Partners

West Texas Regional Poison Center at University Medical Center of El Paso

America’s First 24-Hour Bilingual (English/Spanish) Regional Poison Center Certified by American Association of Poison Control Centers

West Texas Regional Poison Center at University Medical Center of El Paso (WTRPC) is located in El Paso and is the only poison center located directly on the entire 2,000 mile U.S.-Mexico border. The WTRPC is nationally recognized for its bilingual and culturally sensitive poison center services and educational programs provided to 1.4 million people in its 36-county West Texas border service region.

In 2004, the WTRPC entered a collaborative partnership with the Southwest Center for Pediatric Environmental Health (SWCPEH) to provide 24-hour/365-days bilingual Pharmacist/Nurse Specialists’ call handling of SWCPEH’s Pediatric Environmental Health Reporting Line of 1-888-901-5665. The line is free of charge to the caller and assists people to address environmental concerns.