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Inside the RGV’s ECMO Program | How Advanced Life Support Is Saving Lives in South Texas


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Once only available in major cities, this technology is now saving lives in the Rio Grande Valley.

ECMO — short for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation — is a specialized form of life support that temporarily replaces the function of the heart and lungs.

In this episode of the Rio Grande Valley Business Journal podcast, host Naxi Lopez speaks with Dr. Andrew Phillips and Jennifer Tobar about how the Valley’s ECMO program was built, what it takes to operate around the clock, and the real-life stories behind this critical care breakthrough.

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