Christus Santa Rosa Health System Archives - San Antonio Report

San Antonio’s CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital set to close in April, lays off 479 employees

by Raquel Torres February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

The closure means a loss of 174 hospital beds in San Antonio until a new tower opens at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills.

North Central Baptist Hospital is one of two San Antonio-based hospitals were named top general hospitals nationwide for 2021 as determined by the Hospital Safety Grade report.

‘Years of work’ pushes University Health off list of hospitals penalized for high complication rates

by Raquel Torres May 18, 2022May 17, 2022

What’s it like to get the coronavirus vaccine? Painless, yet charged with emotion

by Dr. Charlie Biediger December 22, 2020December 23, 2020

More than a third of patients being admitted into local hospitals are COVID-19-positive.

165 Dead: COVID-19 Toll Rises as Medical Examiner Links Prior Deaths to Disease

by Roseanna Garza July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

Hospital beds continue to become scarcer as COVID-19 patient counts continue to rise in Bexar County.

A ‘Dejecting’ Hike in Coronavirus Cases as Hospital Capacity Continues to Dwindle

by Roseanna Garza July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District's COVID-19 testing facility at Kazen Middle School accepts up to 800 residents per day who show coronavirus symptoms.

Officials Hopeful Slowdown Holds as Hospitals Inch Toward Capacity

by Roseanna Garza July 6, 2020July 7, 2020

Human remains were found at the construction site of Children's Hospital of San Antonio.

Health Care Providers Resume Doctor Visits, Surgeries as Restrictions Lift

by Roseanna Garza May 5, 2020May 4, 2020

Spirit of Healing mural by local artist Jesse Trevino is a prominent feature to the Children's Hospital of San Antonio.

Christus Offers Rapid COVID-19 Antibodies Test for Some Patients

by Roseanna Garza April 14, 2020April 14, 2020

Medicare Penalizes 5 Local Hospitals Over Patient Safety Issues

by Roseanna Garza February 7, 2020February 8, 2020

The lobby of University Hospital.

San Antonio Hospitals’ Price Lists May Leave Consumers With More Questions Than Answers

by Roseanna Garza March 15, 2019March 15, 2019