Baylor College of Medicine provides the professional staff for Ben Taub General Hospital, one of two major public hospitals in Harris County. Ben Taub is a 578-bed acute care teaching facility providing care for injured and indigent residents of Harris County. The hospital has several specialty intensive care units, including Medicine, Surgery, Coronary Care, Pediatrics, Neurology/Neurosurgery and a Wound Unit. There is a wide variety of ambulatory care clinics and a complete array of diagnostic services and treatment facilities.

The Department of Anesthesiology is well represented at Ben Taub and is responsible for operating and staffing the entire anesthesia service. The Anesthesiology Service is divided into two functional divisions, a General Operating Room and an Obstetrical/Gynecology unit.