County health officials are helping patients who have been hurt in these incidents through their “Hospital Violence Interruption Program” at Ben Taub Hospital.
From shootings to stabbings and aggravated assaults violent crime is on the rise in Harris County. County health officials are helping patients who are hurt in these incidents through their “Hospital Violence Interruption Program” at Ben Taub Hospital.– From shootings to stabbings and aggravated assaults, violent crime is on the rise in Harris County.
The program is aimed to help survivors get back on track and is already operating successfully within the HCA Northwest Hospital. Since November, the program has served 39 patients and prevented at least two retaliation or re-injuries. Ben Taub Hospital is a Level 1 Trauma Center. In 2021, Ben Taub treated nearly 700 gunshot victims. Harris Health spent $45,000,000 treating gunshot victims for June 2021 to May 2022.
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