Ben Taub General Hospital

Even in Houston, a city with a healthy list of great hospitals and the world-renowned Texas Medical Center, Ben Taub Hospital has garnered the respect of the world as an elite Level 1 Trauma Center, one of only two in the Harris County area. This 650 licensed-bed acute care facility is one of the nation's busiest trauma centers, caring for over 108,000 emergency patients each year.

Located in the heart of the Texas Medical Center, Ben Taub's Department of Medicine provides patients a comprehensive program of care with subspecialties for major areas such as endocrinology, cardiology, oncology, pulmonary, renal and gastroenterology.

The Ben Taub Emergency Center is the source of eighty percent of all admissions to the hospital, which provides patients with access to more than 40 medical specialties. Ben Taub has more than 26,000 adult and pediatric admissions and more than 184,000 specialty clinic visits.

The Ben Taub Outpatient Pharmacy is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The medical staff comprises the faculty and residents of the Baylor College of Medicine with the exception of the Oral Surgery Service, which is staffed by faculty from the University of Texas-Houston.

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Ben Taub Children's Center

Ben Taub General Hospital
1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX 77030
713-873-2000

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