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The Lake was named for Gottlieb and Emma Worm Burian, early settlers in the area (it is unclear how "Burian" became "Burien"). In the early 20th century, Lake Burien became a popular summer vacation destination for those living in nearby Seattle. The Highland Park and Lake Burien Railway, constructed in 1912, spurred further development of the ...
This is a list of hospitals in the Houston area sorted by name. There are more than 80 hospitals in Harris County and more than 125 in the Greater Houston area. [1] Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center; Ben Taub Hospital; Clear Lake Regional Medical Center; Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center; HCA Houston Healthcare; Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital
Prior to 1991 the county operated a clinic in the Bordersville area of Houston. In 1991 the Lyons Clinic opened and the county closed the Bordersville clinic. [31] The county's Ripley clinic closed as a result of the opening of the Gulfgate clinic in 2000. [22] The Martin Luther King Health Center first opened on April 28, 1972.
North Shore is a community in east side of Harris County, Texas with a small portion inside the city of Houston, Texas.The area includes subdivisions such as Songwood, Holiday Forest, Wood Bayou, Cimarron, Home Owned Estates, Woodland Acres, Hidden Forest, Pine Trails, Woodforest, Woodforest North, New Forest, and New Forest West, as well as newer neighborhoods near Highway 90 and Beltway 8 ...
In the 1950s the population decreased to 350 people. Houston annexed Fairbanks in 1956. The community began to expand around that period; in the 1960s the Fairbanks area and some surrounding communities had 1,050 residents and 45 businesses. In 1980 and 1990 1,050 people lived in Fairbanks, while more people lived in the surrounding area. [1]
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) operates area public schools. The Texas Southern University (TSU)/Houston Independent School District Charter Laboratory School, a charter school serving grades Kindergarten through 3, [9] is located in Cuney Homes, making it the sole public school in the city located on the property of public ...
[6] [10] By the late 1930s, the rapid metropolitan growth of the Houston area rendered the building inadequate to support the healthcare needs of indigent population. [7] On January 1, 1938, the city's primary municipal medical services relocated to the area now known as the Texas Medical Center in what was to become Ben Taub General Hospital.
As of March 2010 it employed 509 full-time employees and 211 part-time employees. The hospital plans to continue offering outpatient programs such as emergency care services, imaging services, and radiation oncology. [91] Houston-based McVey & Co. Investments LLC purchased Spring Branch Medical Center, at 8850 Long Point Road, early 2011.