CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System

Specialties

CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System has served Texarkana area residents for almost 96 years. The health and well-​being of our communities is a part of Our Mission «To Extend the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ.» Serving the Texarkana region of Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma, CHRISTUS St. Michael is a faith-​based, not-​for-​profit health system established in 1916 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. CHRISTUS St. Michael offers a full scope of health care services including: Primary Stroke Center, Level III Trauma Center, Cardiovascular & Heart Services, Level III NICU, Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation, and Comprehensive Cancer Care.

CHRISTUS St. Michael sits on a wooded, 129-​acre campus designed to also address the spiritual needs of our patients, their families, and our guests by providing a healing environment of streams, a 1−½ acre lake, wooded walking paths, and water features.

History

Established in 1916.

The 50-​bed Michael Meagher Memorial Hospital opened on Sept. 14, 1916 under the direction and operation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. Asked by the estate of Michael Meagher, who was part of the early growth of Texarkana, the Sisters opened the hospital with a staff of 10 physicians, one dentist, six Sisters of Charity, and 10 nurses. In 1948, a newly constructed 127-​bed «St. Michael Hospital» was dedicated to the service of God.

The Sisters’ dedication to service — and bold vision — led to the development of our present-​day, 129-​acre campus located just off I-​30 between Summerhill Road and Cowhorn Creek Drive in Texarkana, Texas.