Ascension Medical Group Express Care Temple — Temple

Ascension Medical Group Express Care Temple is part of Ascension Health — one of the largest Catholic, not-for-profit healthcare systems in the US with 140+ hospitals and 2,600+ sites of care across 19 states and Washington, D.C., serving more than 16 million patients annually and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Ascension was formed in 1999 through the merger of Daughters of Charity National Health System and the Sisters of St. Joseph Health System, with later additions of Carondelet Health System and others. The system operates under regional brand names including Ascension Saint Thomas (Tennessee — Nashville flagship), Ascension Seton (Central Texas — Austin metro), Ascension Illinois (Chicago metro), Ascension St. Vincent (Indiana), Ascension Wisconsin, Ascension Sacred Heart (Florida), and Ascension Providence (Michigan). All locations share an integrated Epic EMR (MyChart patient portal) and participate in Ascension's national referral network for cancer, cardiology, transplant, and other complex specialty care. Ascension also operates Ascension Online Care for 24/7 virtual urgent care and Ascension Rx for in-house pharmacy services. Care is provided according to Catholic ethical and religious directives, with extensive financial assistance programs for low-income patients.