The purpose of emergency medical services signing is to guide motorists who are unfamiliar with the area to a medical care facility that can provide emergency medical treatment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The two types of facilities eligible for signing are:

Hospitals are eligible for signs on freeways/expressways and conventional roads while free-standing emergency medical care facilities are eligible for signs on conventional roads only. The two types of facilities have distinctly different standard signs as shown below. The requirements for the application of the signs are contained in the following pages. Also included are links to directories of licensed facilities through the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).