Memorial Heights 24 HR Emergency Health Center, operating on location since November 2009, boasts state-of-the-art equipment and technology available in modern emergency healthcare. The opening of this facility provides much needed efficient and professional medical care to the Heights, West End, River Oaks, Mid-Town, Downtown and the area community - service that Memorial Heights Emergency Center continues to successfully maintain.

More than a clinic or urgent care center, Memorial Heights is a free-standing emergency room – equipped to handle any ER situation.

The facility is over 6,000 square feet and includes eight treatment rooms. Several of these rooms are constantly monitored and equipped with crash carts and defibrillators for major medical treatment. Our treatment rooms are outfitted with medical gases, oxygen and suction equipment. Memorial Heights only uses state-of-the art stretchers in order to keep patients as comfortable as possible during medical evaluation and treatment.

Memorial Heights Emergency Center has all of the vital amenities and characteristics of a hospital emergency room, but because of its unique position as a stand-alone center, it has been able to improve on customer and emergency care standards. Ultimately, Memorial Heights Emergency Center can offer the personalized service characteristic of a high-end private practice.

As soon as you step into Memorial Heights 24 HR Emergency Center, you’ll notice the difference. Our vision was to develop a center that combined the support services of a hospital with the aesthetics and conveniences of a high-end private practice. Memorial Heights strives to create the best possible experience for each patient and pays special attention to the comfort and warmth that is too often overlooked in medical facilities.

The facilities contemporary design, coupled with state of the art equipment, offers a pleasant alternative to traditional hospital emergency rooms. The small details in the colors and decor add to the calming atmosphere. Contemporary leather furniture and artwork, flat panel televisions with cable are special perks for the patients enjoyment.

Memorial Height’s extensive in-house pharmacy is fully stocked with more than 300 medications on hand for immediate use. We have a formulary identical to that of any major hospital emergency room ensuring the stock of vital cardiac critical care medication, every major intravenous and oral antibiotic and narcotic analgesic, and all routine therapeutic medications and nebulizer treatments.

We accept all private and commercial insurance. For more information, contact Memorial Heights 24 HR Emergency Center at (281) 501-2841

Memorial Heights proactively recruits the best medical care providers in the industry.

AKASH BHAGAT, D.O.

Medical Director, ACLS, APLS, ATLS, BLS Certified

Dr. Bhagat served as Chief Resident his senior year of medical training and was voted in as a candidate board member of the Texas College of Emergency Physicians in 2005. Upon completion of his residency, Dr. Bhagat returned to Houston, his hometown, to start practicing medicine. He has worked in many emergency Departments in Houston as well as rural Emergency Departments in small cities like Big Spring, TX.

Residency
Emergency Medicine, Texas Tech University HSC-El Paso, Thomason Hospital, El Paso, Texas 2006

Education
D.O., University of North Texas Health Science Center
B.S. Biology and Chemistry, Houston Baptist University, Houston, Texas 1999

Member
American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
Texas College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Emergency Physicians
American Association of Physicians and Surgeons

Elizabeth Ann Fair, M.D., FAAEM
Staff Physician

Dr. Fair is an emergency physician dedicated to providing compassionate care to her patients. Her career in medicine began in Galveston, Texas where she first became interested in emergency and trauma care. After completing her residency in Norfolk, Virginia, she returned home to Texas. While still enjoying the practice of emergency medicine in one of Houston’s top hospitals, she has joined the team at Memorial Heights to bring quality medical care closer to home. 

Residency
Emergency Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

Education
Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, Emergency Medicine Residency
University of Texas Medical School at Galveston, Doctor of Medicine
Baylor University, B.A. University Scholar

Board Certification
American Board of Emergency Medicine

Member
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
American College of Emergency Medicine
Harris County Medical Society
Texas Medical Association

MICHAEL ‘BART’ STONESTREET, MSN

Director of Operations, BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC Certified

Mr. Stonestreet, co-developer of Memorial Heights Emergency Room, is a highly skilled medical professional with more than ten years of practical experience in hospital staff and management positions and has served in diverse clinical and leadership roles within the industry. He has previously been a Charge Nurse in the Emergency Department of the Houston Northwest Medical Center as well as the Director of Emergency and Trauma Services at the Conroe Regional Medical Center.

Education
M.S., University of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona, 2003
B.S., Nursing, Southeastern Louisiana University, Hammond, Louisiana, 1998

Member
Texas Nurses’ Association
Emergency Nursing Association

ROBERT JOSEPH PHELAN III, M.D.

Emergency Physician, ACLS, APLS, ATLS, BLS Certified

Dr. Phelan specializes in Advanced Pediatric Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Advanced Trauma Life Support and Advanced Medical Life Support. He has extensive Emergency Department experience from previous emergency care positions at Del Sol Medical Center, Thomason Hospital, Providence Memorial Pediatric ER and Williams Beaumont Army Hospital (El Paso, Texas); Mountain View Regional Medical Center (Las Cruses, NM); Medical Center Hospital Trauma Center (Odessa, TX); and Shannon Hospital Trauma Center (San Angelo, TX).

Residency
Emergency Medicine, Texas Tech Emergency Medicine Program, El Paso, Texas

Internship
Denver General, University of Colorado, Veterans Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Denver, Denver, Colorado

Education
The Sullivan Group, Medical Management Risk Reduction Course, 2002-2006
M.D., University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado, 1998
B.A., Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1989
Paramedic, St. Anthony’s Hospital, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1988
B.S., Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, 1986

Member
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
Emergency Medicine Residents Association
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
National Association of EMS Physician Advisors
American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
El Paso County Medical Society
Aero Medical Physician Association

Ruben D. Veloz, M.D. FAAEM, FAAFP 

Emergency Physician, ATLS, ACLS, PALS, APLS, ALSO, NALS, BLS certified 

Dr. Veloz is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Family Practice. He has worked in numerous hospitals and emergency departments in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. During this time, he has also volunteered as a physician in Central and South America. His career in medicine began after working as an engineer at NASAs Johnson Space Center where he trained astronauts in robotics and computer systems on board the space shuttle. He also served as an EMT volunteer in the local emergency medical service while working at NASA. 

Residency
Emergency Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, Texas – Thomason Hospital, El Paso, Texas.
Family Practice, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas – John Peter Smith Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas .

Education
M.D., University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
B.S., Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas

Member 
American Medical Association
Texas Medical Association
Harris County Medical Society
American College of Emergency Physicians
American Academy of Family Physicians