Greater El Paso Area Hospitals, 2009

*Includes 110 beds dedicated to children at its children's hospital

Classes: AC - Acute Care; LTAC - Long Term Acute Care; P - Psychiatric; R - Rehabilitation; SN - Specialty Nursing

Source: Data collected by IPED University College at UTEP (2009) from American Hospital Directory and Chavez 2009.

Updated: Jul 2009.

Sierra Providence Health Network
Sierra Providence Health Network brings together advanced technology and services in caring for you and your family that has earned our network two consecutive National Consumer Choice Awards. Our system is comprised of five hospitals which includes 508-bed Providence Memorial Hospital which houses our 106-bed "Children's Hospital at Providence", 334-bed Sierra Medical Center, 48-bed Sierra Providence Physical Rehabilitation Hospital, and 100-bed Sierra Providence Eastside Hospital which is currently under construction and is expected to open in early 2008. Sierra Medical Center recently received recognition from HealthGrades as having a General Surgery program that rates in the top 5% nationally. Sierra Providence Physical Rehabilitation Hospital is equipped to handle brain injuries and other serious disorders and is the only hospital in El Paso that holds nine CARF accreditations. The Network provides advanced health care services not only to El Paso but to the outlying communities of West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and to our international neighbors in Northern Mexico. Sierra Providence Health Network is the only provider of gamma knife and major transplant services in the area and was the first to bring services such as neonatal intensive care services and open heart services to El Paso.

Del Sol Medical Center
Del Sol Medical Center, a 293-bed acute care facility, is the only full service hospital in East El Paso. Our hospital specializes in Emergency Medicine, Cardiovascular Care, Oncology, Neuroscience, Maternal/Child Services, Women's Services, and Rehabilitation. Del Sol has a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center in the Emergency Department that provides immediate evaluation and treatment options for patients who may be experiencing a heart attack. It was selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation as one of only 10 hospitals nationwide to participate in Expecting Success: Excellence in Cardiac Care, a program aimed at reducing racial and ethnic gaps in the delivery of cardiac care. Del Sol provides a dozen specialized treatment centers -- also in East El Paso -- that provide services for weight loss surgery, wound management, diabetes management, radiation oncology, diagnostics, heart failure management, sleep disorders, and teen pregnancy. Serving El Paso since 1974, Del Sol Medical Center is part of HCA, the nation's largest hospital system. We continue to offer quality care, acquire new technology, expand our services, obtain all accreditations possible, and meet the growing needs of our border community. Our staff of physicians, nurses, and employees remains dedicated to the health of our community.

University Medical Center of El Paso
University Medical Center of El Paso is the region’s only not-for-profit, community-owned hospital and health system and a regional referral center for patients in need of specialty care.  Licensed by the state of Texas and accredited by the Joint Commission, University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) is a three-time designee as one of America’s Top 100 hospitals.  The 327-bed acute care teaching facility is affiliated with the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the new Paul L. Foster School of Medicine.  It provides a wide range of state-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient services, many of which are unavailable elsewhere in the region.  For example, UMC is the only hospital in the region to meet the stringent requirements established by the state of Texas and the American College of Surgeons for Level I Trauma Centers.  As such, it is home to the only Level 1 Trauma Center within 280-miles of El Paso and is the designated hospital where the President, Vice President and/or former Presidents of the United States will be treated should they require medical attention while traveling in the region. UMC is a regional referral center in the fields of obstetrics, neonatology and pediatric intensive care.  Its fellowship-trained, Board Certified physician specialists are in-house 24/7, the only hospital in the region with round-the-clock coverage.  UMC will soon be home to the region’s first-ever, separately licensed Children’s Hospital.  El Paso Children’s will open in the spring of 2012.
Las Palmas Medical Center
Las Palmas Medical Center, an HCA facility, located on the West Side of El Paso employs 905 individuals who work everyday to provide the absolute best in patient care to the El Paso, Juarez, and Southern New Mexico Region. Las Palmas Medical Center offers the full Circle of Care starting with the Las Palmas LifeCare Center, a wellness facility that is medically based as well as being an out-patient rehabilitation center, Las Palmas Medical Center, an acute care hospital that is licensed for 277 beds, and the Las Palmas Rehabilitation Hospital, licensed for 40 beds. Las Palmas Medical Center offers a full range of services to include Surgery, Women and Children's Services, to include both a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Cardiovascular Services, and Oncology, both Radiation and Infusion. Customer Service Scores with in the Las Palmas Medical Center Emergency Room rank in the top ten percentile of all HCA facilities nationwide. Along with our sister hospital, Del Sol Medical Center, we are the only accredited Chest Pain Center programs in the region. The Intensive Care Unit at Las Palmas Medical Center is staffed with accredited Intensive Care Nurses. Las Palmas Medical Center houses a Pediatric Transport Team of highly trained individuals who transport critically ill children to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit which is supervised by a fellowship trained Pediatrician who specializes in Critical Care.

Memorial Medical Center (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
Memorial Medical Center is a JCAHO-accredited acute care facility offering comprehensive care, including the latest in diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative services, both on an inpatient and outpatient basis. Memorial Heart Center provides heart and vascular care; Memorial Ikard Cancer Center provides cancer treatment; Fast Track offers quick non-emergency care through the emergency department. Home care is available through Memorial Home Health and our Family Medicine Clinic offers care for the whole family. Our employees work closely with 320 credentialed providers to support a full range of medical specialties. Memorial Medical Center cares for its community and region with compassion and respect.

William Beaumont Army Medical Center
William Beaumont Army Medical Center (WBAMC) is a Department of Defense medical facility located in El Paso Texas. It provides comprehensive care to all beneficiaries including active duty military, their family members, and retirees. WBAMC provides comprehensive, cost effective, and customer focused healthcare as part of a fully integrated health system for the greater Fort Bliss community beneficiaries while providing combat ready soldiers, serving as a major teaching hospital and as a regional trauma center during peace and war. In fiscal year 2002, an average of 1,450 patients were seen daily. The medical center performs on average 4,000 laboratory procedures and fills over 3,000 pharmacy requests daily. WBAMC is a Level 2 trauma center and is one of only two trauma centers in El Paso County. It treats between 15 and 25 percent of trauma cases in the area. Sixty percent of the trauma cases treated are military, and 40 percent of those are family members of active-duty military.

El Paso Specialty Hospital
With the newest and most sophisticated technologies and equipment, this 31 bed facility offers both outpatient and in-patient services in spacious surgery suites. Overlooking the City of El Paso, this facility offers the best outcomes due to low rates of infection and complications. Our team of physicians is made up of a diverse group of highly skilled, highly trained physicians specializing in all aspects of orthopaedic, neurosurgical, pain management, and rehabilitative care. By incorporating the concept that being focused in one specialty creates higher degrees of expertise, this hospital is ranked top 5% in the nation and for two consecutive years rated the best hospital in El Paso for total joint replacements and back surgery. It has also received the prestigious Presidents Award, Best in the Nation and the Award of Excellence.

The Children's Hospital at Providence
Offering advanced technologies in a colorful, kid-friendly atmosphere, the Children's Hospital at Providence continues to further its commitment; improving the scope of pediatric care in El Paso. A long list of experienced pediatric medical professionals, from respiratory therapists to nutritionists and child life specialists, work hand in hand with El Paso's doctors in an integrated approach mindful of the unique circumstances children face while in the hospital.