HOUSTON The Harris Health System, which oversees both Ben Taub and Lyndon B. Johnson hospitals, is bringing nurses to Houston to help fight the surge in coronavirus cases. As of July 4, twenty-three traveling nurses have been contracted, according to the Chief Nursing Executive at Harris Health Maureen Padilla. Harris Health is looking to bring in an additional 133 nurses but admits finding help has not been easy. In fact, the majority of the 23 traveling nurses are returning to Texas after being deployed to New York City during their COVID-19 outbreak. St. Lukes Health System said theyve brought in over 125 traveling nurses to their hospitals in the Houston and East Texas area.