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SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM MCALLEN
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More than three years ago, the team at South Texas Health System McAllen announced a bold vision to fully renovate its facility. The goal was simple and ambitious: to present an environment, inside and out, that better reflected the quality of compassionate care provided at this long-standing and respected McAllen institution. Nearly $50 million and more than 15 months of hard work went into making that vision a reality. This month, South Texas Health System McAllen celebrates the one-year anniversary of the culmination of this exciting project.
Creating a More Welcoming Environment The changes began with an overhaul to the exterior of the iconic and highly visible facility, including painting it a warmer, more contemporary color, adding new outdoor lighting, refreshing the landscaping and updating the parking lot. Inside, the renovations helped to improve the overall patient experience by enhancing the facility’s ambiance. Patient room upgrades included new flooring and ceilings, LED lighting, and new showers, toilets and bathroom floors. In the cafeteria, the dining areas were upgraded with new booths, raised ceilings and a relaxing color scheme, resulting in a more inviting space for patients, their families, visitors and staff. The lobby now features an updated reception desk, raised ceilings and new finishes. And the new nurses’ stations enhance workflow and feature better signage to direct visitors. The ultimate goal of the renovations was to create a setting that helped put patients at ease by rising above the sterile environment so often found in healthcare settings. The result is a warm and inviting environment that welcomes patients and their families.
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A History of Quality Care The renovations were also made, in part, to better reflect the quality of care that South Texas Health System McAllen has been providing area residents since 1985. While the existing facility first opened its doors at its current location more than 35 years ago, its history of providing care to the residents of the Rio Grande Valley goes back more than 100 years. Its precursor opened in 1919 and spent more than 50 years in downtown McAllen as McAllen Municipal Hospital, McAllen General Hospital and McAllen Methodist Hospital.
Well-Earned Recognition for Quality Care Today, South Texas Health System McAllen is a full-service, acute care facility that is the proud recipient of numerous accreditations, certifications and other forms of recognition. As the Upper Valley’s only verified Level II Trauma Center, South Texas Health System McAllen continues to advance emergency services for the community. As a certified Comprehensive Stroke Center and the hub of the South Texas Health System Neurosciences and Stroke Institute, the facility treats the most critical stroke cases in its endovascular suite and provides neuro-endovascular care and stroke-certified physical rehabilitation services. In addition, it offers a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to care for newborns with critical issues.
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