Central Texas Poison Center

Welcome to the Central Texas Poison Center web site. The CTPC is a 24-hour poison emergency treatment and information resource for health care professionals and the public in Central Texas. The CTPC is located at Scott & White in Temple, Texas and is designated by the state to serve the 2 million people residing in Public Health Region 7.

Central Texas Poison Center (CTPC) is located at Scott & White in Temple, Texas. We are supported by an intrastate long distance telephone tax and designated by the Texas legislature to provide poison information and prevention services to health care professionals and the public within Public Health Region 7.

The Texas Poison Center Network is comprised of six poison centers regionally located throughout the state, the Texas Department of Health and the Advisory Commission State Emergency Communications. This area includes Austin and Waco and goes east to College Station and west to San Saba. (See maps)

Education materials are available to those within our service area by calling 800-222-1222. Emergency and consultative services to both the public and health care providers are available through 800-222-1222 or 9-1-1. This number accesses all Poison Centers within the State of Texas, when calling from within Texas, and will only access CTPC when calling within Public Health Region 7. For those who are not within our service area and are interested in speaking with us directly, we can be reached through our administrative line 254-724-7405.

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