Micro hospitals and freestanding ERs in Texas
Texas has more freestanding emergency rooms than almost any state, and a growing number of micro hospitals. This page shows how to tell them apart and where to find each one.
Freestanding ER
Licensed by Texas as a freestanding emergency medical care facility. Texas rules require a physician on site whenever it is open. No inpatient beds.
Micro hospital
A licensed hospital with an ER and a few beds. A short stay can happen in the same building.
Your bill
Texas requires freestanding ERs to disclose network status. Ask before treatment when it is not an emergency. Your rights.
Operators active in Texas
Baptist Health System (San Antonio)
Calls its facilities: Baptist Neighborhood Hospital
Where: Texas (San Antonio area)
Official locations page (external site)
Baylor Scott & White Health
Calls its facilities: Baylor Scott & White Emergency Hospital
Where: Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth area)
Official locations page (external site)
Emerus
Calls its facilities: Neighborhood Hospitals, often under a partner health system's name
Where: Texas, Pennsylvania, Washington, Nevada, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Tennessee, West Virginia
Official locations page (external site)
Nutex Health
Calls its facilities: ER & Hospital, or Emergency Hospital
Where: Texas, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Wisconsin
Official locations page (external site)