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Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio often referred to as the “Home of the Army Medic,” a title earned by being the largest and most important military medical training facility in the world. So pivotal are the operations at Fort Sam Houston that by 2011, all military medical training in the United States will be consolidated there. However, military medicine is only one facet of San Antonio’s vast health care network. In fact, the health care and bioscience industry is San Antonio’s premier economic generator, employing more than 116,000 and making a $16.3 billion economic impact. Consequently, San Antonio residents enjoy some of the best medical systems in the country, including numerous general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, state hospitals, educational research facilities, surgery facilities and rehabilitation centers. Due to the abundance of local health care options, an understanding of the various facilities can help you make the best choice for your family. The following pages of Relocating to San Antonio offer a guide to the city’s medical systems to help familiarize yourself with institutions in the area. From an examination of each major health care system, including services offered and future plans for new developments, this chapter will help you make the most informed decisions for health care in San Antonio.
South Texas Medical Center
2009 marked the 50th anniversary of the legislation that ultimately brought to fruition the South Texas Medical Center (STMC). Today encompassing 900 acres, STMC is the largest medical research institution and care provider in South Texas. Its staff of 27,884 oversaw 4,986,064 patient visits in 2008 alone. STMC includes 45 medical-related institutions, including medical, dental and nursing schools, medical treatment and research, 12 hospitals and five specialty facilities.
In 2009, the STMC added 2.2 miles of walking/jogging trail. Built as a means to help combat obesity and diabetes, the paved trail begins at a parking lot off Hamilton Wolff Road and continues through the surrounding wooded areas.
STMC has made many other recent improvements to their facilities and, with capital projects projected over the next 5 years totaling approximately $1.238 billion, STMC promises continued growth and advancements in the medical industry. For more information on the STMC and its affiliated institutions, visit www.southtexasmedicalcenter.com.
Major Health Systems
— Baptist Health System
Baptist Health System is a recognized leader in health care in San Antonio and South Texas, serving health and spiritual needs in a Christian environment. Baptist Health System includes 5 acute-care hospitals (Baptist Medical Center, North Central Baptist Hospital, Northeast Baptist Hospital, Southeast Baptist Hospital, and St. Luke’s Baptist Hospital) which offer 1,753 licensed beds. The system also includes the Baptist Regional Children’s Center, Baptist Women’s Health Center, HealthLink Wellness and Fitness Center, Baptist M&S Imaging Centers, community health and wellness programs, ambulatory services, rehabilitation services, medical office buildings, AirLife air medical transport and the School of Health Professions.
In 2009, Baptist Health System became the first to bring medical services to the Westover area with the opening of the Westover Baptist Medical Office Building. West Bexar County is one of the fastest growing residential areas in San Antonio and the Westover Baptist Medical Campus will serve this growing number of residents with the medical office building and outpatient surgical center. Plans also include the addition of a new hospital as the demand for healthcare services in the area continues to grow.
Recently, Baptist Health Systems became the first to bring robotically-assisted surgery to San Antonio, and is the first to achieve Chest Pain Center Certification at all of its hospitals. The system is also recognized as a Solucient 100 Top Hospitals®. The future of the system promises continued growth beginning with the construction of the new Southeast Baptist Hospital at Brooks City Base in 2010. The Hospital is slated to open in 2011. For more information on Baptist Health System and its locations visit www.baptisthealthsystem.com.
— CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System
Founded in 1869, CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System (CSRHS) is the only Catholic faith-based, non-profit health care system in San Antonio and New Braunfels. The CSRHS system is comprised of CSRHS Hospital-City Centre’s two locations, one in downtown San Antonio and one in the South Texas Medical Center; CSRHS Children’s Hospital, a 200-plus bed facility and only academic Children’s hospital in San Antonio; CSRHS Hospital-Medical Center, a 178-bed hospital located at the STMC; CSRHS Hospital – New Braunfels; CSRHS HomeCare; and CSRHS Hospital – Westover Hills, a 150-bed hospital and full-service health care campus.
2009 marked the 140th anniversary of CSRHS, San Antonio’s only hospital to earn the HealthGrades® Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence. Also in 2009, CSRHS was recognized as one of the “50 Best Hospitals in America.” CSRHS has recently expanded its children’s services, acquired the former McKenna Memorial Hospital in New Braunfels, opened the first full-service hospital in the fast-growing Westover Hills community and acquired majority ownership interest in the five outpatient CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Physicians Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
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