HARLINGEN – Nationally-recognized knee and hip replacement surgery which is performed at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen has helped many Valley residents and visitors to regain their ability to walk without pain. In fact, Valley Baptist is one of the most experienced hospitals in Texas when it comes to…
HARLINGEN – Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen has received a new award — the “Target: Stroke ELITE PLUS Honor Roll Award” — while Valley Baptist-Brownsville has again received the “Target: Stroke Honor Roll” award — for fast response in treating patients who come to the hospital with symptoms of…
HARLINGEN – Life-saving care provided by Valley Baptist Medical Center physicians and employees has once again enabled Valley Baptist-Harlingen and Valley Baptist-Brownsville to receive “Gold Plus” awards for care of stroke patients from the American Heart Association for 2015. The national awards program, Get With The Guidelines, is designed to help…
HARLINGEN – Dr. Ameer Hassan, Endovascular Neurologist at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, recently performed a very specialized “endovascular neurology” procedure on a woman who traveled to Valley Baptist all the way from Italy, Jenni Cerea. Dr. Hassan said Ms. Cerea had an “occluded” vein on one side of…
HARLINGEN – A 32-year-old-woman from Italy recently came to the Valley to have a specialized “endovascular neurology” procedure that was performed by Dr. Ameer Hassan at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen. Now Jenni Cerea is back in Bergamo, Italy (near Milan), recovering from the very specialized treatment that is…
Hospital volunteers at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen and Brownsville have received several state-wide awards for their service to hospital patients, including for serving as “compassionate companions” for terminally-ill patients who have no family members to be by their side during their final hours of life. The volunteers –…
Chaplains at the Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen offer three Bereavement Support Groups, which are free and open to the public, for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one: • BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP – This group is designed to give tools and support to those who…
HARLINGEN – Dr. Ameer Hassan, who introduced specialized endovascular neurology procedures to deep South Texas in 2012 at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, was recently named vice-chair of a national organization, the American Academy of Neurology’s section on Endovascular and Interventional Neurology. Dr. Hassan has participated in several clinical…
HARLINGEN – Hospital chaplains at Valley Baptist Medical Center not only visit and pray with patients, but are also available to help patients and family members with documents such as advanced directives in which they can make their wishes known about their healthcare decisions. In fact, the Valley Baptist chaplains…
Alfonso Soto Jr. of Weslaco was driving, running an errand on March 12, when his brother-in-law, who was in the passenger seat, noticed that Mr. Soto suddenly just “didn’t look good”. Mr. Soto, age 65, was slurring his speech and his face was drooping. Mr. Soto pulled over at a…
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