BY JAMES T. NORMAN
Zooming in
Employment and patient counts at Bay Area campus
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campus, so [patients] don’t have to drive to the [Texas Medical] Center,” Carlson said. Future expansion at the campus will also include more primary care doctors. That should allow for more “coordinated care,” as primary care doctors on-site will be able to refer patients to specialty doctors also based in the Bay Area campus, Carlson said. Other additions could include adding more specialty doctors, such as interventional cardiolo- gists or orthopedic surgeons, Carlson said.
Prior to the two newest buildings opening up, Carlson said the Bay Area campus often saw a rotation of doctors moving to and from the Texas Medical Center in Houston. The expansion has allowed Kelsey-Seybold officials to set the Bay Area as the home base for key specialists, Carlson said. That trend continued with the opening of the cancer center and bringing in an oncologist that stays in the Bay Area full time. “[The services] mirror what we offer at the main
68% increase in total patient visits Primary care up 47% 103% increase in total providers listed as FTE* Specialty care Specialty care up 109%
Primary care providers up 52%
providers up 184%
*FTE IS FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEE
SOURCE: KELSEY-SEYBOLD/ COMMUNITY IMPACT
Percentage of people reporting 14 or more poor mental health days
What the experts say
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Looking ahead
Bell said she believes the Bay Area, as well as the broader Houston region, offers high-end medical services in many areas, particularly with the help of the Texas Medical Center. Lower death rates related to cancer, as well as coordinated care that help address barriers that certain socioeconomic groups face, have helped outcomes, Bell said. However, one area Bell said both Houston and the Bay Area have room for improvement is mental health services, which remain limited. Data from the Kinder Institute shows 246 of the 254 counties in Texas—including Galveston and Harris counties—are currently classified as shortage areas for mental health professionals. “Health care providers and educational institu- tions must continue working together to address existing gaps, anticipate emerging health care trends, and support the well-being of our commu- nity,” Bell said.
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While the three buildings on the campus are all fully open, except for the ambulatory services within Building B, which is expected to open in early 2026, there is still capacity to fill, Carlson said. Options to add a PET/CT scanner, which creates detailed imaging of the human body, or an additional linear accelerator to help destroy cancer cells are some of what could be added if demand calls for it. Meanwhile, Building A is planned to be expanded further to include more primary care services, Carlson said. Projected demand at the campus could create a need for more specific or specialty doctors, Carlson said.
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Harris County
League City
Webster
U.S.
Mental health providers per 100K people
2018
2022 2019
2023 2020
2024 2021
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175
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Harris County
Galveston County
Texas
SOURCE: HOUSTON STATE OF HEALTH/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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