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  • Nurse Practitioner, Family Medicine, Hip & Knee Orthopedic Surgery
  • Accepting new patients
  • 20 years of experience
  • Baylor Scott & White Roney Bone and Joint Institute - Temple 2401 S 31st St, Temple, TX 76508
  • (254) 724-2663

Brief Intro

Ellen Rutledge is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who serves Central Texas at the Roney Bone and Joint Institute in Temple. Her specialties include orthopedic surgery and sports medicine.Ellen loves athletes of all ages -- teens in school and club sports, college sports participants, and anyone (like herself) who is active and trying to stay healthy through all stages of life. She enjoys guiding the physical rehabilitation of teens and adults as they return to their normal activities after an injury or surgery. Her philosophy is that we are built to move and we function better when we are active. She wants to help her patients move better and participate in the activities they love.She is a member of Texas Nurse Practitioners as well as the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.Born and raised in Dallas, Ellen left the big city to attend college in Lubbock where she fell in love with smaller-town life. She and her husband have lived in the Temple area for almost 30 years, 18 years of which she spent working in emergency departments. In 2022, she returned to Baylor Scott & White Orthopedics in the Sports Medicine department.In her spare time, Ellen loves to hike and trail walk with her husband and friends which keeps her active while immersed in nature.

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Education Background

MEDICAL SCHOOL

Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi (Education) - 2005

Languages Spoken

  • English

Location & Hours

  • 2401 S 31st St, Temple, TX 76508
  • Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Sat:7:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Sun:Closed

Specialties Treated

  • Hip & Knee Orthopedic Surgery
  • Family Medicine
  • Nurse Practitioner

Insurance Accepted

* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).

  • UnitedHealthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
  • Tricare
  • Oscar Health Insurance
  • CHAMPVA
  • Superior HealthPlan
  • Medicaid
  • Aetna
  • Transamerica
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
  • Triwest Healthcare Alliance
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  • Cancer 66
  • Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 67
  • Orthopedics 124
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery 104
  • Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 119
  • Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 125
  • Diabetes & Endocrinology 53
  • Children's Hospital 23
  • Urology 117
  • Psychiatry 96
  • Geriatrics 115
  • Rehabilitation 139
  • Obsterics & Gynecology 13
  • Ophthalmology 2
  • Ear, Nose & Throat 10
  • Rheumatology 2
  • Long Term Care 50
  • Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 60