Rice Medical Center

Rice Medical Center is a non-profit critical access hospital and designated Level IV trauma center offering inpatient, observation and outpatient care, with a swing bed program for transitional care and rehabilitation. Its services include diagnostic imaging, a laboratory, surgical care, respiratory therapy, sleep studies, physical and occupational therapy, wound care and telehealth. Emergency care is available around the clock.

The hospital also runs Rice Medical Associates, a rural health clinic practice with locations in Eagle Lake and East Bernard, for primary care. Patients can pay bills and manage their records through an online patient portal, and health questions are handled through the portal rather than general email. The hospital's address is 600 South Austin Rd in Eagle Lake.