Health Care

Health care and life sciences are top industries in the Rio Grande Region, which is home to the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, the first medical school on the U.S.-Mexico border, and a base for biotech firms, including Johnson & Johnson, that produce FDA-registered medical devices.

Gayle Greve Hunt School of Nursing in El Paso, TX

Rio Grande Region is Becoming a Biomedical Hotbed
Science and health care are evolving in the Rio Grande Region, producing more biomedical jobs, research and graduates than ever before.
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso, TX

El Paso Medical School Boosts Rio Grande's Bioscience Sector

The first medical school on the U.S.-Mexico border is adding clinical and research heft to a burgeoning life sciences economy already distinguished for producing FDA-registered medical devices and collaborating across disciplinary and geographic lines.

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University Medical Center of El Paso in Texas

Strong Network of Health-Care Providers Puts Rio Grande Region in Good Hands

The Rio Grande Region is a center of health-care excellence, with nearly a dozen acute-care hospitals, a separate children’s hospital in the works and several specialty facilities serving the area's residents.

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Rio Grande Region, TX Sponsors

Camino Real Hotel
Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino
City of Marfa
Holiday Inn Express - El Paso Central
Development Corporation of Presidio
Rio Grande Council of Governments
El Paso International Airport
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
El Paso Regional Economic Development Corporation
Town of Van Horn

Rio Grande Region, TX Guide To Services

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