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Harris Health System-Ben Taub Hospital

Houston, TX77030
GovernmentUrbanAcute Care HospitalsCCN 450289

Mission Harris Health is a public, integrated health system dedicated to improving the health of our communities by delivering high-quality, person-centered care in collaboration with community and academic partners. Vision As One Harris Health, our vision is to enable healthier communities through innovative care delivery, collaboration and partnerships. Values Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Compassion. Harris Health’s core commitments include: We Commit to One Harris Health. As One Harris Health, we will ensure a unified system of health delivery across the care continuum, and in our daily work. One Harris Health is a culture that bridges roles, departments and partnerships, and embraces collaboration in support of community care. We Commit to Enterprise Risk Management. As One Harris Health, we will continually survey our internal and external environments for strategic-level risks that will impact our organization and will respond to those risks based on our risk tolerance and appetite. We Commit to Leveraging Technology. As One Harris Health, we will implement our strategic technology plan to improve health outcomes, patient safety, efficiency, access and workforce resiliency. We will support our workforce through the changes to processes and roles that new technologies offer through proper training and re-training. We Commit to Innovation. As One Harris Health, we will innovate through our people, processes and technologies to improve the health of our communities. We Commit to Collaboration Inside and Out. As One Harris Health, we will seek collaboration internally (especially with our workforce) and externally to improve access and the overall health of our communities. We will also seek to expand opportunities for local businesses to learn how to work with Harris Health.

Quality ratings

Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall rating
Safety Grade
Hospital safety
Patient Experience
Patient satisfaction
Beds
654
Inpatient capacity
24/7 EmergencyBirthing-Friendly

Annual volume

Admissions
24,626
Per year
ED visits
132,514
Per year
Daily census
404
Average
FT personnel
8,304
Staff count

Surgical volume

Inpatient surgeries
7,682
Per year
Outpatient surgeries
8,062
Per year

Services on site

MRI

Industry payments (2024)

Total
$26K
All industry payments
Research
$0
Research payments
Payments
4
Transaction count
  • AngioDynamics, Inc.$26K
  • BTG International, Inc.$250
  • Olympus America Inc.$25

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug and device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

On LinkedIn

Employees
5,814
LinkedIn
Followers
69,316
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Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
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Location

Houston, TXHarris County

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