Editing Laredo, Texas (section)

===Health care===
[[File:Laredo Medical Center.JPG|thumb|Laredo Medical Center, formerly Mercy Hospital, is the largest hospital in Laredo.]]

[[File:Doctor's Hospital, Laredo, TX IMG 4149.JPG|thumb|Doctor's Hospital in Laredo]]

[[File:Laredo, TX, Specialty Hospital IMG 6119.JPG|thumb|Laredo Specialty Hospital, near the Laredo Medical Center, handles certain patients requiring long-term care.]]

In addition to the [[University of Texas Health Science Center]] branch, there are five other principal medical centers in Laredo: the [[Laredo Medical Center]], Doctor's Hospital, Gateway Community Health Center, Providence Surgical & Medical Center, and the Laredo Specialty Hospital.

Doctors Hospital<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.doctorshosplaredo.com/p1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928044510/https://www.doctorshosplaredo.com/p1.html|url-status=dead|title=Doctor's Hospital Of Laredo Homepage|archive-date=September 28, 2007}}</ref> is Laredo's second-largest medical center. The hospital complex is over {{convert|250000|sqft|m2|-3}}, with 180 licensed beds on a {{convert|58|acre|ha|adj=on}} campus. Affiliated with [[Universal Health Services]], it is on [[Texas State Highway Loop 20|Loop 20]] in north Laredo. The Doctors Regional Cancer Treatment Center offers comprehensive cancer services.

The Providence Surgical & Medical Center<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uhsinc.com/hospitals.php?type=ambulatory|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206103743/http://www.uhsinc.com/hospitals.php?type=ambulatory|url-status=dead|title=Providence Surgical & Medical Center|archive-date=February 6, 2012}}</ref> is an ambulatory health care center in north-central Laredo and also owned by Universal Health Services.

The Gateway Community Health Center<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gatewaychc.com/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617102311/http://www.gatewaychc.com/index.html|url-status=dead|title=Gateway Community Health Center|archive-date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> is the third-largest medical center in Laredo. The health center's main building is {{convert|64000|sqft|m2|-2}}. The Medical center moved to its new $11,000,000 building in 2006. The main Gateway Community Health Center is in East Laredo, close to [[U.S. Highway 59 (Texas)|U.S. Highway 59]]. It also has three branches in the Laredo area: the South Clinic, El Cenizo Community Center, and Quad City Community Center.

Gateway Community Health Center services include:

The Laredo Specialty Hospital<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lsh.ernesthealth.com/|title=LSH – We are passionate, patient caregivers.|website=lsh.ernesthealth.com|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref> is the fourth-largest medical center in Laredo. It is owned by [[Ernest Health Inc.]] and was founded by Elmo Lopez Jr. on May 22, 2006. It admitted its first patient within hours of operation. The grand opening took place in March 2007.