Emergency Medicine Physician

• Annual Volume: 24,000
• Beds: 14 beds
• Provider Coverage
  • Physicians work 7a-7p and 7a-7p
  • NPPAs work 10a-8p and 3p-1a
• EMR: Cerner
• Requirements: ABEM/ABOEM or ABFM with emergency medicine experience
• Certifications Required (if not ABEM or ABOEM) ATLS, BLS, PALS, ACLS, and NRP (all need to be through AHA)
• Certs needed even if ABEM or ABOEM
• Subspecialties Available: Lab services and imaging (CT and x-ray)
• Malpractice: Claims Based/Unlimited Tail

STHS ER at Weslaco is a South Texas Health System facility with the most up to date technology to offer quality healthcare. The ER is staffed with healthcare experts and has the same diagnostic technology available at any South Texas Health System hospital. The facility features 14 private treatment rooms, diagnostic imaging services, 24-hour lab services, on-site pharmacy, respiratory treatments and more.

Weslaco is a medium-sized city in Hidalgo County, located at the southern tip of the state of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley, approximately 59 miles west of South Padre Island and the Gulf of Mexico. Weslaco offers a stable economy, affordable housing, below the national average cost of living, excellent public school system, as well as options for private education.