Harris County purchased the site at 3204 Ennis Street in 2018, with the help of a $5.3...
The long-planned revitalization of Riverside General Hospital will transform the historic Third Ward site into a hub for safety-net health care services, such as violence prevention, behavioral health and Black maternal health, Harris County officials announced Monday.and shuttered in 2015, Riverside was a critical resource in a community that lacks sufficient health care coverage.
Riverside was originally known as the Houston Negro Hospital when it opened in 1926 as the city’s first nonprofit health care provider for Black residents. At the time, Black doctors were barred from practicing medicine in white hospitals. “That sign will never leave this building,” he said. “It will be a clear reminder of how far we have come and how far we have yet to go.”of Third Ward found that only 68 percent of residents who responded had health insurance, compared to the national average of 92 percent. Prevalence of diabetes, asthma, neck problems, and hypertension — as well as certain mental health conditions — were higher than national trends.
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