Essential Services

Essential Services

Accessing key businesses like banks, grocery stores, pharmacies and other essential services, particularly for patients who require extended treatment, may be necessary during your stay in Houston. While Houston Methodist does not endorse any of the services listed below, we have compiled this list of resources, which are convenient to the Texas Medical Center and areas where our patients often stay.

Essential Services for International Travelers

Banks

Near the Medical Center

PNC
7390 Fannin St.
McGovern Commons Building
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.867.2128
Get directions

Chase
6560 Fannin St.
Scurlock Tower, 1st Floor
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.795.7312
Get directions

Near the Galleria

Bank of America
5348 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77056 
+1.713.993.1620
Get directions

Regions Bank
2517 River Oaks Blvd.
Houston, TX 77019
+1.346.237.5120
Get directions

Wells Fargo
4906 San Felipe St.
Houston, TX 77056 
+1.713.871.9967
Get directions

Near Rice/West University

Frost Bank
5925 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77005 
+1.713.388.7600
Get directions

Rice Military

Chase Bank
5510 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77007 
+1.713.426.1677
Get directions

Wells Fargo
5650 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77007 
+1.713.863.0451 
Get directions

Grocery Stores

Near the Medical Center

Fiesta Mart (Latin American)
8130 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77054
+1.713.666.9260
Get directions 

Kroger (supermarket) 
7747 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.661.7175
Get directions

Target (supermarket) 
8500 Main St.
Houston, TX 77025
+1.713.666.0967 
Get directions

Near the Galleria

Central Market (organic)
3815 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77027
+1.713.386.1700 
Get directions

Jerusalem Halal Meats (Middle Eastern) 
3330 Hillcroft St.
Houston, TX 77057
+1.713.784.2525
Get directions

Randall’s (supermarket) 
5161 San Felipe St.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.964.3150
Get directions

Near Rice/West University

H-E-B (supermarket)
1701 West Alabama St.
Houston, TX 77098
+1.713.529.2475
Get directions

Kroger (supermarket)
5150 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.661.8305
Get directions

Whole Foods Market (organic) 
4004 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77025
+1.713.667.4090
Get directions

Near Memorial 

Phoenicia Specialty Foods (Middle Eastern)
12141 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77077
+1.281.558.8225 
Get directions

Near Chinatown

Cho Thanh Binh Supermarket (Vietnamese & Chinese) 
11810 Bellaire Blvd., Suite B
Houston, TX 77072
+1.281.495.9709 
Get directions

Laundry/Dry Cleaning Services

Near the Medical Center

Fine Cleaners
3116 Telge St.
Houston, TX 77054
+1.713.382.5539 
Get directions 

Fannin Dry Cleaners
7135 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.790.1774
Get directions

Near the Galleria 

Twin Oaks Cleaners
5750 Woodway Dr. #116, Houston, TX 77057 
+1.713.789.8871
Get directions

Tide Dry Cleaners
5795 Woodway Drive
Houston, TX 77057 
+1.713.266.2547
Get directions

Near Rice/West University

Clean Smart
4808 Washington Ave.
Houston, TX 77007 
+1.832.581.2250
Get directions 

Custom Cleaners
2446 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005 
+1.713.529.2990
Get directions

Pharmacies

Near the Medical Center

Campbell’s Compounding Pharmacy
This pharmacy offers compounding.
6603 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77005 
+1.713.668.4833
Get directions

CVS Pharmacy
9838 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77025 
+1.713.218.4491
Get directions

Walgreens
6560 Fannin St.
Scurlock Tower, 2nd Floor
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.797.1410
Get directions

Near the Galleria 

Briargrove Pharmacy
This pharmacy offers compounding.
6435 San Felipe St.
Houston, TX 77057 
+1.713.783.5704
Get directions

CVS Pharmacy
5204 Richmond Ave.
Houston, TX 77056 
+1.713.961.0874
Get directions

Walgreens
5200 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77056 
+1.713.623.0643
Get directions

Near Rice/West University

Doyle’s Pharmacy
This pharmacy offers compounding.
2425 Sunset Blvd.
Houston TX 77005 
+1.713.526.1771
Get directions

CVS Pharmacy
4700 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77098 
+1.713.533.2200
Get directions

Walgreens
This pharmacy is open 24 hours.
5280 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77005 
+1.713.838.7704
Get directions

Near Rice Military

Walgreens
415 Shepherd Drive
Houston, TX 77007 
+1.713.868.1520
Get directions

Near Montrose

Walgreens
This pharmacy is open 24 hours. 
3317 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006 
+1.713.520.7777
Get directions

Places of Worship

Near the Medical Center

Almeda Masjid (Muslim)
6923 Almeda Rd.
Houston, TX 77021
Get directions

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Greek Orthodox) 
3511 Yoakum Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
+1.713.526.5377
Get directions

Church in the Center (nondenominational)
6580 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
+1.281.213.0110
Get directions

New Almeda Mishkah  (Muslim) 
2222 Mansard St.
Houston TX, 77054
+1.713.799.9904
Get directions

Muslim Prayer Center at Houston Methodist Hospital (Muslim)
Fondren Building, 1st Floor
The Prayer Center is open 24 hours a day. Prayer times are posted on the Center doors.

The Wiess Memorial Chapel at Houston Methodist Hospital (multidenominational)
Dunn Tower, Suite 102
Wiess Memorial Chapel is open 24 hours a day. Services are offered at the following times:

  • First Sunday of each month, 10 a.m.: interdenominational worship service
  • Sunday, 11 a.m.: Roman Catholic mass
  • Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.: morning prayer service
  • Monday, Wednesday and Friday, noon: Roman Catholic mass
  • Thursday, 8:30 a.m.: Holy Communion service

Near the Galleria 

Bellaire United Methodist Church (Methodist)
4417 Bellaire Blvd.
Bellaire, TX 77401
+1.713.666.2167
Get directions

Berachah Church (nondenominational) 
2815 Sage Rd.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.622.6922
Get directions 

Chabad of Uptown (Jewish) 
4311 Bettis Drive
Houston, TX 77027
+1.713.419.3960 
Get directions

Madrasah Islamiah (Muslim) 
6665 Bintliff Drive
Houston, TX 77074
+1.713.772.7000
Get directions

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church (Roman Catholic) 
1801 Sage Rd.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.621.4370
Get directions

Near Rice/West University 

Congregation Emanu El (Jewish)
1500 Sunset Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.529.5771
Get directions

Iglesia Crosspoint Español (Spanish; nondenominational) 
4601 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77401
+1.713.270.9434
Get directions

ISGH Islamic Society of Greater Houston (Muslim) 
3110 Eastside St.
Houston, TX 77098
+1.713.524.6615
Get directions

Lakewood Church (nondenominational) 
3700 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77027
Get directions

St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church (Roman Catholic) 
6800 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77025
+1.713.667.9111
Get directions

West U Baptist Church (Baptist; English and Chinese) 
6218 Auden St.
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.668.2319
Get directions

West University United Methodist Church (Methodist) 
3611 University Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.664.8111
Get directions

Accessing key businesses like banks, grocery stores, pharmacies and other essential services, particularly for patients who require extended treatment, may be necessary during your stay in Houston. While Houston Methodist does not endorse any of the services listed below, we have compiled this list of resources, which are convenient to the Texas Medical Center and areas where our patients often stay.

Essential Services for International Travelers

Banks

Near the Medical Center

PNC
7390 Fannin St.
McGovern Commons Building
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.867.2128
Get directions

Chase
6560 Fannin St.
Scurlock Tower, 1st Floor
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.795.7312
Get directions

Near the Galleria

Bank of America
5348 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77056 
+1.713.993.1620
Get directions

Regions Bank
2517 River Oaks Blvd.
Houston, TX 77019
+1.346.237.5120
Get directions

Wells Fargo
4906 San Felipe St.
Houston, TX 77056 
+1.713.871.9967
Get directions

Near Rice/West University

Frost Bank
5925 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77005 
+1.713.388.7600
Get directions

Rice Military

Chase Bank
5510 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77007 
+1.713.426.1677
Get directions

Wells Fargo
5650 Memorial Drive
Houston, TX 77007 
+1.713.863.0451 
Get directions

Grocery Stores

Near the Medical Center

Fiesta Mart (Latin American)
8130 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77054
+1.713.666.9260
Get directions 

Kroger (supermarket) 
7747 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.661.7175
Get directions

Target (supermarket) 
8500 Main St.
Houston, TX 77025
+1.713.666.0967 
Get directions

Near the Galleria

Central Market (organic)
3815 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77027
+1.713.386.1700 
Get directions

Jerusalem Halal Meats (Middle Eastern) 
3330 Hillcroft St.
Houston, TX 77057
+1.713.784.2525
Get directions

Randall’s (supermarket) 
5161 San Felipe St.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.964.3150
Get directions

Near Rice/West University

H-E-B (supermarket)
1701 West Alabama St.
Houston, TX 77098
+1.713.529.2475
Get directions

Kroger (supermarket)
5150 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.661.8305
Get directions

Whole Foods Market (organic) 
4004 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77025
+1.713.667.4090
Get directions

Near Memorial 

Phoenicia Specialty Foods (Middle Eastern)
12141 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77077
+1.281.558.8225 
Get directions

Near Chinatown

Cho Thanh Binh Supermarket (Vietnamese & Chinese) 
11810 Bellaire Blvd., Suite B
Houston, TX 77072
+1.281.495.9709 
Get directions

Laundry/Dry Cleaning Services

Near the Medical Center

Fine Cleaners
3116 Telge St.
Houston, TX 77054
+1.713.382.5539 
Get directions 

Fannin Dry Cleaners
7135 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.790.1774
Get directions

Near the Galleria 

Twin Oaks Cleaners 
5750 Woodway Dr. 
Houston, TX 77057 
+1.713.789.8871
Get directions

Tide Dry Cleaners
5795 Woodway Drive
Houston, TX 77057 
+1.713.266.2547
Get directions

Near Rice/West University

Clean Smart
4808 Washington Ave.
Houston, TX 77007 
+1.832.581.2250
Get directions 

Custom Cleaners
2446 Bissonnet St.
Houston, TX 77005 
+1.713.529.2990
Get directions

Pharmacies

Near the Medical Center

Campbell’s Compounding Pharmacy
This pharmacy offers compounding.
6603 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77005 
+1.713.668.4833
Get directions

CVS Pharmacy
9838 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77025 
+1.713.218.4491
Get directions

Walgreens
6560 Fannin St.
Scurlock Tower, 2nd Floor
Houston, TX 77030
+1.713.797.1410
Get directions

Near the Galleria 

Briargrove Pharmacy
This pharmacy offers compounding.
6435 San Felipe St.
Houston, TX 77057 
+1.713.783.5704
Get directions

CVS Pharmacy
5204 Richmond Ave.
Houston, TX 77056 
+1.713.961.0874
Get directions

Walgreens
5200 Westheimer Rd.
Houston, TX 77056 
+1.713.623.0643
Get directions

Near Rice/West University

Doyle’s Pharmacy
This pharmacy offers compounding.
2425 Sunset Blvd.
Houston TX 77005 
+1.713.526.1771
Get directions

CVS Pharmacy
4700 Kirby Drive
Houston, TX 77098 
+1.713.533.2200
Get directions

Walgreens
This pharmacy is open 24 hours.
5280 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77005 
+1.713.838.7704
Get directions

Near Rice Military

Walgreens
415 Shepherd Drive
Houston, TX 77007 
+1.713.868.1520
Get directions

Near Montrose

Walgreens
This pharmacy is open 24 hours. 
3317 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006 
+1.713.520.7777
Get directions

Places of Worship

Near the Medical Center

Almeda Masjid (Muslim)
6923 Almeda Rd.
Houston, TX 77021
Get directions

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral (Greek Orthodox) 
3511 Yoakum Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
+1.713.526.5377
Get directions

Church in the Center (nondenominational)
6580 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
+1.281.213.0110
Get directions

New Almeda Mishkah  (Muslim) 
2222 Mansard St.
Houston TX, 77054
+1.713.799.9904
Get directions

Muslim Prayer Center at Houston Methodist Hospital (Muslim)
Fondren Building, 1st Floor
The Prayer Center is open 24 hours a day. Prayer times are posted on the Center doors.

The Wiess Memorial Chapel at Houston Methodist Hospital (multidenominational)
Dunn Tower, Suite 102
Wiess Memorial Chapel is open 24 hours a day. Services are offered at the following times:

  • First Sunday of each month, 10 a.m.: interdenominational worship service
  • Sunday, 11 a.m.: Roman Catholic mass
  • Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.: morning prayer service
  • Monday, Wednesday and Friday, noon: Roman Catholic mass
  • Thursday, 8:30 a.m.: Holy Communion service

Near the Galleria 

Bellaire United Methodist Church (Methodist)
4417 Bellaire Blvd.
Bellaire, TX 77401
+1.713.666.2167
Get directions

Berachah Church (nondenominational) 
2815 Sage Rd.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.622.6922
Get directions 

Chabad of Uptown (Jewish) 
4311 Bettis Drive
Houston, TX 77027
+1.713.419.3960 
Get directions

Madrasah Islamiah (Muslim) 
6665 Bintliff Drive
Houston, TX 77074
+1.713.772.7000
Get directions

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church (Roman Catholic) 
1801 Sage Rd.
Houston, TX 77056
+1.713.621.4370
Get directions

Near Rice/West University 

Congregation Emanu El (Jewish)
1500 Sunset Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.529.5771
Get directions

Iglesia Crosspoint Español (Spanish; nondenominational) 
4601 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77401
+1.713.270.9434
Get directions

ISGH Islamic Society of Greater Houston (Muslim) 
3110 Eastside St.
Houston, TX 77098
+1.713.524.6615
Get directions

Lakewood Church (nondenominational) 
3700 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77027
Get directions

St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church (Roman Catholic) 
6800 Buffalo Speedway
Houston, TX 77025
+1.713.667.9111
Get directions

West U Baptist Church (Baptist; English and Chinese) 
6218 Auden St.
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.668.2319
Get directions

West University United Methodist Church (Methodist) 
3611 University Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
+1.713.664.8111
Get directions