Texas Children’s Health Plan opened its second location of The Center for Children and Women on November 11. The approximately 65,000-square-foot facility, which is located at 9700 Bissonnet Street in the Southwest Corporate Center, provides comprehensive medical care for Texas Children’s Health Plan members in the Southwest area of Houston.
Through a partnership with Baylor College of Medicine, the patient- and family-centered medical home includes pediatricians, advanced nurse practitioners, OB/GYNs, certified nurse midwives, optometrists, imaging specialists, speech therapists, a laboratory, and an onsite pharmacy. There are also plans to add dentistry services. Having all these services under one roof makes it possible for members to have their medical needs met on the same day and in the same location.
“Texas Children’s Health Plan is very proud to expand The Center for Children and Women to another location in Houston,” said Christopher Born, Texas Children’s Health Plan president. “The Center for Children and Women model has exceeded our expectations at our Greenspoint location and we look forward to the same success at the Southwest location.”
The new facility is the second Texas Children’s Health Plan – The Center for Children and Women to open in the past year and a half. The first facility opened in the Greenspoint area in August of 2013 and has made a great impact on the surrounding community. Within its first year of operation, The Center for Children and Women in Greenspoint completed more than 27,000 appointments, delivered more than 260 births, and hosted breastfeeding, car seat safety, and new parent classes to help educate the community. The facility also received National Committee for Quality Assurance recognition and was selected by Texas Health and Human Services for a national pregnancy medical home pilot program.
“Our goal is to ensure that Texas Children’s Health Plan members receive the same level of care as those with commercial health insurance,” stated Tangula Taylor, director of operations at The Center for Children and Women. “We are very proud of what we have accomplished in the time that the Greenspoint location has been open and we are uniquely positioned to serve the Medicaid and CHIP populations in Southwest Houston with the same commitment.”