Editing Galveston County, Texas (section)

==Hospital services==
Galveston County is served by a major medical complex in Galveston and a private for-profit hospital in Texas City.

The [[University of Texas Medical Branch]] in Galveston is a 1,200-bed, major medical complex of seven hospitals. The main general-care hospital is [[John Sealy Hospital]], with other on-campus hospitals specializing in women, children, burn victims, geriatrics, and psychiatrics. Currently, UTMB is certified as a [[level I trauma center]] and serves as the lead trauma facility for the nine-county region in southeast Texas, including the [[Greater Houston]] area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sahs.utmb.edu/respiratory_care/current/Table_of_Contents/01-HANDBOOK-Aug-2007+gs.pdf|title=Welcome - School of Health Professions - UTMB Health|website=sahs.utmb.edu}}</ref>

The Mainland Medical Center, a 233-bed, private, for-profit hospital, operates in Texas City.<ref>[http://www.mainlandmedical.com/CustomPage.asp?guidCustomContentID={263215B6-AC55-4276-A52B-B8F34390E0BE} Mainland Medical Center, http://www.mainlandmedical.com/CustomPage.asp?guidCustomContentID={263215B6-AC55-4276-A52B-B8F34390E0BE}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611123434/http://www.mainlandmedical.com/CustomPage.asp?guidCustomContentID=%7B263215B6-AC55-4276-A52B-B8F34390E0BE%7D |date=June 11, 2008 }}</ref>