A new UT Health Facility has Opened in Edinburg

A new UT Health Facility has Opened in Edinburg
Photo by Jerry Galindo

The grand opening for the UT Health multi-specialty facility took place on August 15th.. Executive Vice President of Health Affairs at UTRGV and Dean of the School of Medicine, Dr. John Krouse tells what this facility will offer to the community. 

“I invite you to make this place your medical home. the place where you and your family can receive top notch healthcare services in primary care, urgent care, woman health, vision care, and surgical specialties such as ear, nose, and throat, plastic surgery, orthopedic and endocrine surgery.”

With over 120 board certified physicians across 30 specialties, this facility makes UT Health their 20th clinical site.

Executive Director of UT Health RGV, Michael Patriarca explains what this facility will mean to the city of Edinburg and surrounding communities. 

Accesses to these clinical specialties, combined with minimal wait times and a dedication to the patient experience and satisfaction is a standard of care that is second to none, is what academic medicine brings to our community, and what our patients can expect to receive at this site.”

This grand opening makes it the second UT Health multi-specialty facility in the rio grande valley. Dr. Krouse says there’s alot more to this facility than purely education.

“Our school of medicine is not only educating future physicians and conducting cutting edge research, but also growing a dedicated team of physicians to provide excellent healthcare and offer excellent patient experience to you and your families.”

This UT Health multi-specialty facility, located on 3804 South Jackson Road, as of today is accepting patients. For more information on appointments and other locations visit uthealth.org

This is Jerry Galindo for UTRGV Radio News.