UT Health East Texas
UT Health East Texas (UTHET) is a for-profit hospital system based in Tyler, Texas. The system is jointly-owned by the University of Texas System (30%) and Ardent Health Services (70%), and was formed following a merger of the East Texas Medical Center and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler.[2]
| UT Health East Texas | |
|---|---|
| The Health Science Center at UT Tyler Ardent Health Services | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | East Texas |
| Organisation | |
| Affiliated university | University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Beds | 500+ (UT Health Tyler)[1] |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System |
| Opened | March 1, 2018 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
UTHET operates ten hospitals, 50 physician's clinics, 13 rehabilitations centers, and six Olympic fitness centers. UTHET also operates the only accredited EMS service in East Texas with 45 ambulances,[3] AIR 1 with 4 helicopters, and HealthFirst Companies which includes a third-party administrator, proprietary East Texas network across 9 counties, medical management company, and a CVO, Centralized Credentialing Services.[4]
References
- "American Hospital Directory - UT Health Tyler (450083) - Free Profile". www.ahd.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- McCoy, Cory (February 2, 2018). "UT Board of Regents approves $35 million partnership with Ardent Health Services, system to be known as UT Health East Texas". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- "Accredited Agencies (By State, Province and Country)". Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS). March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- "Accredited Services". CAMTS. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
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