Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple in Temple, TX
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About Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple is an acute care hospital in Temple, Bell County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 5 out of 5. It has 574 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Temple Rehabilitation Hospital, about 1.2 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.71
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.15
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.18
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.51
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.74
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.83
85% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend74%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1074%
- Completed surveys2,016
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
31.07868, -97.36590
Nearby hospitals
- Temple Rehabilitation Hospital23621 SE H.K. Dodgen Loop, Temple, TXRehabilitation hospital1.2 mi
- Temple VA Medical Center (VA Central Texas Healthcare System)1901 Veterans Memorial Drive, Temple, TX · Emergency roomVA medical center1.2 mi
- Canyon Creek Behavioral Health1201 Canyon Creek Dr, Temple, TXPsychiatric hospital1.3 mi
- Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital546 N Kegley Road, Temple, TXLong-term care hospital3.3 mi
- Cedar Crest Hospital & Rtc3500 South Ih-35, Belton, TXPsychiatric hospital7.7 mi
- Clearsky Rehabilitation Hospital of Harker Heights750 W Central Texas Expressway, Harker Heights, TXRehabilitation hospital15 mi
- Seton Medical Center Harker Heights850 W Central Texas Expressway, Harker Heights, TX · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital19 mi
- Darnall AMC (FT Cavazos)590 Medical Center Rd, Fort Cavazos, TX · Level III traumaMilitary hospital25 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple located?
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple is at 2401 S 31st St, Temple, TX 76508 in Bell County.
Does Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple have an emergency room?
Yes. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 232 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple?
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Texas EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (254) 724-2111.
Would patients recommend Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (2,016 completed surveys), 74% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 74% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.