Health & Wellness

Amid a healthcare worker shortage, DHR Health is celebrating its recent hiring of 47 new physician residents as part of its inaugural Graduate Medical Education programs, or GME.

Operation Border Health Preparedness will provide free health services next week at several locations throughout the Valley, hosted by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and its community partners.

With temperatures reaching an all-time high, at least three hospital systems in the Rio Grande Valley have reported a rise in the number of emergency room visits related to heat illness, and meteorologists continue to warn that it’s not getting much cooler anytime soon.

Let’s be honest, as soon as summer hits we indulge in some ice cream, popsicles and beer for those who are old enough. Let’s be even more honest — we don’t really wait for the summer to enjoy those things.

One day in 2019, as Kimberly Davis and her husband drove by South Texas Health System Children’s in Edinburg, he said casually but with confidence, “There’s your future job right there.”

Two of six graduates from South Texas Health System's residency program represent some semblance of hope for addressing a lack of medical professionals in the Rio Grande Valley as healthcare providers continue to grapple with a doctor and nursing shortage that's impacting the entire nation.

Rosalinda Jimenez was inspired to pursue a career that deals with mental health because of her father, who no one knew “was depressed until he mentioned it,” she said. Recollections of how her father, Isabel Jimenez, a World War II veteran, would “suffer in silence” and only spoke of his experience late in his life helped her realize the toll that war took on his mental health, and that there are many like him who still struggle.

McALLEN — It’s difficult to know when an emergency situation may force you into action, but whether it’s compression- or hands-only CPR methods, knowing what to do at that moment can mean the difference between life and death.

Ever been concerned for someone's welfare due to mental health concerns but just don't know what you can do to help, or even how to identify cause for concern? Experts at South Texas Health System have provided Rio Grande Valley residents with resources to aid during times of struggle.

It's no secret that there is often more work than hands at healthcare facilities across the nation, which the COVID-19 pandemic helped to further exploit in 2020, but nowhere was this more apparent at the time than in the nursing field.