Texas hospitals are losing $27M a day in Medicaid funding. Here’s why the Valley should care
More than 333,000 Valley residents rely on Medicaid, including roughly 234,000 children, raising the stakes as Texas hospitals face billions... Read more »
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New statewide push to reduce Texas’ uninsured population starts in the Rio Grande Valley
A new nonprofit backed by major health organizations is starting its statewide work in the Valley, where some of Texas’... Read more »
STC built the nation’s first nursing apprenticeship. Its first class just went 10-for-10.
All 10 graduates passed the national nursing exam on their first attempt after completing 2,000 hours of paid training at... Read more »
UTRGV to turn former Monitor building into $41.3M optometry school
The former newspaper headquarters in McAllen will become the academic and clinical home of a new optometry program expected to... Read more »
STHS Edinburg earns top Texas hospital ranking for fifth straight year
U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital No. 30 in Texas and the only Valley facility to earn Best... Read more »
DHR moves forward with $5.6M medical research hub in McAllen
The four-story facility will house medical research and education programs developed through DHR Health’s partnership with the University of Houston.... Read more »
South Texas Health System expands physician pipeline with 65 new medical residents
The incoming class includes physicians training in five residency programs, including a new general surgery program.... Read more »
The Valley’s only kidney transplant center ranks among the nation’s best
DHR Health’s transplant institute earned the No. 2 ranking in Texas and No. 16 nationally in the latest federal performance... Read more »
Mexican university launches nursing pipeline to help ease Texas’ healthcare worker shortage
The Autonomous University of Tamaulipas will help prepare nursing graduates and connect them with Texas hospitals through the TN visa.... Read more »
UTRGV lands one of five statewide grants to bring cancer trials to the Valley
The $877K CPRIT award will establish the region’s first comprehensive oncology clinical trials infrastructure at the new UT Health RGV... Read more »
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