Jacksonville Local Guide
Hospitals & Public Health
A focused guide to Jacksonville hospitals, emergency departments, Cherokee County public health, and official local and statewide health resources.
Start with the hospital or public-health resource that matches what you need, then use the official source for current departments, services, hours, eligibility, appointments, and care information.
Jacksonville has two hospital emergency departments. Police, fire, emergency alerts, road conditions, and broader preparedness information are organized separately in Emergency & Public Safety.
Jacksonville Hospitals
Hospital and emergency care in Jacksonville
Jacksonville has two hospital systems with emergency departments. Use each hospital’s official website for current departments, patient information, visitor guidance, services, and care details.
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital – Jacksonville
2026 S. Jackson St.
Jacksonville, TX 75766
CHRISTUS operates a Jacksonville hospital and emergency department at this location. Its official emergency-room information states emergency care is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
UT Health Jacksonville
501 S. Ragsdale St.
Jacksonville, TX 75766
UT Health Jacksonville is an acute-care hospital with a 24-hour emergency department serving Jacksonville and the surrounding area.
Public Health & Official Resources
County, state, and local health resources
These official starting points connect Jacksonville residents with county public health, statewide health-service routing, and the state-designated local public mental-health authority.
Cherokee County Public Health
1502 S. Bolton St.
Jacksonville, TX 75766
Start here for current Cherokee County public-health information. Contact the department directly for current services, appointments, and hours.
Texas DSHS
The Texas Department of State Health Services provides statewide health-service routing along with regional and local public-health information.
ACCESS
1011 College Ave.
Jacksonville, TX 75766
Texas HHSC identifies Anderson-Cherokee Community Enrichment Services, or ACCESS, as the local mental-health and intellectual/developmental-disability authority for Anderson and Cherokee counties.
Before You Go
Use the official source for current health information
Hospital departments, public-health services, addresses, hours, eligibility rules, appointments, and program details can change. Our Town organizes useful starting points, but each hospital, county office, state agency, and public authority remains responsible for its current information.
If a hospital contact, public-health address, or official link changes, send us the correction and we can review it against the current source.
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Hospitals & Public Health is part of the larger Jacksonville Guide alongside Schools & Education, City Services & Utilities, Emergency & Public Safety, Parks & Recreation, and Community Resources & Assistance.