The safety of St. Luke’s Health patients, guests, and staff is our top priority. We actively monitor and evaluate the threat of severe weather and its potential impact on our communities. Our teams are dedicated to delivering quality care every day, including during emergency situations.

January 2025 Winter Storm

For the safety of everyone during the January 2025 winter storm, the following changes are in place for St. Luke’s Health facilities in Greater Houston and East Texas. Affected patients are contacted directly and can reach out to their physician’s office with questions.

Greater Houston

• Tuesday, January 21: Outpatient and clinic appointments are rescheduled.

• Wednesday, January 22: Outpatient and clinic appointments before noon are rescheduled.

East Texas

• Tuesday, January 21:

  • Clinics in Lufkin and San Augustine will delay opening until 1pm.

  • Clinics in Livingston are closed.

St. Luke’s emergency rooms and hospitals remain open to serve our communities.

Resources

The following resources may be helpful before, during and after severe weather. Please heed the advice of local authorities and call 911 for life threatening emergencies.

• State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry (STEAR): A free registry that provides local emergency management planners and responders with information related to your needs during an emergency.

• City of Houston Office of Emergency Management: Information about warming centers for refuge from the cold and access to electricity. 

• Ready Harris: Access to information on how to prepare for all types of disasters, highlights access to real-time alerts regarding ongoing emergencies, and connects you with state-of-the-art tools available to help plan, recover, and stay safe.

• National Weather Service: Provides weather, water and climate data, forecasts, warnings, and impact-based decision support services for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy.

• Houston TranStar: A unique partnership of representatives from the City of Houston, Harris County, METRO and TxDOT who share resources and exchange information under one roof to keep motorists informed, roadways clear and lives safe in the fourth most populated city in the United States.

• Harris County Flood Warning System: Measures rainfall amounts and monitors water levels in bayous and major streams on a real-time basis to inform you of dangerous weather conditions. 

• CenterPoint Electric Outage Tracker: Provides approximate locations of current power outages.

• CDC: Natural Disasters and Severe Weather: Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.

• FEMA: Generator Safety: FEMA's mission is to help people before, during and after disasters.