Tag: South Texas Health System

The Cabreras welcomed a new addition to the family at 12:52 a.m. Monday morning and the Rio Grande Valley welcomed one of its first babies born in the New Year.

It's no secret that the nation has faced a nursing and doctor shortage since the COVID-19 pandemic, a time when medical professionals worked under extreme circumstances at their own peril and often without rest for days. Among those who underwent the most challenges were healthcare facilities that experienced staffing shortages, especially in the nursing field which further emphasized a need for healthcare workers.

South Texas Health System welcomed the first baby born on Christmas at the hospital into the world at 7:10 a.m.

South Texas Health System physicians are advising residents to get vaccinated as they begin to see an uptick in cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.

Emma Montes-Ewing grew up in Peru where access to medical care was strictly controlled under a socialized healthcare system. Fast forward several decades, and now she finds herself in America at the head of a local hospital that she wants to help grow and expand its healthcare access to the masses.

EDINBURG — South Texas Health System officials along with community leaders and agencies gathered together at STHS Behavioral on Wednesday morning to celebrate the opening of its chemical dependency unit.

For Dr. Frank Robert Glatz, an ear, nose and throat specialist at South Texas Health System, a new device that is implanted in one’s throat will change the lives of those struggling with sleep apnea.

EDINBURG — Meredith Gaspar's week didn't start off as planned.

In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month hospital facilities across the Rio Grande Valley will be offering mammograms at discounted prices.

Those struggling with depression may not know it at the time, but help can be just a phone call away. For those struggling with thoughts of suicide, that phone call can be a matter of life or death.