Dr. Foyekemi Ikyaator likes to make things happen. The 32-year-old saw her community in need, and decided to jump into action. Earlier this year, she and her husband opened the Life Savers Emergency Room to aid Houston’s underserved community.
The 24-hour facility is independent of a hospital, but still provides quality medical care. Its biggest selling point is the no-wait policy. On average, patients will receive treatment within 5 minutes of checking in, according to their website.
Excessive wait times is one of the main reasons Dr. Ikyaator opened Life Savers.
“I worked in a few ERs in Houston and often I’d get to work and there are 15-20 patients in the waiting room waiting on me,” Ikyaator told KUT News‘ podcast. “There are patients in the ER waiting to be admitted. There are patients who are admitted and can’t get a bed upstairs, so they’re taking up space.”
Life Savers Emergency Room comes with its own a pharmacy, radiology equipment, and onsite laboratory. The facility eliminates the hassle, so doctors can focus on what really matters – our health.
