HCHD Corporate Communications  

The Harris County Hospital District's Corporate Communications Office is dedicated to the dissemination of important health and medical information to the public. This is accomplished through collaborating with the media, regular updates to the HCHD Web site, and hospital district publications, including The BEAT and Progress. 

To ensure that all media opportunities are handled in an appropriate, prompt, and efficient manner in compliance with HIPAA and other laws, the hospital district follows these media procedures. 

Media Line
To reach an on-call representative outside regular business hours call, 713-566-6430.

Media Releases

The following media releases may be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat (PDF) reader. You can download and install this software at no charge by clicking here.

2009

July

• Beat the Back to School Immunization Rush: Hospital District’s Troubleshooters Program Offering Free Immunizations throughout July and August

June

• Tips for a Safe July 4th
• FCC Visits Ben Taub Hospital to Gain Crisis Communication Insight

• HCHD Gets Gold Seal of Approval from Joint Commission

May

• HCHD Hosts Seventh Annual Circle of Survival Trauma Conference

• HCHD Opens New Health Center in Alief

• HCHD Hosts Shattered Dreams at Atascocita High School on May 14

April

• HCHD Takes Action Against Stroke to Kick Off Stroke Awareness Month

• College of Surgeons Re-verifies Ben Taub's Level 1 Trauma Designation

March

• Dr. Atul Varadhachary Joins HCHD Board of Managers

• HCHD Launches 2009 Shattered Dreams at High Schools

• HCHD Rehab Patients Use Rodeo Outing for Therapy

• Jessie L. Tucker III, PhD, Named Administrator of Harris County Hospital District's Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital

• Ben Taub to 'Shatter Dreams' at Klein Collins High School

February

• HCHD's PM&R Staff Recognized at American Board Conference

• Hospital District's Troubleshooters Program Offers $10 Flu Shots and $3 Immunizations

• Friday the 13th - Fear or Phobia?

• Heart on Fire for Your Love or For Your Love of Food?

• HCHD's School of Diagnostic Medical Imaging Accepting Applications

• Hospital District's Troubleshooters Program Offers $10 Flu Shots and $3 Immunizations

January

• HCHD Board Appoints Ken Janda as President and CEO of Community Health Choice, Inc.

• Hospital District's Troubleshooters Program Offers $10 Flu Shots and $3 Immunizations

2008

December

• Hospital District's School-Based Clinics Offer $5 Flu Shots

November

• Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital to Host World AIDS Day Observance

• HCHD Administrator Receives TPTA Award

• Hospital District's Troubleshooters Program Offers $10 Flu Shots and $3 Immunizations

• HCHD Opens Newly Expanded E.A. "Squatty" Lyons Health Center

October

• Settegast Health Center Makes Thanksgiving More Joyous for Patients

• Spooky Halloween Contacts Can Harm Eyes if Not Handled Properly

• Hospital District's Troubleshooters Program Offers Affordable Immunizations

• Hospital District's School-Based Clinics Offer Affordable Flu Shots

• Hurricane-induced Stress May Contribute to Domestic Violence

• HCHD and Baylor College of Medicine Host Breast Cancer Survivor's Event

September

• HCHD Kicks off Baby Safety Month with Focus on Children Left in Cars

• Hospital District's Troubleshooters Program Offers Free Immunizations

August

• All HCHD School-Based Clinics Offering $3 Immunizations

July

• All HCHD School-Based Clinics Offering Free Immunizations July 30

May

• Hospital District to Host Free Community Health Fairs

• MLK Health Center Hosts Bicycle Safety and Mini-Health Fair

February

• Spring Break is Weeks Away, but Beware of Dangerous Crash Diets

• HCHD to Launch School of Medical Sonography

January

• HCHD School of Medical Radiography to Host Information Session

• Don't Let the Super Bowl Snack Attack Ruin Your Resolution

2007     

November

• Santa Claus Brings Health Tips and Vaccines to Aldine Area

• Hospital District's Troubleshooters Program Offers Affordable Flu Shots & Immunizations

• HCHD Breaks Ground on Two New Health Centers

• Hospital District's Troubleshooters Program Offers Affordable Flu Shots

• Hospital District's School-Based Clinics Offer Affordable Flu Shots

October

• Hospital District's Psychiatry Program Honored Nationally

• When Little Angels Act Like Little Devils

• Meet Antepartum Depression, Postpartum's Less-Famous Cousin

• Bringing Expectant Mothers Together

September

• Hospital District's Troubleshooters Program Offers Affordable Vaccinations

• Think Twice About Energy Drinks & Exercise

August

• HCHD Cautions the Public as Houston Heat Rises

• Summer Heat Precautions

• Finding a Medical Home is the Best Way to Care for Yourself

July

• Ferdinand Gaenzel of San Antonio Named CFO for HCHD

• Cloyd Promoted to VP and Chief Nurse Executive for HCHD

• Hospital District's MLK Health Center Offering Free Immunizations

June

• Hospital District to Host Free Community Health Fairs

• Skin Isn't the Only Thing You Should Protect from the Sun

• Summertime Health Myths Exposed

• Hospital District's Troubleshooters Program Offers Affordable Vaccinations

May

• Use Precaution When Swimming with Contact Lenses

• Children at High Risk for Heat-Related Ailments during Outdoor Play, Exercise

• HCHD to Host Nursing Discovery Program for Girl Scouts

• HCHD Hosts Mental Health Awareness Campaign

• Hospital District's Troubleshooters Program Offers Affordable Vaccinations

April

• HCHD Receives Key to the City of New Orleans

• Aldine Health Center to Change Dental Services Days

• Paging Dr. Yahoo, Dr. Google - Dangers of Internet Self Diagnosis

• Do You Know Your Meds? Keeping a List Proves Helpful

March

• HCHD's Troubleshooters Program Offers Affordable Vaccinations

• Gardening: An Unexpected Workout

• HCHD Spearheads Multi-Hospital Effort to Deliver HIV-Free Babies

• Spring Cleaning a Good Time to Childproof Your Home

    February

• Strawberry Health Center Opens Mammography Suite

• Ben Taub to Shatter Dreams for Spring Break at Two Area Schools

• The Other Battle of the Bulge

• For Northwest Health Center Staff, Patients are Their Valentine's

• Baytown Health Center to Celebrate 40th Anniversary on Valentine's Day

• Ben Taub General Hospital Dedicates New Urgent Care Center

• HCHD's Troubleshooters Program Offers Affordable Vaccinations

• Health Care Provided to the Uninsured at Risk

• Heartbreak: Break-Up Blues or Depression?

     January 

• HCHD's Troubleshooters Program Offers Affordable Vaccinations

• MLK Health Center Hosts Bicycle Safety and Health Fair

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