HOUSTON (AP) — Officials have reported another patient death in a Houston medical complex, the fourth such death in the last eight months due to apparent deficiencies in care.

The Houston Chronicle reports the patient died at Ben Taub Hospital July 16 nearly eight hours after arriving at its emergency center. A similar death occurred in April.

George Masi, president and CEO of the Harris Health System, which runs Ben Taub, says the system is committed to making improvements to fulfilling its "mission of caring for those most in need."

The publicly funded Ben Taub is part of the Texas Medical C...