Glenwood Regional Medical Center Completes Expansion Project – Adds 24-beds in a New Telemetry Unit

Wednesday, January 16, 2013– Glenwood Regional Medical Center opened its newly built 24-bed Telemetry unit to patients on Tuesday, January 15, 2013. The newly renovated 5th floor houses a

24-bed state-of-the art Telemetry Unit consisting of 16,343 sq. ft. The expansion of Telemetry services is another example of Glenwood’s ongoing commitment to provide advanced cardiovascular treatment options and high quality healthcare services to our patients.

Hold your place online with the free InQuicker online waiting room

Port Arthur, Texas – Tired of spending hours in a stuffy, overcrowded ER waiting room?  The Medical Center of Southeast Texas has the solution – it’s called InQuicker, and it’s reinventing the way we access ER care.
Beginning October 16, 2012 you can hold your place in the emergency room line at InQuicker.com, arrive at your projected treatment time at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, and be promptly seen by a healthcare professional using an innovative online service called InQuicker.

Announcing Our Alliance with UF Health

Advanced ER Care in Your Community

SEBASTIAN, FL (September 28, 2012) - Our new alliance with UF Health brings a new level of care to Indian River County: the Heart and Stroke Emergency Specialists. Already recognized for their heart and stroke emergency care, this program brings more advanced protocols and techniques, plus real-time consulting with the University's highly acclaimed doctors. This results in better care, better outcomes and a better overall experience for our patients.

The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Recognized for High Quality of Care

The Medical Center of Southeast Texas has received the Texas Health Care Quality Improvement Silver Award from TMF® Health Quality Institute, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Texas. TMF established the awards program in partnership with The Texas Hospital Association, Texas Medical Association, Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals and Texas Osteopathic Medical Association.

May is Mental Health Month

Mental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. Mental illnesses often result in a diminished capacity for coping with the ordinary demands of life if left untreated. More than 54 million Americans are affected by mental illness each year.

New Status as Accredited Chest Pain Center

Port Arthur, Texas – April 10, 2012.  The Medical Center of Southeast Texas announces that it has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international not-for-profit organization that focuses on transforming cardiovascular care by assisting facilities in their effort to create communities of excellence that bring together quality, cost and patient satisfaction.