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EDINBURG — The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International has renewed the accreditation of DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital for a three-year cycle. The accreditation covers the inpatient medical rehabilitation programs including Adult, Children and Adolescents, Stroke Specialty, Spinal Cord Injury, and Amputee Specialty Program. This recognition makes the facility the only dual accredited inpatient rehabilitation hospital in the Rio Grande Valley. The DHR Health Rehabilitation Hospital is accredited by both The Joint Commission and CARF. The first CARF accreditation was received in 2013 for Adult, Children and Adolescents and Stroke Specialty. Recently, the Rehabilitation Hospital received the renewal accreditation and recognition on two additional services: Spinal Cord Injury Specialty and Amputee Specialty Programs.

Commissioners Court approved the sum of $7,500,000.00 Federal CARES Act Relief Fund to go towards the COVID-19 Mortgage and Rental Relief Program which is a grant mortgage assistance program designated to help Hidalgo County residents in select cities and rural areas who have been laid off or had their incomes impacted by the spread of COVID-19.

EDINBURG –– When COVID-19 affected the area, DHR Health immediately anticipated the needs of the community and developed a Physician Task Force Team, a team of physicians working together to promote the safety of patients, staff, and visitors during this pandemic. As DHR Health remains open, a Serious Infection Disease Unit (SIDU) and an Emergency Room Extension have been created to prevent disease spread within the hospital and clinics.