Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville, Valley Regional Medical Center Initiate New Visitor Policies

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BROWNSVILLE – Valley Regional Medical Center and Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville have initiated no visitor policies to safeguard their patients, staff, and physicians.

Effective Friday, March 20, 2020, 6 a.m., and until further notice, all patient visitation is restricted with exceptions for laboring mothers, pediatrics, patients undergoing surgery and/or if a patient is in a critical state at end of life. 

While both hospitals understand the importance of in-hospital patients having family members and loved ones by their side, this measure is necessary to ensure the wellbeing of our patients, our healthcare professionals, and the community.

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With the wider spread of positive COVID-19 cases in the state of Texas, Valley Regional Medical Center and Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville are joining other hospitals to initiate new measures to safeguard colleagues, patients, and medical staff.

The hospitals continue to screen and assess for COVID-19. At this time, the hospitals do not have any confirmed COVID-19 patients.

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