āWeāre constantly looking for ways to improve our patientsā health outcomes, not because itās a policy mandate, but because itās the right thing to do for our patients.” – Dr. Ann Barnes
Category Archives: Family Medicine
September is childhood obesity month. And although the month is coming to a close, preventing childhood obesity is still a health-care priority.
This week, Texas Medical Center released results of their āNationās Pulseā health care survey, which showed most consumers feel health insurance is important yet too expensive.
Repairing your home and returning to your normal routine can place a toll on your body and mind. To stay healthy after Harvey, Dr. Ann Barnes, Legacy Community Healthās chief medical officer, offers the following tips.
Follow this check list to make sure you stay healthy in the storm.
Legacy has transformed from the little-clinic-that-could of the 1980s into an entire community health system, today made up of 29 locations, across Southeast Texas. While growth is good, we are just trying to keep up with the unfortunate ā and growing – demand for high-quality, affordable health care. Watch the new video.
Zika – How it spreads, what are the symptoms and what you can do to prevent being infected while pregnant.
If you or someone you know is over the age of 50 and havenāt been screened for colon cancer, now is the time to do so.
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Texans Donāt Want to Repeal Obamacare without a Replacement
As we wrote in a recent note to our patients, Legacy is aware of the understandable confusion and anxiety around the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. What all Houstonians should know is that health insurance plans have not yet changed, and those who have insurance will continue to receive the benefits of their individual plan.
Jennifer Feldmann left her academic teaching career behind to come work for high-risk populations that didnāt have access to health care.