Ben Taub Hospital
Ben Taub Hospital is an elite Level I trauma center, that cares for more than 100,000 emergency patients each year. Situated in the heart of the city, it is the flagship hospital of the Harris Health System.
Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
CHI St. Luke's Health-Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center is a nationally recognized leader in medical research and treatment, and has given rise to powerful breakthroughs in cardiac disease, neuroscience, cancer, and transplant medicine.
Morning Rounds at Ben Taub Hospital
Our faculty members value learning and teaching young minds. Education is embedded in the service we provide our patients via teaching rounds, and other educational innovations.
Simulation
Simulation training is an integral part of medical student and resident training. Regular resuscitation-based and interprofessional simulation sessions further enhance the training experience.
About the Emergency Medicine Department
Emergency Medicine is a specialty practice that focuses on the treatment of acute and urgent medical conditions. Emergency practitioners treat the full spectrum of patients using skills ranging from those of a general practitioner to specialists.
Initially established as a section in the Department of Medicine, Emergency Medicine became the Department of Emergency Medicine in 2017 and plays a crucial role in medical education and research. It also provides compassionate, dignified and state-of-the-art emergency care for residents of Harris County, regardless of insurance coverage, socioeconomic status, native language, literacy or disability.
Each Baylor Emergency Medicine faculty physician is board certified or board eligible in the clinical specialty of Emergency Medicine. Located at Ben Taub Hospital, our emergency team includes more than 30 emergency-trained, board-certified physicians from leading healthcare institutions around the country with a diversity of expertise.
Our Department Mission
We serve our community by:
* Providing high-quality, compassionate emergency care to a diverse patient population
* Educating and mentoring the next generation of leaders in Emergency Medicine
* Fostering a collaborative research environment that is dedicated to discovery and innovation
