Temple in Bell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Scott & White Hospital

Photographed by James Hulse, September 28, 2022

1. Scott & White Hospital Marker

Inscription. The Gulf, Colorado, & Santa Fe Railway established the town of Temple in 1881 and located the Santa Fe Railway Hospital at Temple in 1891. Dr. Arthur Carroll Scott, Sr. (1865-1940) became chief surgeon of the railway in 1892. In 1895 he hired Dr. Raleigh R. White, Jr., (1871-1917) who was promoted to co-chief surgeon by 1897.

Doctors Scott and White formed a private practice partnership in 1897, and in 1904 they opened a hospital known as the Temple Sanitarium. Located in downtown Temple, it was renamed Scott & White Hospital in 1922 and expanded to six city blocks. The hospital became a training facility for nurses and doctors. Several new divisions of specialized medicine were added after World War II, and the hospital gained a national reputation for medical research.

Following relocation to this site in 1963, the hospital expanded. By 1995 more than 6,000 people were employed here, and over one million patient visits were recorded. The largest group practice in Texas, Scott & White continues as a leader in the development of health care and has become a world-renowned medical facility.

Erected 1997 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4613.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1881.

Location.

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31° 4.715′ N, 97° 21.847′ W. Marker is in Temple, Texas, in Bell County. It is at the intersection of South 31st Street and Scott Blvd, on the right when traveling north on South 31st Street. The marker is located at the front entrance to the Baylor Scott and White Medical Center with several other THC historical markers. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2401 South 31st Street, Temple TX 76504, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Arthur Carroll Scott, Sr., M.D. (here, next to this marker); Former Site of Scott & White School of Nursing (here, next to this marker); Wilma Carlton (here, next to this marker); Raleigh R. White, Jr., M.D. (here, next to this marker); Claudia Potter, M.D. (here, next to this marker); George Valter Brindley, Sr., M.D. (a few steps from this marker); Anna Laura Cole (a few steps from this marker); Log Cabin Study of Dr. Arthur Carroll Scott (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Temple.

Also see . . . Scott and White Memorial Hospital. Texas State Historical Association

The hospital was converted to a nonprofit hospital foundation by its charter of December 23, 1949. In December 1963 it moved to its present plant, a 354-bed hospital and clinic of 880,000 square feet. In 1993 the complex consisted
Photographed by James Hulse, September 28, 2022

2. The Scott & White Hospital Marker is the middle marker
of over a million square feet, including a magnetic-resonance-imaging building, dialysis treatment center, and cancer prevention and treatment center. The hospital has pioneered group practice, with private medical specialists working as teams, for the Southwest. It has trained professional nurses since 1904, and it funds staff physicians and scientists for special research projects and scientific papers.

(Submitted on October 6, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of all the THC markers in front of the hospital image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 28, 2022

3. The view of all the THC markers in front of the hospital

The Scott and White Hospital marker is the 4th marker from the left of the 8 THC markers.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 873 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 6, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.