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Bellaire Emergency Center is Now Open.


Bellaire finally has a full service Free Standing ER

HOUSTON -- Ever since the closure of the Bellaire Hospital, Bellaire and surrounding residents have few options for medical emergencies. The closest facilities are in the medical center. Unfortunately, navigating through the medical center during an emergency can be a stressful event.

Therefore, due to popular demand, Bellaire Emergency Center (BEC) was built to provide top notch compassionate com·pas·sion·ate  
adj.
1. Feeling or showing compassion; sympathetic. See Synonyms at humane.

2. Granted to an individual because of an emergency or other unusual circumstances:
 emergency care with all the comfort and convenience of a community medical center. This includes 24/7 operation, ample and free parking, and a minimum wait policy.

BEC is a full service free standing Emergency Room that is fully equipped to handle all types of emergencies from neonates to adults. Its physicians are all residency A duration of stay required by state and local laws that entitles a person to the legal protection and benefits provided by applicable statutes.

States have required state residency for a variety of rights, including the right to vote, the right to run for public office, the
 trained and board certified board certified,
adj the status of a dental specialist such as an orthodontist who has become a board diplomate by successfully completing the certification program of the recognized certification board in that area of practice.
 in the field of emergency medicine, and have a combined 75 years of experience in the specialty. The facility has 10 fully equipped treatment rooms as well as 3 express care rooms. They also have dedicated critical care and pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children.

pe·di·at·ric
adj.
Of or relating to pediatrics.
 rooms.

When it comes to diagnostic testing Diagnostic testing
Testing performed to determine if someone is affected with a particular disease.

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, BEC offers outpatient imaging services including CT, XRAY and Ultrasound ultrasound or sonography, in medicine, technique that uses sound waves to study and treat hard-to-reach body areas. In scanning with ultrasound, high-frequency sound waves are transmitted to the area of interest and the returning echoes recorded  that is available 24/7. They have a 24 hour turn around policy so that the patients and their physicians get the report the next day, guaranteed!

Outpatient laboratory testing will also be available 24/7. They perform most tests in-house. However, they have contracts with reputable rep·u·ta·ble  
adj.
Having a good reputation; honorable.



repu·ta·bil
 labs in Houston for those tests that we have to send out.

"By listening to our patients, we have built a world class free standing emergency center that is capable of taking care of all types of emergencies," says Paul Alleyne, MD. "We realize that time is money for our patients, so we have designed our ER 100% around the comfort and convenience of our clients. This includes minimum wait time and extremely easy accessibility to our center."

Bellaire Emergency Center accepts most private insurance, and serves the surrounding areas of Bellaire, Meyerland, Galleria, West University and SW Houston.

For more information, please visit www.bec24.com, or call 713-669-9900.
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