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3 Houston Dermatology Specialists The office specializes in medical dermatology, cosmetic dermatology and Mohs surgery. • Opened April 1 • 6875 FM 1488, Ste. 1500, Magnolia • www.houstondermatologyspecialists.com 4 Refinery Barbershop-Creekside The business is a family barbershop offering all the classics with a modern twist, as stated on its website. • Opened in April • 25241 FM 2978, Ste. E, Tomball • www.therefinerybarbershoptx.com 5 CareNow Urgent Care The clinic provides work-related injury care, pre- employment drug testing, occupational physical exams and employee health and wellness visits. • Opened March 18 • 21700 Kuykendahl Road, Spring • www.carenow.com 6 Build A Mum and More Along with handcrafted homecoming mums, the store offers school spirit fundraising, Christmas wreaths, a vinyl shirt press, graduation leis and party supplies. • Opened June 27 • 12131 Northpointe Blvd., Ste. 7, Tomball • www.build-a-mum.com 7 Bronco Venue The family-owned event space for weddings, corporate events, private parties and community gatherings is 9,000 square feet, with a capacity of 400 people. • Opened May 1 • 33100 Old Hempstead Road, Magnolia • www.broncovenue.com 8 Pickleball World Club Equipped with five pickleball courts, the club offers court rentals, beginner clinics and equipment rentals.
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15 Bath & Body Works The fragrance retailer offers three-wick candles, home fragrance diffusers and liquid hand soap, amongst other
9 Magnolia Youth Sports Complex The Montgomery County Precinct 2 Commissioner’s Office announced a new playground area is open. • Opened May 2 • 31660 Sugar Bend Drive, Magnolia • www.commprecinct2.org 10 Claw City The coin-operated claw machine arcade offers prizes. • Opened March 30 • 19003 Windsor Pointe Drive, Ste. 300, Tomball • Facebook: Claw City 11 Elevate Foot and Ankle Texas The business offers care for a variety of foot and ankle conditions, including surgical solutions, sports injuries and diabetic foot care. • Opened in late June • 31332 Nichols Sawmill Road, Ste. B, Magnolia • https://elevatefootandankletx.com 12 Farm & Foundry Artisan Market A monthly market featuring fresh produce, handcrafted items and baked goods made its debut in Kresston. • Launched June 28 • 26850 Trailblazers Run, Montgomery • www.kresston.com 13 Amped Fitness The fitness center has cold plunges, red light therapy saunas, tanning, dry saunas and an athletic zone. • Opened June 16 • 17340 Hwy. 249, Ste. 150, Houston • www.ampedfitness.com
fragrance products. • Opening this fall • 22513 Tomball Parkway, Ste. 109, Tomball • www.bathandbodyworks.com
16 DexaFit The health and wellness testing center offers a science- backed VO2 Max test, metabolism test and its artificial intelligence-driven DexaFit body scan, according to the website. • Opening in early July • 7630 Dowdell Road, Ste. 802, Tomball • www.woodlands.dexafit.com
19 Gringo’s Mexican Kitchen Serving Texans since 1993, Gringo’s offers Tex-Mex cuisines at 17 locations, according to the company website. The eatery serves appetizers such as queso dip, as well as tacos, enchiladas, fajitas and margaritas. The restaurant is located within The Grand at 249, a 65-acre mixed-use development by NewQuest located at the intersection of the Grand Parkway and Hwy. 249. • Opened June 24 • 13035 Grand Parkway, Tomball • www.gringostexmex.com
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17 Houston Equipment Repair After operating in Tomball for the past three years along Mahaffey Road, the business moved into a larger facility a few doors down, allowing it to offer a full-service generator showroom and a more spacious, efficient equipment repair shop. • Relocated in May • 11050 Mahaffey Road, Ste. 110, Tomball • www.houstonequipmentrepair.com
20 Flex Creekside The business park is adding three buildings totaling over 33,000 square feet at the location on FM 2978. • Expanded in May
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• 25155 FM 2978, Tomball • www.newmancre.com
18 The Beauty Knw How After over a year of operating, Keisha Woodrup said she has plans to expand the business with a beauty salon located within the beauty supply store. The store specializes in beauty products for women in diverse backgrounds. • Expanding in July • 28155 Tomball Parkway, Ste. 1C, Tomball • Facebook: The Beauty KNW How
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21 Hound Hauz According to a May 4 Facebook post, the beer garden closed due to financial issues. • Closed in May • 7720 S. FM 1486, Montgomery • Facebook: Hound Hauz
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BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN & JESSICA SHORTEN
Tomball OKs new comprehensive plan
County moves on road bond funding A total of $120 million in bond funds is set to be available for road work across Mont- gomery County by July 24, according to an update presented to commissioners June 10. The details John Robuck, managing director of BOK Financial Securities, and county bond legal counsel Marcus Dietz of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP presented the official timeline for when commissioners would have access to the first wave of bond funds from the $480 million bond issue approved by voters May 3. Robuck said, based on the county’s existing bond rating, the county will be able to get $120 million through the bond procurement process by July 24. “We are seeing the markets stabilize a little bit. It’s been volatile ... the last couple months.” JOHN ROBUCK, MANAGING DIRECTOR, BOK FINANCIAL SECURITIES
Tomball’s comprehensive plan
The comprehensive plan includes several key focus areas, each supported by specific goals and implementation strategies, according to the document. Among the major components are:
During its June 2 meeting, Tomball City Council approved the city’s updated comprehensive plan, which outlines a long-range vision for land use, infrastructure, housing and mobility. The big picture The plan, last adopted in 2019, will act as a policy framework for future development deci- sions, capital improvement planning and zoning updates, per the agenda. The plan acts as the city’s guiding document for the next five to 10 years. Consulting firm Freese and Nichols, Inc. drafted the plan with guidance from city staff, City Council members, community members and focus groups, as previously reported. What’s next City staff will begin using the plan to inform zoning decisions, development review and updates to the city’s Unified Development Code, according to the agenda. The plan will be reviewed annually to track progress and ensure alignment with the city’s goals. Law enforcement pay equity examined Montgomery County commissioners on June 10 authorized the creation of a commit- tee to look at law enforcement pay equity across policing agencies in the county. The committee must report back to commissioners by the beginning of budget workshops—which are currently scheduled for Aug. 12-15—and include: • Gap analysis
Future land use map: Provides a guide for how land in Tomball should be developed or preserved. It includes a new zoning classification for duplex housing. Mobility: Recommends improving local street connectivity and promoting walkability. Housing and neighborhoods: Encourages a range of housing options to meet community needs while maintaining neighborhood character. Economic development: Identifies priority areas such as the Hwy. 249 corridor to support job creation and commercial investment. Downtown Tomball: Reinforces downtown’s role as the city’s cultural and economic core, and suggests steps for improvement. Infrastructure: Addresses stormwater, water supply and green infrastructure. The plan supports connecting parks and drainage features where applicable.
SOURCE: CITY OF TOMBALL/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Sheriff’s office restructuring enters Phase 2 of plan
Sheriff’s office restructured
The three new bureaus are led by Assistant Chief Deputies Robby Sells, Eric Hensley and Rick Bass, respectively.
Support bureau • Logistics • Information technology • Homeland security • Night command
Justice bureau • Jail command
Following an internal restructuring, Mont- gomery County Sheriff Wesley Doolittle told commissioners May 13 that department efficiency, backlogs and call response times have improved. Montgomery County commissioners on May 27 approved Phase 2 of the office’s reorganization. Two-minute impact Doolittle said he restructured the sheriff’s office to a “bureau structure” to provide chain of com- mand guidance and efficiency to commissioners on May 13. The new structure divides the duties of the sheriff’s office under three assistant chief deputies. The specifics Doolittle said he felt the biggest
Operations bureau • Patrol command • Criminal investigations
SOURCE: MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
accomplishment in his first 100 days was the full staffing of the sheriff’s office and the reduction of wait times for calls to the 911 emergency dispatch center. He said 94% of calls to the emergency dis- patch center are now answered within 15 seconds . Additional challenges he said the department will be working to address include replacing inmate transport buses; staff and support space; and pay parities.
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Precinct 4 Commissioner Matt Gray said he would like the committee to bring a one-to-five-year plan for increasing law enforcement pay across the county.
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Education
BY JULIANNA WASHBURN
TISD OKs balanced budget for FY 2025-26, boosts teacher pay
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Diving in deeper The teacher retention allotment plan, which applies to classroom teachers, includes: • $2,500 raise for teachers with three to four years of experience • $5,000 raise for teachers with five or more years of experience “We need to continue to advocate for fair and appropriate compensation for teachers and staff,” TISD school board President Michael Pratt said. Also of note Some of the expenditures in the approved general fund budget for FY 2025-26 include: • $150.9 million for instruction • $22.8 million for plant maintenance and operations • $12.4 million for campus leadership • $10.4 million for transportation
Tomball ISD House Bill 2 breakdown Total allocated to Tomball ISD: $11.8M Safety allotment: $630K
Support staff retention allotment: $880K
Regular and mandated programs: $1.86M
Allotment for basic costs: $2.43M
Teacher retention allotment: $6M
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Education
BY ANGELA BONILLA & JULIANNA WASHBURN
MISD greenlights raises for all employees in 2025-26 pay plan The Magnolia ISD board of trustees approved its 2025-26 compensation plan at a special board meeting June 10, according to a June 10 news release from MISD. The plan includes pay raises for all district employees. “This year’s plan reflects our board and admin- istration’s appreciation for the dedication of our staff, especially our veteran teachers, and our commitment to maintaining competitive compen- sation across all employee groups,” the district stated in its release. Breaking it down The 2025-26 compensation plan includes: • Minimum raise of 4% for all staff, including nurses, counselors, librarians, administrators and school resource officers
Tomball ISD approves bond-related items Tomball ISD trustees approved items related to the 2025 bond June 3. Current situation In 6-1 vote, trustees approved Lockwood, Andrews and Newnam as the construction and project manager for 2025 bond projects, allowing TISD’s chief financial officer to move forward with pricing negotiations. Trustee Jennifer Kratky voted against based on the company’s financial support of a political action committee. In a 6-1 vote, TISD trustees also approved the selection of Huckabee Architects for the new Tomball Intermediate School, allowing the superintendent to finalize contract negotiations using 2025 bond funds. Kratky also voted against based on the company’s financial support of a PAC.
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• 5% raise for all hourly employees • Additional compensation for veteran teachers • A one-time payment of $500 to all full-time employees Sept. 15 What else? MISD said for all staff pay raises not included in House Bill 2, it would use local funds to fill any gaps in pay increases, per the news release. The district said expenditure efficiencies enabled MISD to approve raises for all employees.
LSC expects $21M in unallocated funds for FY 2025-26
Lone Star College proposed FY 2025-26 budget highlights
Lone Star College System officials said at a June 5 workshop meeting they will have $21 mil- lion in funds remaining to allocate for their priorities in the 2025-26 fiscal year after other revenue and expenses are accounted for. Officials said that will help to account for uncertainties such as the status of undocu- mented staff and students, and how that could affect the college financially.
$16.6 million in increased revenue from the maintenance and operations portion of tax revenue, which makes up 43% of total revenue $3.778 million for systemwide initiatives $13.22 million in various budget priorities, including a new bachelor’s program in education
The gist LSCS officials are expecting a tax rate of $0.1076, per $100 valuation, which is the same as the previous year. Tuition will not be raised for the 2025-26 fiscal year, officials said. What’s next LSCS trustees will consider formally adopting the budget Aug. 7 and adopt a tax rate Oct. 2.
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2 FM 1488 widening through Magnolia Project: FM 1488 is being widened from two to four lanes with a continuous left turn lane between FM 1774 to west of FM 149. The contractor for this project is James Construction Group. Update: According to a June 3 media update from TxDOT, this project is 58% complete. • Timeline: June 2022-third quarter 2027 • Cost: $48.3 million • Funding source: state funds
3 FM 1488 median Project: The project will build a raised median along the stretch of FM 1488 between Mostyn Drive and I-45. ISI Contracting Inc. is the contractor. Update: The project is 73% complete, as of the most recent update available from TxDOT. • Timeline: November 2023-second quarter 2026 • Cost: $10.96 million • Funding sources: state, federal funds
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1 FM 1488 widening west of Magnolia Project: Between the Waller County line and FM 1774, FM 1488 is being widened from two to four lanes with a continuous left turn lane. Update: This project is 98% completed, according to a June 3 media update from the Texas Department of Transportation. • Timeline: Novembe r 2020-third quarter 2025 • Cost: $35.35 million • Funding source: state funds
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Health care
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Health Care Edition
2025
Community Impact ’s annual Health Care Edition features news on the timeliest topics in the industry. Content ranges from coverage about health care education to updates on local hospitals in the Tomball and Magnolia area. Articles within this guide are focused on local topics a ecting your community, the metro and the state of Texas, and are written by our team of journalists to meet our mission of providing trusted news and information everyone gets.
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Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center celebrates 50-year milestone Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, a nonpro t blood center founded in January 1975, celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. Theresa Pina, chief growth o cer for Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, said with the new mile- stone came memories of impactful testimonies from over the years. “I get to hear the stories from moms that talk about how our blood products help their child get through their leukemia treatment,” Pina said. “I get to hear about people that were in major car accidents or traumas that happen and get to see that they’re living a normal life now.” Two-minute impact The Houston-based community blood center serves 170 hospitals and health care facilities in a
26-county area. It is also the only blood provider to Houston and its surrounding communities that serves 24 hours a day and seven days a week, according to the center’s website. One blood donation can help up to three people who need surgeries, cancer treatments or are enduring chronic illnesses or trauma, Pina said. To meet the community’s needs, the center needs about 1,000 donations a day. One more thing Pina said the center is also looking at the next 50 years and how it can expand the center, such as putting a greater focus on the contributions to research and opening a new building across the street from the center’s headquarters to serve as its new donor room. Pina said the new donor building will open this year. “We want to celebrate the 50 years of who we are going to be and how we can serve bigger and how we can save more lives, not only through saving people with transfusions, but also helping provide cures for medical mysteries that exist today,” Pina said.
In 2024, the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center saw:
433,506 lives saved
139,347 total donors
322,571 total units donated
533 volunteers
SOURCE: GULF COAST REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER COMMUNITY IMPACT
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BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN
Since its formation in 1977, the Montgomery County Hospital District has evolved into a local government entity offering three primary services across Montgomery County: indigent health care, pre-hospital EMS and public health. To meet growing needs, MCHD is expanding both personnel and infrastructure, Executive Director Randy Johnson said. “Just in the EMS program alone, we have about 350 EMTs and paramedics,” Johnson said. “We’re aggressively hiring. ... We’re also paying for some of our younger EMTs to go to school.” Johnson said the hospital district’s five- year plan includes adding four more EMS stations around the county. Hospital district plans expansion
The specifics
“They want to be careful and good custodians of the taxpayer dollar, but they also want to make sure that we’re providing a very good mission to the county,” Johnson said. The board members evaluate the budget and make policy for the hospital district to follow, Johnson said. “They’re responsible for making sure that we’re following policy, and ... setting what is the will of the people ... as far as health care and providing indigent care for the county,” Johnson said.
MCHD recently welcomed four new board mem- bers following the November 2024 election, three serving their first-ever term and one returning after a two-year hiatus, Johnson said. The new members are Vice Chairman Bob Bagley in the at-large Position 3 seat; Precinct 2 Commissioner Jackie Williams; Precinct 1 Com- missioner Kelly Inman; and Jason Walker in the at-large Position 1 seat. Each of the new members’ terms ends in December 2028. Johnson said special meetings were held to catch the new members up to speed.
The overview
Services, programs available MCHD provides access to training, vaccines and other programs.
As the 911 provider for the county, MCHD works with 12 local fire departments to respond to emergencies and transport patients to hospitals. Its public health division focuses on vaccinations, treating communicable diseases and tracking infections, Johnson said. “We still take care of our mission of taking care of patients who can’t take care of themselves,” Johnson said. “You can go on our website and see if you’re eligible. ... You can’t have insurance or your income can’t be too high.” The hospital district also provides sexually transmitted disease testing and treatment, and tuberculosis testing and treatment, Johnson said. “We’re like an octopus,” Johnson said. “We’ve got a lot of arms out there, a lot of reach.” To enhance public access to care, Johnson said the district has outreach approaches.
CPR, first aid training Safe Sitter program teaches babysitting safety skills Stop the Bleed training teaches how to control life-threatening bleeding Vaccines including Hepatitis A; Hepatitis B; and measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)
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“Our health care assistance program is doing presentations ... to better notify people who need care and don’t have the resources,” Johnson said. A partnership with Lone Star Family Health Center is also in progress to provide health care to more indigent patients around the county, Johnson said.
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Looking ahead
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southeast part of the county over the next four years and another tower near Lake Conroe. Aging residents are a major driver of medical calls, Johnson said, and MCHD’s main responses include breathing problems, cardiac issues and falls. “When older people start falling, that’s when they begin a decline,” Johnson said. “It’s a lot different than you see on TV.”
Montgomery County’s rapid growth—4.5% to 5% annually—has driven increases in medical demand, Johnson said. Johnson said the call rate has increased at a rate between 10% and 13% per year for the last five years. The district is expanding the ambulance fleet at a rate of about four trucks per year. MCHD also plans to add two radio towers to strengthen communications: one in the
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BY ANGELA BONILLA & VANESSA HOLT
A statewide shortage in nursing faculty has prompted local health care and higher education officials to take action with a program to bring nurses into teaching roles. The Shared Nurse Academic Practice Partnership Initiative, a collaboration between Sam Houston State University and four hospital systems, aims to address that. “There is a nursing faculty shortage in the United States. ... In Texas in particular, it’s acute,” said Devon Berry, director of the SHSU School of Nursing. As Texas sees a shortage of nearly 46,000 registered nurses this year, SHSU is piloting the program to allow students to get hands-on experience led by nurses who’ve worked in the field for years, Berry said. Initially funded by $999,500 from Texas Higher Education Coordination Board’s Nursing Innovation Program Grants, SNAPPI launched in 2024 with a feasibility study showing SHSU was able to reduce reliance on part-time faculty by 10%, Berry said. Workforce shortages spur partnership
What’s being done
the clinical placement. We have to have enough nurses to train the new nurses,” said Melanie Graves, director of nursing support services at St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands. According to information from the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies, in 2024, the number of nursing students offered admission was lower than the number of available seats, with the primary reasons being lack of space and lack of qualified instructors.
SNAPPI pairs the SHSU School of Nursing with four major health care organizations in North Houston—St. Luke’s, Memorial Hermann, Houston Methodist and HCA Houston Healthcare—to provide instruction from working nurses. Students in the program were randomly selected to participate along with experienced nurses, Berry said. “Our struggle really now is … trying to get more nurses educated. And part of that challenge is
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Diving in deeper
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According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, some factors contributing to the nursing shortage include: • Increase in age for faculty • Increase in early retirements • Leaving for better pay in private or clinical settings “Our hope is, by using the SNAPPI model in which we’re effectively sharing a nurse between a clinical and academic setting, that we’re able to continue to reduce this massive gap that we have in nursing faculty,” Berry said. SNAPPI allows nurses to continue to receive clinical pay while providing support as faculty. “Post-pandemic, the difference between what we pay a nurse in academia and what we pay a nurse in a clinical setting can exceed 30%, and you’re getting paid better in the clinical setting than you are in the academic setting,” Berry said. “So there’s a huge economic disincentive to get engaged with education.”
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As of March 17, SNAPPI was approved for an additional $999,500 grant to help with scaling through replication, expansion and diversification in Texas, SHSU officials said. The expansion could help increase the number of nursing educators, Berry said. Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center leadership also met with SHSU in late June to discuss that hospital system’s partnership with SHSU. 23% of RNs have retired or plan to retire over the next 5 years. 46 is the average age for nurses. 2032 is the year by which Texas will face a shortage of several types of nurses.
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BY COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF
6 health care updates from local hospitals
4 Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center
5 St. Luke’s Health-The Woodlands St. Luke’s Health has awarded $1.5 million in grants to nonprofit agencies serving underserved communities this year, according to a news release. In the Montgomery County area, grants include: April 15: Interfaith Community Clinic, $75,000 April 21: Compassion United, $67,000 May 12: Angel Reach, $30,000 May 28: The Rose, $25,000
6 Texas Children’s The Woodlands The hospital began offering a Behavioral Health Intensive Outpatient Program in 2024 to provide support and serve adolescents age 12-17 who struggle with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and emotion regulation difficulties, according to information from the hospital. Services through this program reflects the needs of adolescents and include skills-focused groups, individual therapy, family therapy, music and mindfulness-based interventions as well as caregiver support, medication management and discharge planning.
The hospital plans to open its Medical Plaza 5 building in July. The first tenants will include the hospital’s The Institute of Rehabilitation and Research outpatient program, hospital officials said. The new facility will provide first floor access for all patients as well as expanded space for services, according to the hospital system. It also includes full pediatric therapy programs and expands neuropsychology services to pediatrics.
1 HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball was redesignated as a Maternal Level II facility in March, per information from the hospital. The facility offers care for mothers and pre-term infants. According to the hospital, it aims to provide care within the community to prevent the need for travel to the Texas Medical Center. In addition, the hospital’s Outpatient Mental Health Program opened in May 2024, which provides tailored mental health services in the Tomball area to treat a variety of conditions.
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3 Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital
Hospital leaders are embracing artificial intelligence. Frontline teams are using AI- generated summaries in day-to-day coordination and discharge planning. Officials said this allows clinicians to spend more time with patients and less time on the documentation process. Additionally, virtual ICU technology is complementing bedside support. Cameras in hospital rooms bring virtual care to the admissions and discharge processes.
The hospital system opened the Houston Methodist Comprehensive Care Center in Creekside on April 11 at 26424 Strake Drive, Spring, in a two-story, 32,000-square-foot building. It includes space for specialties such as cardiology, endocrinology, neurology and more. The facility includes a new ambient listening technology, which will be used to help keep track of medical notes so the team can focus on the patient, officials said.
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18220 Hwy. 249, Houston www.houstonmethodist.org
17201 I-45 S., Conroe www.houstonmethodist.org
9250 Pinecroft Drive, The Woodlands www.memorialhermann.org
17200 St Lukes Way, The Woodlands www.stlukeshealth.org
17600 I-45 S., The Woodlands www.texaschildrens.org
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