HEALTH CARE Medical hub provides quality health care, training
BY CHRISTIAN BETANCOURT TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
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ne of the Temple’s greatest strengths is the medical hub that includes a Veterans Administration hospital, a medical school, nursing programs and Baylor Scott & White Health facilities that serve the health care needs of both area residents and people who come here for the quality care. Temple is home to two major hospitals from the Baylor Scott & White group, one for adults and another specializing in children. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Temple, 2401 S. 31st St., is a 640-bed medical center in Temple and the only Level I trauma center between Dallas and Austin. Level I is the highest trauma designation available and means the health care team can treat the most severe injuries. The medical center offers a broad spectrum of hospital and clinical services, including heart and vascular care, cancer care, organ transplants, neurosciences, and women’s services. The facility has a Level IV maternal designation, the highest level of maternal care. The hospital continues to 38 | 2022 COMMUNITY GUIDE
Courtesy | Baylor Scott & White A new two-story, 27,800 square-feet facility, located at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple, allows patients to receive all cancer treatment in one location, Baylor Scott & White officials said.
provide personalized, quality care, in addition to supporting medical education and research. The Glenda Tanner Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center at the main Scott Baylor & White medical center expanded to include a new radiation oncology facility. The two-story 27,800 square-foot facility allows patients to receive
all cancer treatments in one location. The facility can treat up to 70 patients per day and features advanced radiation treatment equipment.
Children’s hospital Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s Medical Center, 1901 SW H.K. Dodgen Loop in Temple, features a 115-bed hospital and
