Cornerstone Regional Hospital is a
for-profit hospital in
Edinburg, Texas, partially owned and operated by
Universal Health Services
Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) is an American Fortune 500 company that provides hospital and healthcare services, based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. In 2021, its annual revenues were $12.6 billion.
Company history
Alan B. Miller, ...
. Cornerstone Regional Hospital is licensed by the state of Texas and accredited by The Joint Commission. 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.
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. 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.
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Computed Tomography
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MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio waves ...
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Respiratory Therapy
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Minimally Invasive Surgical Center
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Endoscopy
An endoscopy is a procedure used in medicine to look inside the body. The endoscopy procedure uses an endoscope to examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike many other medical imaging techniques, endoscopes are inse ...
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plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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Reconstructive surgery is surgery p ...
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Radiology
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Orthopedic surgery
Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics ( alternatively spelt orthopaedics), is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and nonsurgical means to treat musculoskeletal ...
Awards and accolades
*Texas Hospital Quality Improvement Award - Gold from TMF
*First Hospital south of Austin to offer Makoplasty partial knee replacement surgery, also offers Navio knee replacement surgery
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Hospitals established in 2008
Hospitals in Texas