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Wound Center at Knapp Caring for Diabetes, Other Patients
Also offers Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Weslaco Weslaco – The Wound Center at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco cares for patients with wounds that are either not healing or healing slowly -- – including those developed by patients with...
Knapp Medical Center Receives 3 Women’s Care Excellence Awards
Healthgrades recognition received in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Labor and Delivery and Gynecologic Surgery(WESLACO, TX.)—August 22, 2019-- Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, a member of Prime Healthcare, has been recognized for excellence...
Knapp Medical Center Certified As Level II Neonatal Nursery
Weslaco – Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco is certified as a Level II Neonatal Nursery and provides award-winning maternity care which is convenient and close to home for Mid-Valley parents.The certification by the Texas Department of...
Knapp Women’s Services Using Rapid Response Cart to Speed Care to Patients
WESLACO, January 15, 2019 – An award-winning Women’s Services team at Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco has become one of the first in the Rio Grande Valley -- if not the first -- to implement the use of a dedicated rapid response...
Prime Healthcare Foundation Announces Closing of $267 Million Series 2018 Bond Offerings
(Ontario, CA – January 25, 2018) – Prime Healthcare Foundation, a not-for-profit hospital system, announced the closing of $267 million in bond financing, the first-ever such financing by the Foundation. Prime Healthcare Foundation owns...
The Joint Commission has recognized Prime Healthcare hospitals as 2017 Pioneers in Quality™ Contributors
Prime Hospitals recognized for quality improvement in health care (Ontario, CA – November 16, 2017) –The Joint Commission has recognized Prime Healthcare as a Pioneer in Quality contributor. Prime hospitals have implemented new...
Prime Healthcare Hospitals Recognized Nationally by Healthgrades – Hospitals receive nearly 200 awards for various specialties
(Ontario, CA - October 18, 2017) – Prime Healthcare’s community hospitals across the United States have once again received top awards and accolades for clinical excellence in various procedures and conditions by Healthgrades, the...
Knapp Volunteers Donate Life-Saving Defibrillators to Weslaco Police
Hospital Volunteers at Knapp Medical Center donate devices to shock patient’s heart back into rhythm WESLACO - The Weslaco Police Department has become one of the first – if not the first -- police departments in the Valley to be...
Free Presentation on Sports Medicine in Weslaco with Dr Michael Sander Sept 12
Dr. Michael Sander, Orthopedic Surgeon, to speak at free event September 12 at Knapp Medical Center Weslaco – Sports medicine – and treatment for athletic injuries – will be discussed during a free presentation for high school and other...
New Knapp / UTRGV Family Practice Residency Clinic Opens to See Patients in Mercedes
MERCEDES – A new family practice clinic in Mercedes has opened to see patients of all ages, from children to adults and seniors, as part of a new Knapp Medical Center / UTRGV Family Practice Residency Program for the Mid-Valley. The...
Knapp Medical Center Recognized in U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” Ranking
Weslaco hospital cited as high-performing hospital in two specialties by national publication(Weslaco, TX – August 15, 2017) -- Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco has been recognized as a high-performing hospital for treating patients with...
Knapp Medical Center Receives 2 Awards for Quality Care
Weslaco hospital achieves ‘exemplary performance’ in preventing complications, re-admissions of patients WESLACO, August 2017 – Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco has become one of only 12 hospitals in the state of Texas to receive two...