How to Contact an Inmate at GIST (TX)

Trying to reach someone connected to GIST (TX) through the Center for Advanced Surgery? Set your expectations first. Their online contact form gets forwarded to the office by email, not through a secure messaging system. The form also warns against transmitting private health information, since they don't guarantee privacy or confidentiality for submissions.

The Center for Advanced Surgery does mention GIST on its telehealth services page, which suggests GIST-related care comes up in that context. However, there's no information about contacting an incarcerated person, coordinating messages, or arranging communication through a jail or prison. Treat this as background information only. Confirm the specifics with the appropriate office before sharing anything sensitive.

Steps to Follow

• ✓ Use the Center for Advanced Surgery online contact form if you need to send a message. Keep it non-sensitive since it is forwarded by email and is not a secure messaging system.
• ✓ Call 972-528-0695 for questions.
• ✓ If your question is more general (for example, a non-urgent administrative question), try the general inquiries number: 972-817-6050.

Before using an online form to pass along information, find out how messages are handled and who sees them. The Center for Advanced Surgery says their form is forwarded by email and isn't secure. Ask whether that method works for anything related to inmate care or communication, and clarify what information (if any) you should leave out of your message.

1. Call the main questions line (972-528-0695). Ask if this is the best number for your situation and whether they can direct you to the right person for inmate-related coordination.
2. Use the general inquiries number (972-817-6050) if you get routed incorrectly. Confirm which line handles administrative questions versus scheduling and coordination.
3. Ask what they can coordinate directly. Find out whether the Center coordinates with correctional facility staff for appointments or communications, and what they need from you to do that (without sharing private details until you know the safest method).