HOUSTON - According to Harris Health, Ben Taub is consistently operating beyond its maximum patient capacity of 402 beds.

By the numbers:

By 2031, Ben Taub is expected to see a demand for an additional 18,000 emergency room visits that will require 3,200 admissions.

In 2023, voters approved a $2.5 billion bond package to add a new hospital to the LBJ campus and expand Ben Taub Hospital.

To make that expansion happen, Harris Health says it needs 8.9 acres of city-owned park property.

It's located directly across from the Ben Taub hospital emergency trauma center.

What they're saying:

"Giving up green space is not OK," said Harris Health President and CEO, Esmaeil Porsa MD. "My goal is not to change your mind or your heart, but there's a need, an urgent public necessity that is curr

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