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Irving-based CHRISTUS Health is expanding its network in Texarkana – Irving Weekly

CHRISTUS Health announced today that it has finalized the purchase of Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, providing compassionate and quality care to area residents for decades to come.

CHRISTUS purchased the hospital from Steward Healthcare, guaranteeing it would not close after Steward’s bankruptcy. CHRISTUS is committed to maintaining continuity of care in the community and will retain nearly all of the hospital’s clinicians and staff.

“We are unwavering in our commitment to provide exceptional health care services to our community,” said Jason Adams, president of CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System.

Added Thomas Gilbert, president of Wadley: “We are excited to join the CHRISTUS family so that together we can provide the Texarkana community with the excellent care they need and deserve.”

About CHRIST Health

CHRISTUS Health is an international, faith-based, not-for-profit health system based in Irving, Texas, with more than 60 hospitals, more than 4,000 employed physicians and a health plan with more than 250,000 lives covered in Texas, Louisiana, New York Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. CHRISTUS Health is comprised of 51,000 associates providing compassionate and individualized care in more than 600 centers, including community hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities and health ministries. Sponsored by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of Houston, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word of San Antonio, and the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth, our mission is to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ to every person we serve. For more information, visit www.christushealth.org.

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