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transport in the most immediate emergencies. In addition to acute care services, Texas Health
Resources H-E-B offers comprehensive programs for the treatment of alcoholism, other chemical
dependencies and psychiatric care. The Edwards Cancer Center, located on the hospital campus,
brings radiation therapy to northeast Tarrant County for the first time and offers a full range of
comprehensive cancer care. Hurst is also home to a large network of quality physicians as well as
Saint Camillus Medical Center and Cook Children’s pediatric facilities.

The City is directly tied into the Tarrant County 911 emergency response system. Advanced life
support ambulance service, is provided through the Hurst Fire Department.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Educational facilities within the City are primarily provided by the Hurst-Euless-Bedford and
Birdville Independent School Districts. The HEB ISD consists of twenty-one elementary schools,
five junior high schools, three senior high schools, a career education center, and a center for
vocational education of the handicapped. Of these facilities, seven elementary schools, one
junior high school and one senior high school are located in the City of Hurst. Approximately
22,971 students are enrolled in HEB ISD schools serving the City of Hurst and more than 1,537
teachers service the students.

(HEB ISD Quick Facts,
https://www.hebisd.edu/cms/lib/TX50000437/Centricity/Domain/115/22-23%20Quickfacts%20-%20v1-3%20-
2022%2009%2002.pdf)

The Birdville Independent School District has one elementary school located in northern Hurst.
The district coordinates numerous activities with HEB ISD and the two work closely together to
provide quality education services to their students. Scholastic programs in all of Hurst’s school
systems consistently meet and exceed the state’s accreditation standards. Area students
consistently match or outperform other students in the state on scholastic tests and on college
entrance exams. extracurricular activities are also an important part of the student experience in
HEB and Birdville ISDs. Each district has had academic, athletic and fine arts programs crowned
as State or National champions. The commitment to quality learning also extends to higher
education. Tarrant County College Northeast Campus offers a wide range of curriculum in
occupational, basic studies and continuing education Courses. The Northeast Campus opened its
doors in the fall of 1968, and the site has expanded to 187 acres with eighteen buildings that
house almost a quarter of a million square feet of floor space.

CITY SERVICES

The City of Hurst municipal government consists of ten operating departments each responsible
for providing a variety of services to the citizens that live here. They include: Community Services,
Fire Department, Police Department, Fiscal Services, Human Resources, Judicial and Legislative

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