Harris Health was one of the nation’s first healthcare systems to embrace the concept of neighborhood primary care, otherwise known as a 'medical home.'
As a fully integrated healthcare system offering primary, secondary and acute care to patients, Harris Health provides residents with a primary care medical home in their neighborhood or area of residence, with access to higher levels of care when needed. Harris Health offers Harris County residents these services through a coordinated network of:
Each year, Harris Health offers patients access to medical homes in their communities staffed with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Services available through your medical home at Harris Health:
- Health screenings and immunizations
- Check-ups and physical exams
- Care and help for your medical problems
- Women’s health
- Pregnancy care
- Well-baby and pediatric care
- Diabetes care and education
- Adult weight management
- Dental services
- Foot, ankle and lower leg care
- Mental and behavioral health counseling
- Social services
- Smoking cessation classes
- Chaplain services
- Pharmacy and medication education