Cornerstone Regional Hospital

Cornerstone Regional Hospital is a for-profit hospital in Edinburg, Texas, partially owned and operated by Universal Health Services. Cornerstone Regional Hospital is licensed by the state of Texas and accredited by The Joint Commission.[1] The hospital is designed to serve patients with general medical and surgical care. Cornerstone Regional Hospital does not provide services to patients who need obstetrics, telemetry or intensive care.[2]

Cornerstone Regional Hospital
Universal Health Services Inc.
Geography
Location2302 Cornerstone Blvd, Edinburg 77839, Texas, United States
Coordinates26.26256°N 98.19845°W / 26.26256; -98.19845
Organization
Care systemPublic
TypeCommunity
Services
Beds14
HelipadYes
History
Opened1998
Links
WebsiteCornerstone Regional Hospital
ListsHospitals in Texas

History

A group of physicians in 1998 founded Cornerstone Regional Hospital as an acute care hospital that emphasized orthopedics and general surgery. In August 2005, Cornerstone Regional Hospital affiliated with the largest healthcare system in the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas Health System. Cornerstone Regional Hospital is directly or indirectly owned by a partnership that includes physician owners, including certain members of the hospital medical staff.[3] Cornerstone Regional Hospital is also partially owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS), a King of Prussia, PA-based company, that is one of the largest healthcare management companies in the nation.

Services

Cornerstone Regional Hospital offers a list of medical services and specialties, including its original emphasis on orthopedics and general surgery.

Awards and accolades
  • Texas Hospital Quality Improvement Award - Gold from TMF [4]
  • First Hospital south of Austin to offer Makoplasty partial knee replacement surgery, also offers Navio knee replacement surgery [5]

References
  1. "Quality Report". Qualitycheck.org. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  2. "Cornerstone Regional Hospital in Edinburg, TX - US News Best Hospitals". Health.usnews.com. 2015-05-20. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  3. "About the Hospital Edinburg, TX | Cornerstone Regional Medical Center". Cornerstoneregional.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  4. "135 Texas Hospitals Recognized for Improving Outcomes in Patient Care". Tmf.org. 2014-05-05. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
  5. "Data" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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