On his 45th birthday, Justin Wenner got a very unexpected gift a trip to the UTMB Health League City Urgent Care Clinic that inevitably landed him in the UTMB Health Clear Lake Hospital Catheterization Lab for treatments and repairs he needed after having a heart attack earlier that day.
Wenner was unaware he was at any risk, but when he started having chest pains that day, he knew something wasn't right. That's what led him to seek help at urgent care in the first place. Clinicians there knew his case needed to be escalated as soon as possible.
Transferred to the Emergency Department in League City before being taken north by ambulance to the UTMB Health Clear Lake Hospital Campus, Wenner would walk away from the experience with more than adding heart attack to his list of medical history.
"During the experience, they also discovered I was diabetic," said Wenner.
Fast forward more than a year since that fateful day, and Wenner's health has done a complete 180.
"I've completely overhauled my health and changed my lifestyle," he said. "I'm grateful for those who were there to help me get the care I needed. From the team members at UTMB Health to the first responders who ensured I got where I needed to go quickly and safely, it was truly a collaborative effort."