Often times, pets are someoneâs best friend, the one whoâs always there to come home to at the end of the day for a snuggle or hug.
But in order to keep manâs best friends happy and healthy, some regular health checkups can do a pet good. So itâs a good thing there are numerous veterinary clinics and shelters in Garden Oaks, Oak Forest and the Heights as well as surrounding neighborhoods.
There is no one-size-fits-all care regiment for your pet as each one is unique, much like people. Different options are needed, and there is no shortage of them in the area.
Doctors move on as the Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas remains shuttered indefinitely
The Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, remains closed and is expected to stay that way after a dispute between the owner of the hospital, AMD Global LLC, and its creditor, Arbitra Capital Partners LLC, over the non-payment of loans of more than $3 million including interest and maintenance, repair and insurance costs.
Patients and staff only found out about the situation on Monday, January 18, when they found they were locked out of the building, with all the locks having been changed over the weekend. The hospital filed for bankruptcy on the same day. Patient records remain locked in the building, while staff were only allowed into the building briefly to secure their personal belongings.
Citing Heights Hospital closure, Rep. Jackson Lee calls on Abbott to rescind executive order on COVID-19
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U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee talks with reporters outside the Heights Hospital on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Houston. The hospital filed for bankruptcy, leaving medical staff and patients locked out without any notice.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Patients stay outside the Heights Hospital, which filed for bankruptcy Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Houston. Medical staff and patients were locked out without any notice.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Medical staff and patients stand outside the Heights Hospital, which filed for bankruptcy Monday, Jan. 18, 2021, in Houston. Medical staff and patients were locked out without any notice.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Houston, Texas hospital remains locked over financial dispute, putting hundreds of patients at risk
The Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, remains locked, with the situation still unresolved after the hospital was closed without warning last Monday. The closure is the result of a financial dispute over a loan payment between the owner of the hospital, AMD Global and Arbitra Capital Partners LLC, as well as the non-payment of maintenance, repair, and property insurance.
Dr. John Thomas, an internal medicine specialist who is affiliated with the Heights Hospital, told the WSWS that all the locks were changed over the weekend when the medical facility is typically closed, with staff only finding out on Monday. Dr. Thomas stated that Dr. Felicity Mack was treating “quite a few” COVID-19 patients at the hospital before it was shut down, and that around 100 coronavirus tests were being performed at the hospital per day.
Doctors locked out of hospital in Houston, Texas over rent dispute, forced to treat patients in parking lot
Staff and patients were locked out of the Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas without warning Monday, leaving medical equipment locked away, and forcing doctors to treat patients in the parking lot without access to their records.
The only notice given was a note on the locked door stating, “Please be advised that the door locks to the leased premises have been changed and tenant shall be excluded therefrom due to non-payment of rent.” The note further stated that the back rent and fees amounted to almost half a million dollars. Medical workers and other employees at the clinic, which treats more than 500 patients per week, are left not knowing if they will be paid their wages.