Fredericksburg, Texas – April 11, 2013 – For the second consecutive year, Truven Health Analytics selected Hill Country Memorial (HCM) as one of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals ® . Formerly the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, Truven Health Analytics SM analyzed nearly 3,000 hospitals from coast to coast, from large healthcare systems and teaching facilities to small community hospitals, determining the best hospitals based on specific patient care criteria. “This is a tremendous honor that repres...

Restore is a HCM Destination Center of Superior Performance, in which the outcome of patient cases far exceeds the national average: 98% of patients experience mild to no pain when walking vs. the national average of 82% 99% mild to no difficulty with stairs vs. the national average of 79% Average number of days in the hospital is 2.5 vs. traditional joint replacement of 3.7 days 91% of patients go directly home instead of to a rehab facility or nursing home Restore is designed to reshape lives through ...

Physician treats loss of feeling in thumbs, fingers at HCM Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by pressure on the median nerve—the nerve that runs down the forearm and into the palm. It supplies feeling and movement to parts of the hand, and when it is compressed, the restriction leads to numbness, tingling, weakness or muscle damage in the hand and fingers. Some people experience numbness all the way up to the shoulder.   Hand Surgery J. Steven Hoerster, MD, performs a procedure at the Hill Country’s...