Emergency and After-Hours Care
Call 911 or visit your nearest emergency room if you are currently experiencing a life-threatening situation or if your safety is at risk. Call 988 to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
University Health Services provides non-emergency, same day assistance for immediate emotional support needs. Texas A&M University HelpLine is currently not taking calls while it engages in a period of assessment and growth to actively determine how to best serve Texas A&M students. Input from students from across Texas A&M will be essential in shaping the future of this great program. University Health Services is seeking feedback to ensure HelpLine continues to be optimally prepared to support our far-reaching Aggie Family. Visit tx.ag/helplinefeedback to learn more about volunteering for focus groups and sending feedback.
Community Healthcare Resource Listings
Find community emergency rooms, hospitals, and urgent care facilities below. There are additional facilities available to you in the Bryan/College Station community. It is the patient’s responsibility to determine insurance coverage and benefits.
Emergency Rooms + Hospitals
Open 24 Hours
College Station
- *Baylor Scott & White Medical Center: 979.207.0100
- CapRock 24HR Emergency Care: 979.314.2323
- *St Joseph Health College Station Hospital: 979.764.5100
- SignatureCare ER: 979.213.5728
Bryan
- CapRock Hospital: 979.314.2323
- Physicians Premier ER: 979.775.0911
- *St Joseph Health Regional Hospital: 979.776.3777
- The Physicians Centre Hospital: 979.731.3100
*Available for mental health emergencies
Local Mental Health Resources
- MHMR Authority of Brazos Valley: 979.822.6467
- Mental Health Routine Services: 979.361.9815
- NAMI Brazos Valley: 979.774.4713
- NAMI HelpLine: 800.950.NAMI (6264)
Urgent Care Facilities
College Station
- Baylor Scott & White Convenient Care Clinic: 979.207.3636
- Express Care - St Joseph Health: 979.731.5200
- Integrity Urgent Care - Century Square: 979.326.1494
- Integrity Urgent Care - Jones Crossing: 979.326.1486
Bryan
- Integrity Urgent Care - The Physician's Centre: 979.703.1832
Local and National Crisis Hotlines
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
- 988
- 800.273.TALK (8255)
- 800.SUICIDE (784-2433)
- 24/7 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Crisis Hotline: 888.522.8262
- Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741
- Trevor Lifeline: 1.866.488.7386
- Trevor Text: Text START to 678.678
- Trans Lifeline: 877.565.8860
- The Steve Fund
- Crisis Text Line
- Text STEVE to 741741
- Veterans Crisis Line
- Dial 988, then press 1
- Text 838255
- National Human Trafficking Hotline
- 888.373.7888
- Text HELP to 233733 (BEFREE)
Police Departments
- Texas A&M University Police Department: 979.845.2345
Open 24 hours - College Station Police Department: 979.764.3600
Open 24 hours - Bryan Police Department: 979.209.5300
Open 24 hours
Emergency Rooms and Urgent Care Facilities
Emergency Room
Visit an Emergency Room or call an ambulance/911 if someone is experiencing the following:
- Trouble breathing
- Passing out, fainting
- Severe pain in the arm or jaw
- Suddenly not able to speak, see, walk, or move
- Suddenly weak or drooping on one side of the body
- Dizziness or weakness that does not go away
- Inhaled smoke or poisonous fumes
- Sudden confusion
- Heavy bleeding
- Possible broken bone, loss of movement, particularly if the bone is pushing through the skin
- Deep wound
- Serious burn
- Coughing or throwing up blood
- Severe pain anywhere on the body
- Severe allergic reaction with trouble breathing, swelling, hives
- High fever with headache and stiff neck
- High fever that does not get better with medicine
- Throwing up or diarrhea that does not stop
- Poisoning or overdose of drug or alcohol
- Suicidal thoughts
- Seizures
Urgent Care Facility
If you are not able to wait to see a clinician at University Health Services, visit an Urgent Care for help with the following:
- Common illnesses (examples: colds, the flu, earaches, sore throats, migraines, low-grade fevers, and mild rashes)
- Minor injuries (examples: sprains, back pain, minor cuts and burns, minor broken bones, or minor eye injuries
- Minor allergic reaction
- Bug bite/sting
Differences Between an Emergency Room (ER) and an Urgent Care Facility
Cost
Typically, treatment will cost significantly less at an urgent care clinic when compared to an emergency room.
Wait Time
The wait time may be less at an urgent care, as they typically see patients on a first come, first served basis. Emergency Rooms will see patients in the order of their severity.
Services
While an urgent care facility and an ER can treat acute illnesses, only ER’s can address life-threatening conditions.
Availability
ER’s are typically available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Urgent care clinics typically are not. Many urgent care clinics may have weekend and extended hours.
After-Hours Care
Follow the below recommendations in non-emergency situations when University Health Services facilities are closed:
- For general medical advice: call Dial-A-Nurse to speak with a Registered Nurse regarding your symptoms. Dial-A-Nurse can be reached at 979.458.8379. Most health insurance companies offer virtual visits for insured individuals. Students insured with the Texas A&M Student Health Insurance plan can utilize AcademicLiveCare. The service key is ALC. To obtain the coupon/access code, please contact Patient Services at uhspatientservices@tamu.edu.
- If you are ill or injured and feel you need medical care: visit a local urgent care facility.
- If you feel you are able to wait until University Health Services facilities are open, schedule an appointment online or call 979.458.4584 when University Health Services resumes normal business hours.
- For mental health assistance, the TELUS Health Student Support app is available 24/7 to connect students with free, confidential professional counseling via app, telephone and web.