Midlothian residents can rest easy knowing they have convenient access to health care, with several top-rated medical centers located within a 30-minute drive.

Baylor Health Care System

Located in Midlothian is the Baylor Family Medical Center at Ellis County, which specializes in internal medicine, family medicine and pediatrics. Midlothian is also home to BaylorWorx Rehabilitation and Fitness Center, along with several other specialists affiliated with Baylor.

Just southeast of Midlothian is Baylor Medical Center at Waxahachie. This major health-care facility is part of the not-for-profit Baylor Health Care System. With more than 200 physicians in 33 specialties and more than 500 employees, Baylor Waxahachie provides a full range of care, including specialized cancer services such as diagnostic imaging, biopsy and surgical removal of cancers. In addition to emergency care and general surgery, the medical center provides extensive specialized care related to diabetes and endocrinology, digestive diseases, imaging and radiology, pediatric care, pain management, orthopedics, sleep disorders and much more. A full list of services can be found at www.baylorhealth.com/waxahachie.

Recent expansions in technology and equipment at Baylor Waxahachie include the addition of electronic health records, implementation of a telemedicine robot for ICU consults, emergency room expansion, stereotactic breast biopsy, computer-assisted joint replacement surgery, and much more. To meet Ellis County’s growing health-care needs, Baylor recently purchased 83 acres at the northwest corner of the intersection of Interstate 35 and Highway 287 for future expansion.

Methodist Health System

Also close to Midlothian are Methodist Mansfield Medical Center and Methodist Charlton Medical Center, advanced community hospitals that are part of the award-winning Methodist Health System.

Opened in 2006, the $134 million Methodist Mansfield Medical Center is a full-service hospital offering cancer treatment, cardiac catheterization lab, cardiology, an emergency room, intensive care unit, inpatient dialysis, a women's pavilion and much more. Located northwest of Midlothian, its facility features some of the latest patient-centric design, amenities and technology, including electronic medical records and bedside medication verification. The medical center also offers in-room visitor zones with high-speed Internet access, couch-beds and flat-screen televisions.

In suburban southwest Dallas is the Methodist Charlton Medical Center, a modern teaching and community hospital that has served the region since 1975. Some areas of distinction include the highest rating for excellence in maternity care, based on a study issued by HealthGrades; a newly renovated intensive care unit; and the Methodist Joint Academy. A full listing of services can be found at www.methodisthealthsystem.org.

Also part of the Methodist Health System is the Midlothian Imaging Center, which offers diagnostic X-ray, open MRI, multi-slice CT scans and bone densitrometry, along with EKGs, lab tests and pre-surgical assessments.

Plenty of Options

Other health-care options near Midlothian include Arlington Memorial South in Arlington, Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, Children's Hospital in Dallas, Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, and VA North Texas Health Care System in Dallas.