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The cost of gun violence and accidental shootings
Read full article: The cost of gun violence and accidental shootingsJune is Gun Violence Awareness month and data from the State Comptrollerโs Office shows Texas spends tens of millions of dollars helping victims of this crime. However, data from the Harris Health system shows accidental shootings also have a heavy financial impact.
County health leaders launch Hospital Violence Interruption Program at Ben Taub Hospital
Read full article: County health leaders launch Hospital Violence Interruption Program at Ben Taub HospitalCounty health officials are helping patients who have been hurt in these incidents through their โHospital Violence Interruption Programโ at Ben Taub Hospital.
Lockdown lifted at Ben Taub Hospital after โcredible threatโ cleared, HPD says
Read full article: Lockdown lifted at Ben Taub Hospital after โcredible threatโ cleared, HPD saysBen Taub Hospital and the Houston Zoo were both placed on a brief lockdown Tuesday after a threat was made at the hospital, according to the Houston Police Department.
Power outage leaves health officials scrambling to administer 5,400 doses of coronavirus vaccine
Read full article: Power outage leaves health officials scrambling to administer 5,400 doses of coronavirus vaccineHOUSTON โ Harris County health officials scrambled Monday to administer 8,430 doses of the coronavirus vaccine after a power outage caused some of the vials to thaw. That led to 8,430 doses of the Moderna vaccine to thaw. County officials contacted Moderna and were given guidance from the vaccine-maker that the remaining doses could be refrigerated and used later. Houston Methodistโs statementIn a statement, Houston Methodist officials said they had received 1,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the batch of thawed shots. AdโWe didnโt waste a drop,โ said Robert Schwartz, executive vice president of Houston Methodist Hospital.
Harris Health System canceling COVID vaccination appointments due to short supply
Read full article: Harris Health System canceling COVID vaccination appointments due to short supplyHOUSTON โ The Harris Health System has found itself in a predicament as they expect to run out of their COVID-19 vaccine supply Friday. But, industry experts say the shortage will affect much more than Harris Health patients. Harris Health serves the uninsured and underinsured from low-income communities. For now, the final doses run out today with Harris Health unsure of when the next batch will arrive. Harris Health had been running seven vaccination sites but only ran one Friday.
Houston hospitals ready and waiting to receive Pfizer vaccine
Read full article: Houston hospitals ready and waiting to receive Pfizer vaccineHOUSTON โ Houston Methodist Hospital, UTMB in Galveston, Ben Taub, Memorial Herman, and Texas Childrenโs Hospital all say they plan to begin vaccinations next week. โOur personnel are ready to accept vaccines as early as this weekend, should it arrive, but we probably anticipate it arriving on Monday or Tuesday,โ said Roberta Schwartz, executive VP of Houston Methodist. Memorial Hermann said with two effective vaccines likely coming to their doorstep, theyโll eventually be able to vaccinate every employee. Key dates:- Dec. 14 is when the state says they could begin rolling out the Pfizer vaccine to hospitals. AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson are two other companies that could be following close behind them but they have yet to apply for EUA.
After 60-year career, Dr. Kenneth Mattox steps down as chief at Ben Taub Hospital
Read full article: After 60-year career, Dr. Kenneth Mattox steps down as chief at Ben Taub HospitalHOUSTON โ A big congratulations to Dr. Kenneth Mattox, the chief of staff at Ben Taub General Hospital, who announced he will be retiring from his position there soon. This vision ultimately shaped what Ben Taub is today. During a 2018 interview, Dr. Mattox explained the hospitalโs history of training military surgeons, a legacy that lives on today. โThey would take their cellphone, put it into the wound and say โwhat do I do with this kind of injury?โโ Dr. Mattox explained. โIn the last five years, weโve been the top three... of all the trauma centers in the United States!โ Dr. Mattox said.
COVID-19 patients experiencing psychosis months after recovery
Read full article: COVID-19 patients experiencing psychosis months after recoveryAbout 20-25% of patients are getting a psychosis diagnosis months after recovery. Shah said he sees this happening among the patients he treats, some only in their 30s. โPost-COVID depression, anxiety, insomnia, psychosis, sometimes cognitive issues,โ Shah said. However, he said that normally happens while youโre taking the steroid or a few days after, but they are seeing this in patients three, four, five months after recovery. Do the 20-25% of patients who get a psychosis diagnosis have a previous history of mental health issues?
โOn the tableโ: DA mulls whether to seek death penalty against suspect in HPD sergeantโs slaying
Read full article: โOn the tableโ: DA mulls whether to seek death penalty against suspect in HPD sergeantโs slayingThe responding officers, 3-year veteran Officer Courtney Waller, 41-year veteran Sgt. Harold Preston and a 5-year veteran officer arrived at the scene and met Manzanoโsestranged wife, who had called police. READ: 41-year veteran HPD Officer Sgt. Preston was surrounded by family when he died at the hospital Tuesday, HPD Chief Art Acevedo said. Police said Manzano was taken into custody and hospitalized at Ben Taub after he was shot in the stomach by Sgt.
Harris Health System requests traveling nurses to help fight COVID-19 surge
Read full article: Harris Health System requests traveling nurses to help fight COVID-19 surgeHOUSTON The Harris Health System, which oversees both Ben Taub and Lyndon B. Johnson hospitals, is bringing nurses to Houston to help fight the surge in coronavirus cases. As of July 4, twenty-three traveling nurses have been contracted, according to the Chief Nursing Executive at Harris Health Maureen Padilla. Harris Health is looking to bring in an additional 133 nurses but admits finding help has not been easy. In fact, the majority of the 23 traveling nurses are returning to Texas after being deployed to New York City during their COVID-19 outbreak. St. Lukes Health System said theyve brought in over 125 traveling nurses to their hospitals in the Houston and East Texas area.