Harris Health System's Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center provides essential medical services to both adults and children in southeast Houston.
In addition to providing adult and pediatric primary care, Martin Luther King Jr. Health Centeroffers high quality specialtycare for adults inOB/GYN, ophthalmology, podiatry and psychiatry.The center also provides convenient on-site pharmacy, laboratory, mammographyand x-ray services, combined with nutrition and health education, counseling, and other social services designed to meet eachpatient’s unique needs. Rehabilitation services are also offered (neuro, vestibular and pelvic health appointments are limited and subject to availability of the therapist).
The easiest way to schedule an appointment is to request one through MyHealth. Or you may call during business hours 713-526-4243 to speak with one of our trained schedulers. Please arrive30 minutes before your appointment, and have all of your current medications and proper identification with you.
Parking at the health center is free.
Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center3550 Swingle Road Houston, Texas 77047 713-547-1000 Health Center Hours: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Fourth Thursday of the month, 7 a.m.-noon Pharmacy Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Fourth Thursday of the month, 8 a.m.-noon
| Meet our doctors: Jennifer Okoh, MBBS, MPH, medical director Roslyn Aduhene-Opuko, MD Mercella Antoine-Taylor, MBBS Franchelle Bailey, MD Carmella Caldwell, MD Soujanya Challa, MD Kalpana Chennareddy, MD Nilda Colon-Rivera, MD Stella fa*gbemi, MD Jo Anna R. Fields-Gilmore MD, MPH, MS Katie Muhammad-Reed, MD Usha Surapaneni, MBBS Elaine Wendt, MD Samuel Willis, MD Advanced Practice Clinicians Paolo Dugo, M.S., PA-C Allison Dupre-Burley, MSN, RN, FNP-C Dineta Edwards, MSN, DNP Nse-Obung Inyang, FNP Carol Manning, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC Christina Okusanya, MSN Nichole Rosette, DNP Cassandra Shipman-Wadley, MSN Andrea Washington, FNP |
Closed the following days:
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Independence Day (Fourth of July)
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
FAQs
King's famous quotation regarding injustice in health care, namely, “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman.”
What are 3 things Dr Martin Luther King Jr are known for? ›
His most famous work is his “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered in 1963, in which he spoke of his dream of a United States that is void of segregation and racism. King also advocated for nonviolent methods of protest, and he organized and staged countless marches and boycotts.
What would have happened if Martin Luther King sneezed? ›
"If you had sneezed during all those hours of waiting," Dr. Maynard said, "your aorta would have been punctured and you would have drowned in your own blood." It came out in the New York Times the next morning that, if I had sneezed, I would have died.
What is MLK a doctor of? ›
After graduating from Crozer Theological Seminary in 1951, Martin Luther King pursued his doctoral studies in systematic theology at Boston University's graduate school.
Did Martin Luther King, Jr experience health problems? ›
As an adult, King experienced bouts of severe depression. The stigma against individuals with mental illness, which we still battle today, was even more pronounced in the 1950s and 1960s.
What illness did Martin Luther suffer from? ›
The list comprises varicose ulcer, angina pectoris with anxiety, obesity, hypertension arterialis, Ménière's disease with vertigo, tinnitus and fainting fits, gastralgia, constipation with anal ulcers and haemorrhoids with bleeding, urolithiasis, arthritis urica, Roemheld's syndrome, and cataract in one eye.
What was Martin Luther mad at? ›
Luther disagreed with the following practices of the Church: He disagreed with the Church's policy on Indulgences (paying money to the Church to obtain forgiveness for sins). Only Catholic priests were allowed to read, interpret, and teach the Bible.
What was Dr. King's last speech? ›
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered this sermon on the night of April 3, 1968, at the Bishop Charles Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, as a storm raged outside. Titled “I've Been to the Mountaintop,” it was his last speech. Some people believe its final passage prophesized his death the next day.
What did Martin Luther do when he was kidnapped? ›
In a staged kidnapping Luther's supporters spirited him away to Wartburg Castle in disguise and under an assumed name. At the Wartburg Luther later wrote a German translation of the Bible that would profoundly influence the development of the German language.
Who did MLK marry? ›
Coretta Scott met Martin Luther King, Jr. in Boston, Massachusetts where they were both attending university; she at the New England Conservatory, and he at Boston University. They were married on June 18, 1953 and in September 1954 settled in Montgomery, Alabama where Dr.
Did MLK change his name? ›
In fact, for the first years of his life, he was Michael King. And it wasn't until he was 28 that, on July 23, 1957, his birth certificate was revised. The name Michael was crossed out, next to which someone printed carefully in black ink: “Martin Luther, Jr.”
Did Martin Luther believe in healing? ›
He continued to celebrate the power of prayer and faith, insisting that their potential, freed from claims of saintly mediation, might also work great miracles of healing.
What is the mission statement of the Martin Luther King hospital? ›
Our primary goal is to make every resident of South Los Angeles as healthy as they can be. We're committed to creating an excellent patient care experience for you and your family. We're proud to provide our community with highly skilled healthcare in a beautiful new hospital. When you need us, we've got you covered.
What is the quote about health disparities? ›
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.” These often-invoked words attributed to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Who did Martin Luther King pay hospital bill for? ›
“Today is Julia Roberts birthday! 55 years ago MLK and Coretta Scott King paid for her parents hospital bill after she was born,” Rahim tweeted, sharing a clip of the interview with journalist Gayle King.