Rio Grande Regional Hospital is a pillar of healthcare excellence in the Rio Grande Valley. Our proven track record of serving the medical needs of the Valley communities has led us to receive national recognition for patient safety, clinical excellence, and employee satisfaction time and time again.
We are the recipient of many accreditations, awards and designations from organizations such as The Joint Commission and the American College of Cardiology.
Bariatric surgery
- Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) from the American College of Surgeons
- Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award from Healthgrades (2022)
Cardiology
- Three-star rating for patient care and outcomes in aortic valve replacement (AVR) combined with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (2023)
- Accredited Chest Pain Center with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) from the American College of Cardiology
- High performing hospital for heart failure by U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)
- Five-star recipient for Pacemaker procedures from Healthgrades
Diabetes
- Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award from the American Heart Association (2022)
- High performing hospital for diabetes by U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)
Emergency care
- Designated Level III Trauma Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services
Gastroenterology
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Surgery Award™ from Healthgrades (2024)
- Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2023)
Gynecology
- Gynecologic Surgery Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2023, 2022, 2021)
- Five-star recipient for Gynecologic Procedures and Hysterectomy from Healthgrades
Hospital
- Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare for five consecutive years (2019 - 2023)
- Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2024, 2023, 2022)
- Top Performer Hospital on Key Quality Measures by The Joint Commission
- Hospital accreditation by The Joint Commission
Imaging and laboratory
- Computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), nuclear medicine and ultrasound accreditation from the American College of Radiology
- Lung Cancer Screening Center designation from the American College of Radiology
- Clinical laboratory accreditation from the College of American Pathologists
- Arterial blood gas laboratory from the College of American Pathologists
Labor and delivery
- Designated Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) by Texas Department of State Health Services
- Designated Level II Maternal Facility by Texas Department of State Health Services
- Five-star recipient for Vaginal Delivery and C-Section Delivery from Healthgrades
- Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2023, 2022, 2021)
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2023, 2022, 2021)
Nephrology
- High performing hospital for kidney failure by U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)
Neurology
- Advanced Primary Stoke Center certification from The Joint Commission
- Designated Level II Stroke Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services
- Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus Achievement and Target: Stroke™ Honor Roll Elite Plus award from the American Heart Association
- Stroke Care Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2023)
- Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades (2023)
Pulmonary
- Lung Cancer Screening Center designation from the American College of Radiology
- High performing hospital for COPD by U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)
- High performing hospital for pneumonia by U.S. News & World Report (2021-2022)
Surgery
- Five-star recipient for Gallbladder Removal Surgery from Healthgrades (2021)