Nearly a century after it first opened to serve Black patients barred from other hospitals, community leaders gathered Saturday in Third Ward to cut the ribbon on the renewed Riverside Hospital campus — marking a major milestone in honoring one of Houston’s most significant Black medical landmarks.
The ceremony at 3204 Ennis Street celebrated completion of the first phase of a $200 million revitalization led by Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis. The site — originally known as Houston Negro Hospital — will begin offering public health services in June.
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