Valley Regional Medical Center is a new 214-bed acute care hospital located in the rapidly developing north side of Brownsville. It serves Brownsville, South Padre Island and communities north of Brownsville including Harlingen. Valley Regional is a designated Trauma Center and offers many sophisticated services such as Emergency Care, Neonatal Intensive Care, Neurosurgery, Cardiac Surgery and Orthopedic Surgery. Additionally, General Medicine, Woman’s Care Services, General Surgery and Outpatient Surgery provide a stable base of services.

Valley Regional just completed the installation of the most current CT technology, which allows its doctors to study body systems with the greatest detail. The hospital underwent an expansion during 2004, which added a second Intensive Care Unit and sixteen medical and surgical beds.

The hospital takes pride in the medical outcomes of its physicians because comparison of web-based data illustrates how they are among the best in south Texas.

Community Description

Brownsville is just 25 miles from the beautiful beaches of South Padre Island. South Padre Island is a coastal resort town bordered by the Gulf of Mexico and offers 5 miles of seashore shopping, fine dining, entertainment, year-round fishing, exotic tropical tours, water sports and lots more! This 34-mil-long barrier reef situated at the tip of Texas offers some of the best tropical destinations anywhere including high-rise hotels, gourmet restaurants, and amusement attractions, including a world class water park, parasailing, bungee jumping, wind surfing, diving, snorkeling, and beach horseback riding. Water activities include dolphin and bird watching cruises, fishing charters, and sailing, as well as marinas that serve pleasure boats.