Monday, Feb. 2. Learn more about the popular program here: https://bit.ly/2sy2FWj

01/25/2026

Normal patient visitation hours begin Monday, Jan. 26.

Harris Health Ambulatory Care Services Clinics and services will remain closed on Monday, Jan. 26 and will reopen normally on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026.

01/24/2026

For the safety of visitors, staff and patients in advance of the approaching winter storm, general patient visitation is now suspended at Harris Health hospitals (Ben Taub and Lyndon B. Johnson). Any exceptions require approval from the nursing house supervisors.

However, Harris Health WILL continue to allow one visitor for patients who meet the following criteria:

Emergency Center patients;
Maternity, Postpartum and Neonatal ICU patients;
Patients with a disability requiring a support person;
End-of-life patients; and
Patients who require a surrogate decision-maker.

01/24/2026

Harris Health Ambulatory Care Services Clinics and services will close early Saturday, Jan. 24 at 4 p.m. and will remain closed on Monday, Jan. 26. Decisions for Tuesday will be assessed as further weather updates may be available.
Learn more:

Harris Health hospitals—Ben Taub and Lyndon B. Johnson—remain open and will maintain emergency medical services throughout the storm. However, patient visitation will end at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. Any exceptions to this will need to be approved by the hospitals’ House Supervisors.