On January 2, 1962, Knapp Medical Center opened its doors as Knapp Memorial Methodist Hospital. In December of 1986, the United Methodist Church and Knapp Memorial Methodist Hospital dissolved their relationship. Today, Knapp Medical Center remains a not-for-profit, private acute care hospital. It currently has 233 private rooms. This hospital is located in Weslasco, Texas, the heart of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Knapp Medical Center is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. This hospital serves patients with a wide variety of medical and surgical needs. The physicians of the staff of Knapp Medical Center are independent professional practitioners.
Knapp Medical Center is a place where patients seek healthcare, doctors seek to practice, the community seeks information and education regarding healthcare, volunteers seek to serve and employees seek to work. The hospital cares about patients, family, friends, employees, volunteers and doctors. The values of Knapp Medical Center are technology, education, cultural diversity, customer service, collaboration, competence and compassion. The hospital serves an important role in building a healthier community.
Some of the services of Knapp Medical Center are Case Management, Community Programs, Day Surgery, Diabetes Center, Dialysis for Inpatients, Emergency Department, Gift Shop, Hospice Care Services, Hyperbaric Wound Treatment Center, Laboratory, Day Surgery, Lifeline, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Medical Unit, Meditation Room, Newborn Nursery, Nutrition Services, Outpatient Services, Pastoral Care Services, Patient Relations, Patient Transport, Pediatrics, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Radiology Department, Rehabilitation Services, Respiratory Therapy, Surgery, Telemetry Units, Volunteer Services and Women's Health Services.