UMC Geriatric Services

Healthcare needs for senior adults are unique. UMC offers patient-centered healthcare for adults 65 and older from a skilled and compassionate medical team that specializes in caring for seniors.

University Medical Center of El Paso (UMC) has obtained a prestigious Level 2 Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and has also achieved a Level 2 Age-Friendly: Committed to Care Excellence recognition from the Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) for its outpatient clinics.

These accomplishments emphasize UMC’s commitment to meeting the highest standards of care for our community’s older adult patients.

Expert Care by a Multidisciplinary Team

Care is provided by a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals led by a geriatrician. Team members include board certified physician specialists, registered nurses, occupational and physical therapists, respiratory therapists, registered dieticians, case managers and social workers. The team's focus is on improving every patient's health.

Geriatric Care Closer to Home

The same multidisciplinary team approach and care is available at our Level 2 Age-Friendly: Committed to Care  Excellence UMC Clinics in an outpatient setting.

These initiatives are based on a series of practices focused on addressing four essential elements of care for older patients, known as the “4Ms”: What Matters, Medication, Mentation and Mobility.

4Ms Framework of an Age-Friendly Health System

This means that the patient’s link between the hospital and Geriatrician is seamless, resulting in better outcomes and continuity of care in and out of the hospital.

At our Outpatient Clinics, a patient could be assessed, diagnosed and referred for any medical and social needs identified during their clinic visit. Or, a patient can receive follow-up care at the centers after a hospitalization.

Outpatient Specialty Services

Our UMC Outpatient Clinics offer specialty healthcare services for health conditions that affect geriatric patients.

Service Locations

  University Medical Center – Main

  4815 Alameda Ave.
  (Department hours vary.)

  UMC West Clinic

  6600 North Desert Blvd.
  Clinic Hours: Mon. – Sat.: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.

  UMC East Clinic

   1521 Joe Battle Blvd. at Vista Del Sol
   Clinic Hours: Mon. – Sat.: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.

  UMC Ysleta Clinic

  300 S. Zaragoza
  Clinic Hours: Mon. – Fri.: 7 a.m. – 6 p.m.

  UMC Fabens Clinic

  101 Potasio, Fabens TX
  Clinic Hours: Mon. – Fri.: 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m

Ismael Rodriguez-Vazquez, MD

Ismael Rodriguez-Vazquez, MD, graduated from the University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus School of Medicine Magna Cum Laude in 2009. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City where he also did his Fellowship training in Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Rodriguez is fluent in both English and Spanish. 

Jose Luis Aguirre, MD

Dr. Jose Luis Aguirre is a Board-Certified physician who specializes in Geriatric and Internal Medicine at University Medical Center El Paso. Dr. Aguirre received his medical degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez and completed his internal medicine residency at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, where he was recognized with the Department of the Army Commander’s Award for Civilian Service. He went on to complete a geriatric medicine fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and brings many years of heath care experience to UMC. Dr. Aguirre works exclusively with geriatric patients (65+) and provides primary care and specialty care in the areas of dementia evaluation/treatment, polypharmacy intervention/reduction, fall risk assessment/evaluation, advance care planning and palliative care.

Emmanuel Enriquez, MD

Emmanuel Enriquez, MD, graduated from the Paul L. Foster TTUHSC School of Medicine at El Paso, TX. He completed his residency in Family Medicine at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas and also completed his Geriatrics Fellowship at John Peter Smith Health System in Fort Worth, TX. Dr. Enriquez is fluent in both English and Spanish.