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Healthcare Resources The Medical Services industry
is well represented in San Antonio, with the majority of the facilities
located in the South Texas Medical Center area. The main facilities
of the Center include the University of Texas Health Science Center,
as well as nine major hospitals (one of which is a veterans' hospital),
two psychiatric rehabilitation hospitals, and two physical rehabilitation
centers. The University of Texas Health Science Center employs
approximately 4,612 and has schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing
and health sciences, and a graduate school of biomedical sciences.
The entire South Texas Medical Center area has 23,800 employees,
3876 licensed beds, and an annual budget of approximately $1.594
billion. There was $109.096 million in construction in progress
in 1995 and $ 75.191 million is planned for 1996-2001. There are
numerous other medical facilities outside the boundaries of the
South Texas Medical Center, including 25 short-term general hospitals,
two children's psychiatric hospitals, two state hospitals, and
two Department of Defense hospitals. List of Hospitals Links to
Medical Information: AIDS/HIV Resources (listings provided GLCCSA)
Baptist Health System Baptist Health System International Relations
Site - A bilingual site promoting health care services of the
Baptist Health System to international visitors, physicians, patients
and providers. Bexar County Medical Society Cancer Therapy & Research
Center (CTRC) Center for Health Care Services - A community- supported
provider of services to consumers with disabilities related to
mental health, mental retardation and substance abuse. NIH Clinical
Trials Web Site Emergency Shelters/Domestic Violence Resources
(listings provided by GLCCSA) Greater San Antonio Hospital Council
HIV/AIDS Services (listings provided by GLCCSA) Hospice Patients
Alliance Incarnate Word Healthcare System Methodist Healthcare
System: 1.Northeast Methodist 2.Metropolitan Methodist 3.Methodist
Specialty and Transplant Hospital 4.Methodist Ambulatory Surgery
Hospital - Northwest. Methodist Healthcare System International
Services - A multilingual site, created as a resource for international
patients and physicians. It offers extensive healthcare information
and assistance with coordinating medical needs. San Antonio AIDS
Coalition Santa Rosa Healthcare System Southwest Research Institute
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
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