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...

Thanks to Orthopedic Surgeon Charles Romanick, MD, and HCM, the anterior approach hip replacement is available at the Hill Country’s hospital. It offers multiple advantages. Dr. Romanick says patients often experience less pain, a faster recovery and improved mobility after surgery. “Many people live with hip pain because they’re afraid of undergoing a surgery with a long and painful rehabilitation time,” Dr. Romanick said. “Hip pain can limit one’s daily activities, and I would invite anyone to explore ...

SNORING IS OFTEN A SYMPTOM of sleep apnea, which means oxygen flow is constricted. With breathing blocked, you awake—again and again and again. As a result, you’re tired during the day, but worse, you could stop breathing in your sleep. It doesn’t have to be this way. The HCM Sleep Lab in Fredericksburg off Hwy. 16 North can assess your sleep patterns. A secure, comfortable, one-story house, the HCM Sleep Lab has yellow bricks and green shutters with a handicap ramp. With the exception of one room with c...