Valley Baptist Health System Micro-Hospital – Weslaco Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

Five years ago, the Valley Baptist Health System Micro-Hospital – Weslaco opened its doors, ushering in a new model of healthcare delivery in the Texas Rio Grande Valley and providing communities of the mid-Valley with enhanced access to nationally recognized and award-winning healthcare.

Since opening in January 2020, the Valley Baptist Micro-Hospital – Weslaco has served thousands of mid-Valley residents by delivering Valley Baptist’s inpatient, outpatient, and emergency care at a convenient location close to home.

The facility includes a 14-bed emergency department with two trauma bays, one procedure room, eight inpatient beds, and is staffed by specially trained physicians, nurses and techs. The Valley Baptist Micro-Hospital – Weslaco also features outpatient laboratory and imaging services for patients who receive outpatient orders for specific tests from their physicians.

While local residents are likely familiar with free-standing emergency rooms, the Valley Baptist Micro-Hospital – Weslaco provides a higher level of healthcare. It offers an inpatient component to its services, meaning that should a patient need to be admitted for additional treatment, they can receive that care closer to home.

“Many patients have expressed that they have always relied on the compassionate high-level care that Valley Baptist has provided over the years in the lower valley, and for the last five years they’ve had that same level of service available to them right here in Weslaco,” said Ronda Lewis, Valley Baptist-Micro Hospital – Weslaco administrator. “Not having to travel to Harlingen has made it much easier to get the care that they need, while still receiving Valley Baptist’s high-quality care.”

As the Valley’s healthcare system continues to address the healthcare needs of the community, Lewis said the micro-hospital has continued to add key services while providing the trusted, compassionate healthcare that has defined Valley Baptist Health System for more than a century.

“While the micro-hospital model was a new concept for the Valley at the time, the goal set when the facility opened five years ago remains unchanged, said Valley Baptist – Harlingen and – Weslaco Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Bartnesky-Smith.

“We strive to offer the same Valley Baptist care that the community has grown to trust over generations directly to the Mid-Valley community, so folks can receive this level of care a little closer to home,” she said.