Loop 363, the H.K. Dodgen Loop, circles Temple and meets I-35 at both ends, SH-53 heads east along Adams Avenue, and US-190 leads toward Rogers and Bryan. Belton and the Leon River lie to the southwest, with Blackland Prairie farmland to the east and low limestone hills to the west. A planned trip may stay in Central Texas or continue to another state.
Planning medical transport to or from Temple, Texas
A pickup near the Santa Fe depot downtown starts on different streets than one at the hospital campuses on South 31st Street and Veterans Memorial Drive, or on the loop's eastern side near Adams Avenue. Belton, Salado, Troy, and Rogers are separate Central Texas communities, each with its own roads into Temple.
Eastern Royal Medical Transport asks for the exact pickup and destination addresses in Temple, the travel day, entrance and parking details at each building, and the name of whoever will meet the vehicle. I-35, Loop 363, and US-190 help frame the trip, and whether it enters I-35 north toward Waco or south toward Austin depends on where in Temple it starts.
This service is for scheduled, non-emergency ground transportation. It is not an ambulance or emergency-response service; call 911 when immediate medical help is needed.
Bell County pickups from downtown Temple, the medical campuses, or Loop 363 onto I-35, US-190, or SH-53
Exact pickup and destination addresses reviewed before availability is confirmed
Pickup access, destination handoff, timing, and rider needs included in planning
When a long-distance trip starts or ends somewhere in Texas other than Temple, these pages cover route planning for each city. Every trip is still reviewed individually before availability is confirmed.
Temple is a Bell County city on I-35 between Austin and Waco that grew from an 1880 railroad construction camp, and the Santa Fe depot downtown houses the Temple Railroad and Heritage Museum. Belton, the county seat, lies eight miles southwest across the Leon River. Salado, Troy, Rogers, and Killeen are nearby, and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple and the Olin E. Teague Veterans' Center are the major hospitals.
Medical centers in Temple
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple
Olin E. Teague Veterans' Center
Hospitals are named as geographic references for trip planning. Naming one does not imply an affiliation or a prearranged transport relationship with Eastern Royal Medical Transport.
Nearest airport for visiting family
Relatives flying in to help on pickup or arrival day can plan around Killeen Regional Airport (GRK).
July and August afternoons average about 95 degrees in Temple, so an early departure is easier on a rider. May is the wettest month at about 4.5 inches, with June close behind, and a spare day in the schedule helps if rain slows I-35.
For discharge planners and case managers
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple has a main campus at 2401 South 31st Street plus separate pediatric and long-term care campuses, and the Olin E. Teague Veterans' Center is another campus at 1901 Veterans Memorial Drive. Tell the coordinator which campus and building the rider is leaving, the release day, and who will meet the vehicle.
Temple trip questions
Can a rider leave Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple and travel to family in another state?
Yes. Shreveport and Corpus Christi are each about 260 road miles away, Oklahoma City about 320, and Tulsa about 390, and the two Oklahoma trips run north on I-35 through Waco and Dallas-Fort Worth. Give the coordinator the unit, the release day, and where the trip ends, and the quote states timing and price before anything is booked.
Can the pickup be in Belton, Salado, or Killeen?
Yes. Belton is eight miles southwest across the Leon River, Salado is about 17 miles south on I-35, and Killeen is about 27 miles west by way of I-35 and I-14. For a farm or ranch home, send the road name, a nearby landmark, and any steps or a ramp at the entrance. Trips leaving the area usually join I-35 or US-190.
How should a family plan around Central Texas heat and spring rain?
Ask for an early departure in July and August, when highs average about 95 degrees, and keep a spare day in May and June, the wettest months. Check the National Weather Service forecast for Bell County, since rain that slows I-35 toward Waco or Austin is easier to absorb when a spare day is already set aside.
