Tag: Valley Baptist Medical Center
Cancer survivor shares her story
HARLINGEN – Shock, disbelief, action.
Three decades as a nurse hadn’t prepared Patty Vega to hear the word everyone dreads: “Cancer.”
She’d heard it many times...
Effects of Child Abuse and domestic violence to be discussed at forensic sciences seminar
Child abuse prevention, intervention and investigation in the Valley will be addressed during the 18th Annual Rio Grande Valley Seminar in Forensic Sciences, which...
Valley Baptist abuse response team serves as advocate for Valley’s vulnerable
For victims of abuse and domestic violence, the road to healing and justice can be a difficult one to travel, but Valley Baptist Medical...
Doctors: Influenza vaccinations critical as COVID-19 continues into flu season
With the first “cold” front of 2021 already in the books, local residents may be turning to thoughts of pumpkin spice lattes and sweater...
Valley Baptist educating community during National Suicide Prevention Month
Because of the stigmas still associated with mental health, suicide remains a topic that can be difficult to discuss even today as September serves...
Symbolic Memorial: Sept. 11 first responders remembered with stair climb
HARLINGEN — “Never Forget.”
The phrase is as prevalent now as it was 20 years ago when two planes struck the World Trade Center.
“This event...
Photo Gallery: 9/11 remembrance at Valley Baptist Medical Center
HARLINGEN — “Never Forget.”
The phrase is as prevalent now as it was 20 years ago when two planes struck the World Trade Center.
“This event...
Newborn ICUs care for tiniest patients
With September serving as Newborn Intensive Care Unit Awareness Month, expectant mothers should know that expert teams at Valley Baptist Health System are standing...
Stair Climb: Medical professionals, law enforcement remember New York firefighters
One by one they climbed up the stair case at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville, and as each step they took they remembered those New...
Valley Baptist working to educate community on dangers of Sepsis
Sepsis is a medical emergency that kills nearly 270,000 Americans each year, but unlike diseases such as cancer that have the attention of the...
