Universal Health Services has announced their decision to terminate the purchase agreement with Knapp Medical Center. A deed restriction found during the process halted progression on the closing of the... ...[more]
Knapp Medical Center has received the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Bronze Award, a quality improvement award from TMF® Health Quality Institute, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization... ...[more]
Thank you to all of the individuals who participated in Knapp Medical Center’s 50th Anniversary Cupcake Contest. ... ...[more]
Knapp Medical Center is celebrating its 50th Anniversary during 2012. To celebrate, we are asking the community to participate in a cupcake contest. ... ...[more]
Individuals with a conflict of interest may determine the fate of Knapp Medical Center. Weslaco Needs the Hospital Authority to Waive the Deed Restriction and Allow Knapp’s Sale to STHS Knapp Medical... ...[more]
For the past several years, the Board of Directors of Knapp Medical Center has been studying regional healthcare trends and assessing the future of Weslaco’s only hospital. We are completely committed... ...[more]
South Texas Health System announced today that it reached an agreement to bring Knapp Medical Center (KMC), located in Weslaco, TX, into the health system. The partnership incorporates KMC into the South... ...[more]
This Community Health Assessment Report is a systematic, data-driven approach to determining the health status, behaviors and needs of residents in the primary service area of Knapp Medical Center. Subsequently,... ...[more]
Congratulations to the following winners of the 2011 Bras Ending Breast Cancer Bra Decoration Contest: Best... ...[more]
As Knapp prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary, we’d like to share some of the progress the hospital has made since opening its doors in 1962. From fiscal responsibility to new breakthroughs in... ...[more]
Ms. Helen Kelly Wheir has accepted the position of Executive Director of The Foundation for Knapp Medical Center. She comes to the Foundation with over thirty years management and development experience... ...[more]
Show off your design skills and participate in this year’s Bras Ending Breast Cancer. Tastefully decorate a bra (padded preferred) and submit it along with an entry form between 8 a.m. – 6... ...[more]
Knapp Medical Center was one of 25 U.S. hospitals, and the only in Texas, to receive the prestigious “Most Improved” Award by Hospitals and Health Networks’ Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study... ...[more]
- Report Finds Top Hospitals Have 32% Fewer Maternal Complications - DENVER, Colo. (July 19, 2011) – A report released today by HealthGrades, the nation’s most trusted, independent source of physician... ...[more]
The Wound Center at Knapp Medical Center has been certified by the Undersea & Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS) in agreement with the Joint Commission as a Level One clinical hyperbaric facility program. The... ...[more]
See these symptoms? Act NOW by calling 911! Time matters with strokes: Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg – especially on one side of the body Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or... ...[more]
NEVER leave a child alone in a car — even for a minute! In 2010, Texas led the nation with 13 child fatalities due to hyperthermia (heat stroke) from children being left unattended in vehicles or from... ...[more]
Knapp now provides work-scheduled flexibility to allow breastfeeding employees time for pumping breast milk or nursing infants and a room where breastfeeding employees can either pump or nurse, as well... ...[more]
The Knapp Medical Center Hospice program is very excited to announce the appointment of their new Co-Medical Director, Dr. Daniel Farray. Dr. Farray, who is affiliated with Texas Oncology, has been a... ...[more]
Curtis Haley, Executive Vice President for Finance, will retire April 29, 2011 after 26 years with Knapp Medical Center. In his resignation letter he said, “I wish to take this opportunity to extend... ...[more]
We are pleased to announce that Knapp Medical Center received the following HealthGrades® 2011 Awards and national designations. Recipient of the HealthGrades® Joint Replacement Excellence Award™... ...[more]
From the patient rooms and waiting rooms to the hallways and front desk, Knapp Medical Center’s Medical Unit has been updated with a fresh, modern look. The Medical Unit is located on the sixth floor... ...[more]
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