As an urban center located within a geographic region that includes all of west Texas and southern New Mexico, El Paso is the hub for medical care and services in the surrounding area. The city's health care facilities include eight private hospitals, one public hospital and the William Beaumont Army Medical Center.

Thomason Hospital is the largest public hospital located directly on the U.S.-Mexico border and provides one of the leading trauma care centers in the United States. The William Beaumont Army Medical Center, one of the seven largest U.S. Army general hospitals in the nation, specializes in trauma care and provides an additional 209 patient beds in the area.

El Paso also features the Texas Tech University School of Medicine campus, a full-time teaching facility for third and fourth year medical students. In addition, continuing education programs for doctors are offered through the William Beaumont Army Medical Center and Providence Memorial Hospital.

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