Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority

The Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority, now operating under the name Coryell Health, is a public entity (a political subdivision) established under the Texas County Hospital Authority Act to provide comprehensive healthcare services to residents of Coryell County, Texas ([legalclarity.org](https://legalclarity.org/coryell-county-memorial-hospital-authority-legal-structure/?utm_source=openai)).

The healthcare organization traces its origins back to a community-driven effort in 1940 when county residents petitioned to build a hospital. The original Coryell Memorial Hospital was opened in 1942. In 1975, Coryell County commissioners voted unanimously to establish the Coryell County Memorial Hospital Authority, which then oversaw the construction of a new hospital building at 1507 West Main Street in 1976 ([coryellhealth.org](https://coryellhealth.org/about-us/our-history/?utm_source=openai)).

It functions as a public authority—a government entity with public accountability, not a private, PE-backed, or REIT structure. As such, it operates within statutory and governance frameworks prescribed by Texas law ([legalclarity.org](https://legalclarity.org/coryell-county-memorial-hospital-authority-legal-structure/?utm_source=openai)).

The Authority operates healthcare services in Coryell County, including hospital operations and associated skilled‑nursing facilities. CMS data lists nine affiliated nursing facilities within Texas ([projects.propublica.org](https://projects.propublica.org/nursing-homes/affiliate/a-163?utm_source=openai)). NursingHomeDatabase indicates involvement with as many as 29 homes in Texas, though CMS shows nine affiliations; this likely reflects broader historical or reported links across facilities ([nursinghomedatabase.com](https://www.nursinghomedatabase.com/owner/coryell-county-memorial-hospital-authority?utm_source=openai)).

Aside from hospital care, the Authority also operates skilled nursing, outpatient rehabilitation, assisted and independent living services, and emergency medical services ([assistedlivingmagazine.com](https://assistedlivingmagazine.com/nursing-home/coryell-county-memorial-hospital-authority/?utm_source=openai)). It manages a continuum of care including a licensed hospital and extended-care services.