Baytown Ambulance Service
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Ambulance service in Baytown, TX
Preferred EMS provides BLS, ALS, and MICU ambulance service in Baytown and the east Harris County area, including Goose Creek, Crosby, and the Highway 146 corridor. Dispatch is available 24/7.
Life-threatening emergency, or not sure? Call 911.
Dispatched 24/7 from our Houston base at 7535 South Fwy.
- BLS, ALS and MICU in Baytown
- Open 24/7
- Dispatch (713) 791-9000
Baytown service
Who we serve
Most Baytown trips run I-10 East or Highway 146 between east Harris County and the Houston hospitals. Our dispatch team plans each one around the Fred Hartman Bridge on Highway 146 and the industrial traffic on those roads, so the pickup time we give you accounts for it.
Hospitals
Discharge transportation, interfacility transfers, and hospital-to-hospital transport for Baytown-area hospitals such as Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital, plus trips west into Houston and the Texas Medical Center.
Skilled nursing facilities
Skilled nursing facilities in Baytown and east Harris County book scheduled ambulance runs for dialysis days, specialist visits and hospital transfers, most of them along Highway 146 and the Fred Hartman Bridge or I-10 toward Houston.
Rehabilitation centers
When a rehab patient in Baytown or Goose Creek is ready to move to a hospital or back home with ambulance-level care, our dispatch team sets the pickup around the industrial traffic on those roads.
Patients and families
When ambulance transport is medically appropriate, Preferred EMS provides scheduled non-emergency transportation for patients throughout Baytown and east Harris County.
Common requests
Common transport needs
Here are the scheduled trips Baytown facilities and families call us about.
Interfacility transfers
Moves between Baytown hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehab centers and specialty facilities, at whatever level the referring team requests.
Hospital discharge transportation
Taking a patient home to Baytown, Goose Creek or Crosby after a hospital stay in Baytown or Houston, or on to a nearby skilled nursing or rehab facility.
Medical appointment transport
Ambulance trips to and from outpatient procedures and appointments, in Baytown or in Houston, when the patient needs an ambulance rather than a car.
ALS or MICU requests
Higher-level transfers between hospitals or facilities in Baytown and east Houston, set up at ALS or MICU on the referring team's request.
Long-distance transport
Trips well past east Harris County, for specialty care, a placement closer to family or an extended transfer.
Services in Baytown
Ambulance services in Baytown
The patient's doctor or nurse chooses BLS, ALS or MICU. Not sure? Dispatch will help. Dispatch answers 24/7 and confirms every trip with you. Life-threatening emergency, or not sure? Call 911.
- Ambulance to the ERNon-emergency ambulance transport from residences and facilities to the ER.
- Hospital dischargeAmbulance transportation from the hospital to the next care setting or home.
- Dialysis transportAmbulance trips to and from dialysis, including repeat trips on treatment days.
- Nursing home & rehab transfersAmbulance transfers for nursing homes, assisted living and rehabilitation facilities.
- Interfacility transfersTransfers between hospitals, freestanding ERs, SNFs, rehab centers and specialty facilities.
- BLS ambulanceFor patients who need an ambulance stretcher and EMT-level care during the trip.
- ALS ambulanceFor patients who need paramedic-level assessment or care during the trip.
- MICU critical careFor critical-care patients moving between facilities with intensive-care equipment and staffing.
Discharge planner or case manager? Book a facility transfer
Regional coverage
Serving Baytown and nearby communities
Baytown is one stop in a service area that covers Greater Houston. From the same dispatch desk we also schedule transports in Houston, Sugar Land, Katy, Pearland, Pasadena, League City, Clear Lake, Humble, Friendswood, The Woodlands and Conroe. The Service Areas page has the full list.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Do you run non-emergency ambulance transport in Baytown?
Yes. We cover Baytown, Goose Creek, Crosby and the Highway 146 corridor at the BLS, ALS and MICU levels. Dispatch takes requests 24 hours a day from hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, rehab centers, dialysis, hospice and families.
Can a Baytown hospital or SNF book an interfacility transfer?
Yes. Case managers and discharge planners at Baytown hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and rehab centers call dispatch directly. We handle the transfer at the level you request and coordinate the handoff with the receiving facility.
How do I book an ambulance in Baytown?
Call dispatch at (713) 791-9000 or send a transport request through the online form. We will ask for the pickup and drop-off, the date and time, the level of care if you know it, and a way to reach you.
What should I have ready when I call about a Baytown transport?
The pickup address, the destination, the date and time, the level (BLS, ALS or MICU) if you know it, and your name and phone number. Please keep diagnoses, medical records and insurance IDs out of the online request form; Dispatch will ask for any details it needs when they call.