Bay Area Edition | June 2026

Health care

BY HALEY VELASCO

The Friendswood location (pictured) is the second out of four Gemini locations to open.

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Medical Director Dr. Sajid Khan is an author of three medical books, including “The Ultimate Emergency Medicine Guide.”

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Gemini Urgent Care serves with aordability in mind

With a goal to provide patients with same-day care with zero wait times at little to no cost, Gemini Urgent Care’s Medical Director Dr. Sajid Khan was led to open the doors to Gemini Urgent Care to serve Houston’s southeast area. After opening his rst location in Clear Lake in 2023, Khan opened another location in Friend- swood in 2025, and two more locations in the Southeast Houston area. Khan holds experience as a board certied emergency medicine physician for nearly 20 years. With that, he saw emergency rooms as “often overcrowded, expensive and designed for true life-threatening emergencies.” “This leads to excessively long wait times for patients with urgent or routine medical needs,” he said. “On the other side, patients struggle to get a same-day appointment with their primary care doctor, especially for unexpected illnesses or injuries. With Gemini Urgent Care, our patients love having the ability to walk in same- day, have zero wait time, have little to no cost, and be on their way.”

What they offer Gemini Urgent Care is open seven days a week and oers onsite IVs, X-rays, sutures and phys- ical examinations, along with other services, Khan said. Patients can also receive testing for various illnesses, pediatric care and IV vitamin drip therapy. All insurances are accepted, including medic- aid and medicare, Khan said. The sta at Gemini Urgent Care are also all residents of the Clear Lake and Friendswood areas, according to the company’s website. “We’re here to build a relationship with people,” Khan said. “Even if you don’t have an urgent need, you can come to us—whether it’s a school physical, a routine blood pressure check or a medication rell.” One last thing Besides not turning anyone away, Gemini Urgent Care sets itself apart from other urgent cares as it’s run by an ER physician. “I review every single chart, EKG, X-ray and

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lab test personally,” Khan said. “There are other urgent cares owned by engineers and pharma- cists, and it makes a real dierence.” Going forward, Khan will continue to provide a place where patients don’t have to expect a large medical bill at the end of their visit. “A patient already spends so much money paying monthly premiums to an insurance com- pany—the last thing they want to do is have to pay another large bill for a medical visit,” he said. “At Gemini Urgent Care, we take this into account to keep patient costs to an absolute minimum—in fact, we pride ourselves in knowing that our prices are the lowest you will nd anywhere.”

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