Rice Medical Center is a nonprofit Critical Access Hospital and Level IV Trauma Center serving Eagle Lake and surrounding rural communities in Texas. Guided by its promise, “Our Family Caring For Yours,” the organization aims to provide quality healthcare at a reasonable cost, combining modern equipment and skilled care with the personal service of a community hospital. Its services include 24-hour emergency care, inpatient and outpatient treatment, observation, surgery, diagnostic imaging, laboratory testing, respiratory care, and sleep studies.

Patients can also access physical and occupational therapy, wound care, behavioral health support through Lighthouse RMC, specialty services, and a swing bed program for transitional care and rehabilitation. Telemedicine extends primary care to rural school districts and remote locations. Rice Medical Associates operates rural health clinics in Eagle Lake and East Bernard, offering greater access to primary care.

The center also provides patient portal and online bill-payment options, financial assistance information, and community health resources. Its physicians, staff, volunteers, and locally elected board support compassionate care and ongoing service improvements