These Houston-area hospitals are getting the COVID-19 vaccine first

Tuesday, December 8, 2020
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Texas Department of State Health Services released information Friday about which Texas hospitals will receive the first week's share of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine and the number of doses.

The first shipment includes 224,250 doses to 109 Texas hospitals in 34 counties on Dec. 14, according to the DSHS.
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This supply will be limited to health care workers in an effort to "protect those caring for COVID-19 patients and preserve the health care system's ability to function."

Here is a list of hospitals in the greater Houston area receiving the vaccine along with the number of doses.

Harris County



Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital- Baytown - 1,950
Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital Cypress - 975
St Lukes Hospital At The Vintage Houston - 975
TCH Main Houston - 3,900
HCA Houston Healthcare - 1,950
Texas Children's Hospital West Campus - 975
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center - 4,875
LBJ Hospital - Harris County Hospital District - 1,950
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Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center - 5,850
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights - 1,950
Memorial Hermann SE Hospital - 1,950
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center - 2,925
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital - 975
Ben Taub General Hospital - 1,950
Houston Methodist West Hospital - 975
Houston Methodist Hospital - 5,850
CHI St Luke's Health - 5,850
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital - 975
Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital - 975
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HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast - 975
University Of Texas Medical Branch - 975

Montgomery County



Texas Children's Hospital - 975
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital - 975
Kingwood Medical Center - 975
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital - 1,950

Fort Bend County



Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital - 1,950

Galveston County



University Of Texas Medical Branch Hospital - 2,925

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