New hospital will bring advanced research and patient care under one roof

Rendering of the north side of the UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital.
The UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital will open in December 2024.

“This will be a world-class facility with technology and ambience backing up superb medical teams.”

– William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, former president, UT Health San Antonio, October 2022

Surgeries in multiple specialties, new services for the region — including cellular therapies, such as stem cell transplants and CAR T-cell therapy — and access to the latest clinical research trials are drawing closer to reality as construction of the $471 million UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital reached several milestones this past year.

“Admitting hospital patients who are part of clinical research efforts is not done in our community now,” said William L. Henrich, MD, MACP, former president of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, during the October 2022 topping-out ceremony of the hospital. “This will be a unique aspect of the truly comprehensive care our hospital provides for the region and will maximize patients’ opportunity for healing and recovery. The focus, the ultimate objective, is improved patient outcomes.”

Continuing his remarks at the ceremony, Henrich noted that the hospital will be the predominant location of adult oncology services and other surgical specialties and clinical research. “Here we will create a culture that is caring and passionate about taking care of the patient. This will be a hospital worthy of The University of Texas name,” Henrich said.

A recent significant milestone was the completion of the skybridge that will serve as a vital link, connecting the new hospital to the Mays Cancer Center. The skybridge is approximately the length of 1.4 football fields, or about two city blocks. It will provide an efficient pathway for medical care, education and research, plus high-tech capabilities enabling lab samples and advanced technology to be delivered safely, securely and quickly between the hospital and cancer center.

 


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