Brownsville boasts modern, state-of-the-art health care services and facilities. Two major hospitals, a surgical hospital, a rehabilitation hospital and numerous specialty clinics provide a full range of medical services. Brownsville has doctors of every area of expertise. The abundant services combined with the warm climate make Brownsville an ideal location for medical procedures. The environment is right for recuperation and rehabilitation.

Wellness center programs are available at some hospitals and clinics. In addition, several fitness centers and gyms offer wellness-training programs in Brownsville.

Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville
The Sisters of Mercy founded the city's first hospital in 1923. Now owned by Valley Baptist Health Systems, VBMC-Brownsville has grown to be a valley leader in health care. More than 850 health care professionals help operate the 217- bed facility. VBMC-Brownsville is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the accreditation of Health Care Organizations. VBMC-Brownsville is a full service facility, offering both inpatient and outpatient service ranging from simple laboratory tests, to those requiring sophisticated technology such as magnetic resonance imaging. VBMC-Brownsville offers a wide range of cardiac services, The Center for Diabetes Management, an Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility, and a special facility devoted to Women's Medical Services.

VBMC-Brownsville has a Professional Tower that currently houses 18 physician offices, a lobby and more. VBMC-Brownsville's Surgical Intensive Care Unit was the first of its kind in Brownsville with a second Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiac Outpatient Area a 24-hour-stay unit added at the same time.

Completed in 1999, VBMC-Brownsville built a three-story tower that includes 32 Women’s Services beds, a new 21,500 square foot Emergency Department, a 32 bed Newborn Nursery, meeting rooms for our expanded Women’s Service events, and more.

Valley Regional Medical Center
From its inception as Valley Community Hospital in 1975 to its current operation as part of the HCA Healthcare Corporation, the largest in the country, Valley Regional Medical Center (VRMC) has become one of Brownsville’s most trusted neighbors.

Valley Regional Medical Center is conveniently located at the corner of Expressway 77 and Alton Gloor Boulevard. Valley Regional is a 214-licensed bed hospital that provides the latest technology in an aesthetically pleasing and efficient facility with a hotel- like environment.

Ranked among the Top 5% in the nation for clinical excellence by HealthGrades in 2006, Valley Regional is known for its high-tech, high-touch services. With over 200 physicians representing over 25 specialties, Valley Regional Medical Center leads the Valley in a broad range of high quality programs including state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging, cardiac care, laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeries, neurosurgery, orthopedics, neonatal intensive care unit and women’s services. Our Sleep and Seizure Center treats adults and children with a variety of common sleep disorders. As a designated Level 3 Trauma center we treat a large range of emergent needs 24 hours a day.

Valley Regional Medical Center offers the highest level of imaging services available with the only GE LightSpeed Volume Computed Tomography, 64-slice CT scanner in the Rio Grande Valley. Physician are now able to capture images of a beating heart in five seconds, an organ in one second, and perform whole body trauma in ten seconds, more than twice as fast as conventional CT scanners.

“Quality of care is the top priority at our hospital. Providing our patients and families with the best care possible is inherent in our mission, vision, and values,” said David Handley, CEO of Valley Regional Medical Center.

As a leader in a nationwide patient safety initiative, Valley Regional uses Robot R-x and e-MAR, bar code technology, in making patients safer. Innovation, and our unwavering commitment to patient care--Valley Regional Medical Center, where improving lives is the heart of what we do.

Outpatient Care
Numerous clinics, laboratories, medical centers, minor emergency centers, outpatient surgicare centers and night clinics are available from which to select any type of health care need. Brownsville is also fortunate to have a vast number of excellent physicians who serve our area. Many are general practitioners, but specialists also serve patients without the need to travel to a larger city for specialized treatment.

Nursing Homes and Assisted Living
Medical care is provided at several nursing homes in Brownsville for both those in need of constant health care and for the elderly. All the local nursing homes here offer flexible financial plans, skilled and professional medical staff with an emphasis on individual patient and family needs. One of the local nursing homes has just opened a special high security unit specifically designed to meet the needs of Alzheimer's patients.