The Economic Development
Corporation of Weslaco
305 W. Railroad St.
Weslaco, TX 78596
(956) 969-0838 phone
(956) 969-8611 fax
Medical Services

Weslaco's healthcare community includes Knapp Medical Center (KMC). Knapp Medical Center, a 233-bed not-for-profit hospital, serves a city and rural population of more than 150,000 people. Over 200 physicians, all independent professional practitioners, serve on the KMC Medical Staff. KMC employs 1,000 people and provides volunteer opportunities for over 250 people.

With a broad spectrum of patients, here are a few KMC services:

  • A 24-hour physician staffed Emergency Department with a Level III Trauma designation
  • Obstetrics and gynecology
  • Sixteen bed Medical Intensive Care Unit
  • General surgical services for both inpatients and outpatients
  • A total of 52 cardiac monitored beds
  • Pediatric unit
  • Radiology services including MRI, CT, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound and Digital Mammography
  • Hospice care services
  • Rehabilitation services
  • Wound Care Center®
  • KMC Diabetes Center.
  • The Emergency Department at Knapp Medical Center provides 24-hour physician coverage, seven days a week.
  • The KMC Diabetes Center works with the patient's doctor to develop a personalized plan of education that will help the patient understand and manage their diabetes.
  • The physicians, all independent professional practitioners on the KMC Medical Staff, offer medical services such as anesthesiology, obstetrics, general and vascular surgery, orthopedics, endoscopy procedures, pediatric care, neurology, urology, hospice services, family practice, internal medicine, endocrinology, nephrology, oncology/hematology, otolaryngology (ear, nose & throat), pathology, radiology, podiatry, and pulmonology to the Mid Valley Community.