Harris Health System was one of the nation’s first healthcare systems to embrace the concept of neighborhood primary care, otherwise referred to 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, with access to higher levels of care when needed. Harris Health offers residents of Harris County primary care through a coordinated network of:
Each year, Harris Health offers patients access to medical homes in their communities staffed with first-class physicians from
Baylor College of Medicine and
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
At your Harris Health medical home, you will find:
- 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
- Stop smoking classes
- Chaplain services
- Medication education