Health care Health Care Edition
BY THOMAS LEFFLER
2025
Readers, welcome to your annual CI Health Care edition. It’s a no-brainer that we’re experiencing rapid growth here in Northeast San Antonio. In this year’s edition, we’re covering expansion plans at Northeast Methodist Hospital and how increased capacity will improve eciency and the patient experience. We’re also highlighting how a local nonprot is lling a health care gap in Guadalupe County. Learn more about how local health care is evolving and meet the providers whose support helps Community Impact keep you informed. Thank you to our sponsor and advertisers for making this another great edition!
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What's inside
Learn about a new diabetic institute to opening in Live Oak (Page 16)
Check this the progress at University Health Retama Hospital (Page 16)
Read about lab renovations looking to improve patient imaging (Page 17)
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3 updates from Northeast San Antonio Metrocom area hospitals
1 University Health Retama The planned hospital on the corner of Retama Parkway and Lookout Road had its topping out ceremony on April 14, with the nal steel beam put on the top of the 5-story construction. The hospital—slated to open in early 2027— will employ about 1,000 doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals, according to a news release. University Health Retama will have a 24/7 emergency department, advanced operating suites, radiology, laboratory and pharmacy.
2 Methodist Hospital Northeast The hospital was recently designated as a Level III Trauma Center, becoming one of 62 facilities recognized as such by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Level III centers include 24-hour immediate coverage by emergency physicians. Methodist Hospital Northeast CEO Jerrica George told Community Impact that the designation increases the amount of local patients they can keep at the hospital rather than making them travel further to other facilities.
3 Northeast Baptist Hospital This is the rst hospital in the area to use Stereotaxis technology to treat irregular heartbeats, the hospital’s website states. Stereotaxis is a non-surgical treatment for arrhythmia, which uses a remote magnetic navigation system to map arteries and heart tissue to be treated. The hospital says that use of Stereotaxis may help reduce risk of complications and increase patient safety, according to its website.
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Corner of Retama Parkway and Lookout Road, Selma www.universityhealth.com
12412 Judson Road, Live Oak www.sahealth.com
8811 Village Dr., San Antonio www.baptisthealthsystem.com
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