HOUSTON-Lack of funding threatens to destroy the only remaining historically African-American Hospital in the nation. RGH has had a stellar and unblemished reputation as a leading healthcare provider and pillar of the community. Riverside currently has 300 employees.

The Houston Negro Hospital 

Originally, Riverside General Hospital was established in 1918 as Union General Hospital on the corner of Andrews and San Felipe. In 1923, in answer to an appeal for assistance from several black doctors, Joseph S. Cullinan, a Houston philanthropist, established a fund to erect a fifty-bed hospital. Maurice J. Sullivan was hired as an architect. Sullivan was commissioned to design the new hospital, as well as to develop a master plan for the site. Construction began in 1924 and was completed in 1926. The new hospital was named the Houston Negro Hospital.

Riverside General Hospital 1961-Present 

The Houston Negro Hospital was renamed Riverside General Hospital when an extension to the original building was completed in 1961. Currently, Riverside General Hospital is a non-profit acute care facility that now provides inpatient and outpatient care to the citizens of Harris and neighboring counties to the city of Houston. Riverside General Hospital provides medical and rehabilitative care for its patients, currently owning and operating four major healthcare and substance abuse treatment facilities including a major facility in the medical center. RGH is committed to providing high quality, comprehensive patient care that is designed to meet the total needs of the patient.

In order to continue to provide the high quality patient care that Riverside General is known for, we need your donations. Together we can save this Historical Institution for all of our children’s future. Please visit us and make your donations at www.riversidegeneralhospital.org.