UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital

With plans to open in 2024, the 144-bed, eight-floor hospital will be outfitted with 12 operating rooms, an ICU, pharmacy and imaging center, allowing for treatment of complex conditions in one location.

The UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital broke ground in March 2021 and will provide biomedical research, patient care and medical education to the community. The hospital will focus on prevalent illnesses in the region such as cancer, which is expected to increase in our community.

With plans to open in 2024, the 144-bed, eight-floor hospital will be outfitted with 12 operating rooms, an ICU, pharmacy and imaging center, allowing for treatment of complex conditions in one location.

The new hospital will also connect to UT Health San Antonio’s Mays Cancer Center by a skybridge, uniting inpatient and outpatient care.

With cancer diagnoses being forecast to increase 35% regionally during the next decade, the hospital will feature a strong focus on cancer and will offer early-phase clinical trials and therapies such as immunotherapies, stem cell and bone marrow transplants, and cellular-based therapies.

San Antonio cancer patients who require specialty care and treatment will no longer need to seek care elsewhere, or spend months at a time in temporary quarters, Henrich said.

“We are building this hospital to make it possible for patients in San Antonio, including those with cancer, to stay close to home during their treatment,” he said. “As is true of all our efforts, we continue our commitment to serve the public good through care that puts patients and families first and provides them with the best chances of excellent outcomes.”