About Cornerstone Regional Hospital
In 1998, a group of physicians who were determined to offer their community a high level of healthcare services founded Cornerstone Regional Hospital®, an acute care hospital that emphasized orthopedics and general surgery.
Since then, Cornerstone Regional Hospital has diversified and offers a comprehensive range of medical services and specialties. The staff at Cornerstone Regional Hospital believes in establishing caring and professional relationships with its patients and their families, and encourages family interaction with physicians and staff in its family-oriented, homelike environment. All patient rooms have comfortable suites, giving the staff the ability to extend highly personalized healthcare to help every patient.
In August 2005, the physician owners of Cornerstone Regional Hospital affiliated with the largest healthcare system in the Rio Grande Valley, South Texas Health System. Cornerstone Regional Hospital is directly or indirectly owned by a partnership that includes physician owners, including certain members of the hospital medical staff.
Through this partnership, Cornerstone Regional Hospital has benefited from a support system that has access to managed care health plans, group purchasing contracts, and the ability to coordinate care for patients requiring services beyond the hospital’s immediate scope of practice.
Cornerstone Regional Hospital is licensed by the state of Texas and accredited by The Joint Commission. The hospital is designed to serve patients with general medical and surgical care. Cornerstone Regional Hospital does not provide services to patients who need obstetrics, telemetry or intensive care.
Recognized for Excellence in Providing Safe, High-Quality Care
Cornerstone Regional Hospital was named a Top Hospital by The Leapfrog Group in 2023. This national distinction recognizes the hospital’s achievements in prioritizing patient safety by protecting patients from preventable harm and errors.
The hospital was also recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a High Performing Hospital in Knee Replacement and Spinal Fusion. This award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to a higher standard of care for these patients.
Patients Are Our Top Priority
Cornerstone Regional Hospital is committed to providing superior quality healthcare for patients. We are compassionate and responsive to the needs of those in our care. Through our relentless focus on quality, we are working to change lives and transform the delivery of healthcare. It is imperative that all individuals in our served communities have access to the care they need, regardless of age, race, gender or socioeconomic status.
What is Health Equity?
Health equity is defined by the attainment of the highest level of health for all people, where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to attain their optimal health regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, geography, preferred language and other factors that affect access to care and health outcomes.
Our Commitment to Health Equity
It is the mission and vision of Cornerstone Regional Hospital to embrace the tenants of health equity.
Health Equity Initiatives
Throughout the year, Cornerstone Regional Hospital partners with community organizations to help ensure healthcare equity — identifying the unique needs of our respective communities and developing programs, services and events that fully meet and fully address these needs. In addition, we regularly evaluate the health equity needs of the communities we serve to identify opportunities for continued improvement. CRH provides resources and education to decrease health equity disparities and provide the highest level of quality, compassionate healthcare to our patients.
Physician Investors
Physician Board Members
- Alejandro Betancourt, MD
- Raul Marquez, MD
- Monzer H. Yazji, MD
- Pedro McDougal, MD
Additional Investors
- Ralph Alhalel, MD
- Alejandro Betancourt, MD
- Carlos Cruz, DDS
- Jose G. Dones, MD
- Audrey Jones, DO
- Eugene Mackie, MD
- Raul Marquez, MD
- Pedro McDougal, MD
- Pedro Montano, MD
- Guillermo Pechero, MD
- Monzer H. Yazji, MD
- Jean L. Cabrera, MD
- Omar Gomez, MD
Board of Managers
- Board President – Raul Marquez, MD
Board Members
- Alejandro Betancourt, MD
- Fabian Borrego, UHS
- Pedro McDougal, MD
- Ryan Chandler, UHS
- Andrew Wilson, UHS
- Monzer Yazji, MD
- Kennetha Foster, UHS
Medical Executive Committee
- Chief of Staff – Raul Marquez, MD
- Vice Chief of Staff – Michael Lago, MD
- Secretary/Treasurer – Carlos Cruz, MD
- Chief of Surgery – Frank Gerold, MD
- Chief of Medicine – Ivan Melendez, MD
Department Heads
- Interim Chief Executive Officer – Fabian Borrego
- Director of Operations – Crystal Lopez
- Director of Accounting – Maribel Garza
- Director of Human Resources – Erika Betancourt
- Director of Revenue Cycle/IT Privacy Officer/Patient Financial Services – Chris Muniz-Garza
- Director of Nursing – Erica Ulloa, RN
- Director of Surgical Services – Carmen Vasquez, RN
- Director of Quality and Risk Management – Marilene Jimenez-Furnas, MBA/MHA, BSN, RN, CPHQ, HACP
- Admissions Manager – Irma Lizcano
- Medical Staff Coordinator – Andrea (Drea) Garza
- Radiology Supervisor – Roman Ramos
- Laboratory Supervisor – Nancy Campos
- Health Information Management Manager (Medical Records) – Corina Vela