{"id":59434,"date":"2025-08-05T05:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T05:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/59434\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T05:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T05:35:11","slug":"sths-edinburg-finished-in-second-place-among-most-beautiful-hospitals-in-the-united-states-rio-grande-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/59434\/","title":{"rendered":"STHS Edinburg finished in second place among &#8220;Most Beautiful Hospitals&#8221; in the United States \u2013 Rio Grande Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/sths-edinburg-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM EDINBURG NAMED AMONG \u201cMOST BEAUTIFUL HOSPITALS\u201d IN THE UNITED STATES<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Following a five-week voting period, STHS Edinburg finished in second place in the special contest organized by Soliant, a national healthcare staffing firm<\/p>\n<p>Described as a \u201ca bright fa\u00e7ade punctuating the sky above Edinburg,\u201d South Texas Health System Edinburg officially appears on Soliant\u2019s Top 20 Most Beautiful Hospitals in the U.S. (2025).<\/p>\n<p>STHS Edinburg, which opened its new five-story, $105 million patient tower three years ago to meet the rising healthcare needs of the Rio Grande Valley, finished in second place with 1,009,985 votes following a five-week voting period in the contest organized by the national healthcare staffing firm.<\/p>\n<p>One of only two facilities earning more than one million votes, less than 60,000 votes separated STHS Edinburg from No. 1 finisher Chickasaw Nation Medical Center in Ada, Oklahoma. Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, was a distant third with 108,151 votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt anchors community healing in a region where bold design meets clinical excellence,\u201d reads the description of STHS Edinburg on the list.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeyond more than doubling the size of the facility to offer expanded and enhanced healthcare services for the community, the design of STHS Edinburg\u2019s new patient tower emphasizes patient comfort and positive patient experiences through its warm and inviting healing spaces,\u201d says Lance Ames, Chief Executive Officer, STHS Edinburg &amp; STHS Children\u2019s. \u201cOver the years, STHS Edinburg has built a strong reputation for delivering quality, compassionate care and earned national recognition, including a Best Regional Hospital honor by U.S. News &amp; World Report for four consecutive years. This most beautiful distinction serves as a testament that stellar healthcare and a striking healing environment are possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the first time STHS Edinburg has appeared on the list of the top 20 most beautiful hospitals across the country in the contest\u2019s 13-year history.<\/p>\n<p>Since its launch in 2009, the \u201cMost Beautiful Hospitals\u201d contest continues to shine a light on the role that physical space, intentional design, and human connection play in the healing process. From state-of-the-art technology to tranquil gardens and welcoming artwork, these hospitals demonstrate that beauty and care go hand in hand.<\/p>\n<p>In all, more than 200 outstanding hospitals have been recognized by Soliant since the contest\u2019s inception.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the company donated $5,000 to the foundation of the top vote-getting hospital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeauty in a hospital is more than what meets the eye\u2014it\u2019s the compassion of its staff, the peace it provides to patients, and the strength it brings to its community,\u201d said David Alexander, CEO of Soliant Health. \u201cThis year\u2019s winners exemplify all of that and more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about STHS Edinburg and the comprehensive healthcare services the facility provides, visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southtexashealthsystemedinburg.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.southtexashealthsystemedinburg.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>About South Texas Health System<\/p>\n<p>South Texas Health System is a multi-facility healthcare system serving patients throughout the Rio Grande Valley. The system includes four acute care facility campuses with specialties in pediatrics, heart and vascular services, maternity and women\u2019s health and trauma services. Inpatient and outpatient treatment for behavioral health needs and addictive disorders is also provided through the system\u2019s South Texas Health System Behavioral facility. South Texas Health System is affiliated with the South Texas Clinical Partners ACO, Prominence Health Plan and Cornerstone Regional Hospital. The system operates an advanced Level I Trauma Center at South Texas Health System McAllen, the first freestanding children\u2019s facility and pediatric ER at South Texas Health System Children\u2019s, the region\u2019s only freestanding heart hospital and specialized cardiac ER at South Texas Health System Heart and seven freestanding emergency rooms located in and around Weslaco, Mission, Edinburg, McAllen, Pharr and Alamo. For more information about the system and its comprehensive services, please visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.southtexashealthsystem.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.southtexashealthsystem.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM EDINBURG NAMED AMONG \u201cMOST BEAUTIFUL HOSPITALS\u201d IN THE UNITED STATES Following a five-week voting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59435,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,44577,3,44578,44579,44580,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-59434","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-most-beautiful-hospital","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-south-texas-health-system","12":"tag-sths-edinburg","13":"tag-tom-castaneda","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59434"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59434\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59435"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}