Ben Taub is a Level I trauma center, one of three in Southeast Texas, the others being nearby Memorial Hermann Hospital and University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Kenneth Mattox, a trauma surgeon named Best Doctor in America five times, is the head of the trauma department. With 409 licensed beds, it is one of the busiest trauma centers in the United States, caring for over 106,000 emergency patients during its last fiscal year (March 1, 2010 to February 28, 2011). Ben Taub is also the only hospital in Houston with a psychiatric emergency department open 24 hours a day.[2][3] The hospital is named after Ben Taub (1889–1982), a real estate developer and businessman whose extensive behind-the-scenes philanthropic efforts helped transform Houston.
As of 1998 the hospital district designated much of the county, including central, southern, and western portions, to Ben Taub.[4]
The original Ben Taub hospital opened in May 1963[5] and was closed[6] when the current Ben Taub opened on January 12, 1990.[7] The hospital district intended to renovate the old Ben Taub and have two new additional hospitals opened, but the hospital district encountered financial difficulties in the 1990s. In 2012, the district announced that it will begin renovating the old Ben Taub for $38 million.[6]
Circa 2004 about 4,200 square feet (390 m2) of space was added to the emergency room area.[8]
^ abWollam, Allison. "Harris County launches $38M Ben Taub renovation." Houston Business Journal. Friday January 27, 2012. Retrieved on February 9, 2012.
taub, hospital, public, hospital, located, houston, texas, within, texas, medical, center, having, opened, 1963, hospital, owned, operated, harris, health, system, staffed, faculty, residents, students, from, baylor, college, medicine, part, harris, health, sy. Ben Taub Hospital is a public hospital located in Houston Texas within the Texas Medical Center Having opened in May 1963 the hospital is owned and operated by the Harris Health System and is staffed by the faculty residents and students from Baylor College of Medicine 1 Ben Taub HospitalPart of Harris Health SystemGeographyLocationTexas Medical Center Houston Texas United StatesOrganizationCare systemGovernmentalTypeGeneral and Teaching HospitalAffiliated universityBaylor College of Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer CenterServicesEmergency departmentLevel I trauma centerBeds586HistoryOpened1963LinksWebsitehttp www harrishealth orgListsHospitals in TexasBTHclass notpageimage Location within Texas Medical Center Ben Taub is a Level I trauma center one of three in Southeast Texas the others being nearby Memorial Hermann Hospital and University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Kenneth Mattox a trauma surgeon named Best Doctor in America five times is the head of the trauma department With 409 licensed beds it is one of the busiest trauma centers in the United States caring for over 106 000 emergency patients during its last fiscal year March 1 2010 to February 28 2011 Ben Taub is also the only hospital in Houston with a psychiatric emergency department open 24 hours a day 2 3 The hospital is named after Ben Taub 1889 1982 a real estate developer and businessman whose extensive behind the scenes philanthropic efforts helped transform Houston As of 1998 the hospital district designated much of the county including central southern and western portions to Ben Taub 4 Contents 1 History 2 Births 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe original Ben Taub hospital opened in May 1963 5 and was closed 6 when the current Ben Taub opened on January 12 1990 7 The hospital district intended to renovate the old Ben Taub and have two new additional hospitals opened but the hospital district encountered financial difficulties in the 1990s In 2012 the district announced that it will begin renovating the old Ben Taub for 38 million 6 Circa 2004 about 4 200 square feet 390 m2 of space was added to the emergency room area 8 Births editVanessa Guillen murder victim 9 Notes edit Affiliated Hospitals Baylor College of Medicine Baylor College of Medicine Retrieved 2009 06 23 National Attention Reveals Typical ER Day at Ben Taub Texas Medical Center News Archived from the original on 2011 07 17 Retrieved 2009 06 23 Scott Gonzales 2009 08 02 UTMB emergency room reopens after Ike The Galveston County Daily News Retrieved 2009 09 13 Clinic Emergency Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code Harris County Hospital District 2001 11 19 Archived from the original on 2001 11 19 Retrieved 2021 04 08 See this map for relevant ZIP codes History Harris County Hospital District May 29 2010 Retrieved on February 9 2012 a b Wollam Allison Harris County launches 38M Ben Taub renovation Houston Business Journal Friday January 27 2012 Retrieved on February 9 2012 A Proud History of Caring for More Than 45 Years Archived 2012 12 06 at archive today Harris County Hospital District Retrieved on February 9 2012 Ben Taub Opens New EC Space Harris County Hospital District 2004 02 05 Archived from the original on 2004 02 05 Retrieved 2021 04 09 Banks Gabrielle Tallet Olivia P Dellinger Hannah 2020 07 26 Portrait of a fallen soldier Houston Chronicle Retrieved 2020 08 19 References editHarris County Hospital District Fact Sheet revised 6 30 2010 External links edit nbsp Texas portal nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ben Taub Hospital Ben Taub Hospital via Harris County Hospital District DeBakey Department of Surgery Summary Statement on Ben Taub Hospital 29 42 39 N 95 23 37 W 29 71083 N 95 39361 W 29 71083 95 39361 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Taub Hospital amp oldid 1127779198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
