{"id":21024,"date":"2024-08-18T02:42:39","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T02:42:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allonlinebanglanewspapers.com\/news\/driscoll-and-texas-senator-hinojosa-celebrate-new-valley-hospital-with-community-ribbon-cutting\/"},"modified":"2024-08-18T02:42:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T02:42:39","slug":"driscoll-and-texas-senator-hinojosa-celebrate-new-valley-hospital-with-community-ribbon-cutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allonlinebanglanewspapers.com\/news\/driscoll-and-texas-senator-hinojosa-celebrate-new-valley-hospital-with-community-ribbon-cutting\/","title":{"rendered":"Driscoll and Texas Senator Hinojosa celebrate new Valley hospital with community ribbon cutting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Edinburg, TX, Aug. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On Saturday, McAllen-Edinburg residents joined Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley for a memorable ribbon cutting event. Families enjoyed community activities together while celebrating the opening of the first freestanding designated children\u2019s hospital in the Valley.<\/p>\n

Those attending heard from Driscoll leadership about the historic opening of the hospital, which more than 14 weeks after beginning services, is already transforming lives and healthcare in the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is just the beginning,\u201d said Eric Hamon President & CEO, Driscoll Health System. \u201c\u2026God bless you and God bless the children we take care of.\u201d<\/p>\n

Matt Wolthoff, President of Driscoll Children’s Hospital Rio Grande Valley, said the ribbon cutting event was as a celebration of a new standard of care in the Rio Grande Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cBelieve it or not, in three months of operations we\u2019re already talking about capacity: how do we grow, how do we make more room?\u201d Wolthoff said.<\/b><\/p>\n

Texas Sen. Juan \u201cChuy\u201d Hinojosa, whose district contains Edinburg and the new hospital, also attended the ribbon cutting ceremony to give remarks and receive an award from the Children\u2019s Hospital Association of Texas. <\/p>\n

The nonprofit group representing children\u2019s hospitals in Texas honored Senator Hinojosa with a \u201cChildren\u2019s Health Care Hero Award\u201d for his work in the legislature advocating to improve healthcare for children. Stacy E. Wilson, President of Children’s Hospital Association of Texas, spoke at the event and praised Hinojosa for his focus and advocacy on healthcare in the Texas Legislature, especially the need for medical providers in the Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that you can\u2019t have a healthy kid without a healthy mom,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cIt is so important to ensure\u00a0moms have access to preventative care and mental health services and are able to get checkups,\u00a0and Senator Hinojosa\u00a0helped make\u00a0this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hinjosa said he was humbled, honored and believed that the entire South Texas delegation and community deserved the award too.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thank all our healthcare providers who work in children\u2019s hospital,\u201d Hinojosa said. \u201cThey have the experience, the knowledge, tienen coraz\u00f3n\u2014 <\/i>they have heart, to work with children.\u201d<\/p>\n

Facts and figures: Driscoll Children\u2019s Hospital Rio Grande Valley<\/b><\/p>\n