Director clinical nutrition services and interim BARIATRIC coordinator
Doctors Hospital of Laredo, in Laredo, TX, is a 183-bed acute care facility that offers a range of medical services, including 24-hour emergency care, weight-loss surgery, wound care and hyperbaric medicine and comprehensive women's health services. The hospital is also a regional leader in cancer care. Since 1987, cancer specialists at Doctors Hospital have been working with healthcare professionals from leading cancer facilities in the community to find the best ways to diagnose and treat patients so they can start a road to recovery. The Heart and Vascular Center at Doctors Hospital provides expert care for patients experiencing heart attack, heart disease and other cardiac conditions. The hospital recently invested $2.7 million to expand and remodel its advanced cardiac surgical suite, which is dedicated exclusively to open heart procedures. In 2016, surgeons performed the 100th open heart surgery at Doctors Hospital.Doctors Hospital Mission The hospital is steadfast in its commitment to service excellence and patient satisfaction. Its mission is to provide the best healthcare services that patients recommend to families and friends, physicians prefer for their patients, purchasers select for their clients, employees are proud of, and investors seek for long-term results