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Welcome to Valley Baptist Health System

Welcome to the award-winning and nationally recognized Valley Baptist Health System.  Serving South Texas for nearly 100-years as a faith-based regional health system, Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville, Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen and Valley Baptist Micro-Hospital – Weslaco, are supported by Free Standing Emergency Centers, the FIRST Comprehensive Stroke Center in the Valley, comprehensive stroke rehabilitation services, a specialized children’s unit with a dedicated pediatric emergency unit, a specialty women’s center, geriatric behavioral health clinic, breast center, heart and vascular clinic, community reference laboratories, family care clinics, fitness center, healthy women’s centers, imaging centers, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation centers, neurology center, family practice residency clinic, a physician network, and the Valley Baptist School of Vocational Nursing.

From celebrating the birth of your newborn babies to restoring health or treating you in an emergency, we know that care is more than medicine.  Valley Baptist is focused on helping our community achieve health for life through compassionate service inspired by faith, prompted by kindness and, an experience based on excellence.

The Valley Baptist network of care features 866-beds and includes more than 500 physicians, which are supported by 3,500 clinical and non-clinical staff members.  And, it extends many of its services beyond its facilities and into local communities, offering free medical screenings, supporting groups and numerous educational opportunities.   

Valley Baptist – Built on a Community of Care and safety.  We are honored to have the opportunity to serve you.

Better Together

Over the last 100+ years, our commitment remains the same. To provide personalized care with the highest quality standards in mind. We serve the Rio Grande Valley with advanced health care that includes technological innovation, service and community engagement. Together, we are united by a common goal and a deep commitment to one another and to those we serve.

Better Together

A Community Built on Care

Caring, nurturing and helping heal friends, loved ones and neighbors is our passion, and we’re honored to have the opportunity to serve you.

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We understand that it can be confusing to estimate treatment costs before choosing care. A comprehensive list of the hospital’s shoppable services and standard charges for services are available for review.
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Valley Central News: Innovative treatment brings hope to stroke patients

Apr 27, 2023

HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — You might be under the impression that all strokes present themselves in a dramatic and painful way, but most times, it’s a quiet, mild pain in your arm.

Being aware and knowing the warning signs of a stroke is key to ensuring the patient gets treatment as fast as possible.

There is an acronym to help you remember the signs of a stroke, and it’s called “BE FAST.” 

“B” is for balance, “E” is for eyes, in terms of blurry, double vision, “F” is for facial drooping, “A” is for arm or leg weakness, “S” is for slurred speech and “T” means it’s time to call 911.

“When patients have hemorrhages, those types of strokes, it’s very obvious. They basically pass out, and they’re on the floor, and their families call 911,” said Dr. Ameer Hassan, head of the Neuroscience Institute, Valley Baptist Medical in Harlingen. “But it’s the milder strokes where they can’t move their arm, and your grandmother thinks she’s okay. This will get better. I’ll just gonna sleep on it. You must call 911 and get her to the nearest emergency room.”

Doctors say it’s better to be safe than sorry, so doctors recommend that you act as soon as you see a sign.  

The Latest Treatment

Endovascular Thrombectomy has been shown to be more effective in reducing disability than medical therapy in some stroke patients.

An ischemic stroke is the most common type of stroke. It occurs when a blood clot blocks the flow of blood and oxygen to the brain. This procedure extends the treatment window for stroke patients.

It is estimated that a stroke causes patients to lose about 2 million neurons a minute due to a lack of blood and oxygen.

“As long as you had salvageable brain tissue, we should treat patients for up to 24 hours. Now, recent trials are now telling us that even if there’s a lot of dead tissue, these patients actually do benefit from pulling the clot out,” said Hassan. “So we get fewer hemorrhages, we get less death, and then you get more patients getting closer to disability-free life.”  

If you or someone you know is experiencing or showing signs of a stroke call 911 immediately.