HOUSTON– Virtis Health, a national healthcare provider dedicated to therapeutic and diagnostic services for patients with complex conditions requiring specialty infusible and injectable medications, announced today its unveiling of an ambulatory infusion center (AIC) in Houston.
Virtis Health Houston is conveniently located at 6800 West Loop South, Suite 475, Bellaire, Texas 77041, in close proximity to Texas Medical Center.
Virtis Health is a division of Soleo Health, a national provider of complex specialty pharmacy services administered in the home or at alternate sites of care. Together, the combined service offering of both Virtis Health and Soleo Health in the Texas market provides patients flexible site of care options to meet their individual therapy needs and service expectations in a cost-effective setting.
Virtis Health Houston offers therapy management services and treatments for patients with autoimmune disorders, including chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, multiple sclerosis and myasthenia gravis. The AIC also provides treatments for and manages patients with various inflammatory conditions, such as thyroid eye disease, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, primary immunodeficiencies and rare and ultra-rare diseases.
Virtis Health Houston can be contacted at 832.460.5003 and is open Monday – Friday, 8:30 A.M. – 5:00 P.M., with evenings and weekend appointments available upon request, and accepts a broad range of health insurance plans as well as Medicare and Medicaid.
Virtis Health Houston services patients in the metropolitan Houston area and surrounding communities, including Sugar Land, Spring, Katy, Kingwood, Stafford, Conroe and Texas City.
Concurrent with the opening, Amy V. Nguyen, APRN, MSN, FNP-C, was appointed nurse practitioner at Virtis Houston, supervising the overall clinical practice. She brings extensive oncology experience as well as expertise in family practice. In her new role, Nguyen will manage all patient needs and assess, diagnose and treat both general and chronic illnesses. In addition, clinical pharmacists are also available at Virtis Houston as needed.
“We are bringing a highly personalized care and service model to patients and providers throughout greater Houston with our new Virtis Health AIC. Since our model brings additional resources and options to patients, providers and payors alike, we are confident it will quickly become a preferred choice for the delivery of outpatient care in our area,” said Shahram Badrei, regional business leader for Virtis Health Houston.
