South Texas Medical Center

The South Texas Medical Center (STMC) is a "regional leading" research and educational center [ http://www.utsystem.edu/news/CampusDescriptions/UTHSCSA.htm] [ [http://www.uthscsa.edu/hscnews/singleformat.asp?newID=2269 HSC NEWS - The University of Texas Health Science Center - The Office of External Affairs ] ] [ [http://www.universityhealthsystem.com/news/press-releases/PR-07-07-06.html Error Page ] ] [http://www.uthscsa.edu/HSCNews/archive/HSCfactsheet.pdf] in San Antonio, Texas.

The Medical Center, which directly serves 38 counties, consists of forty-five medically related institutions; separate medical, dental and nursing schools, three higher educational institutions, twelve hospitals and five specialty institutions.

The center is the largest medical center in South Texas and the second largest Medical Center in Texas, with 4.42 million outpatient visits in 2006.http://www.samedfoundation.org/docs/2006progressReportMemo.pdf] The center has had a $34 Billion impact on the region. [ [http://www.uthscsa.edu/hscnews/singleformat.asp?newID=2247 HSC NEWS - The University of Texas Health Science Center - The Office of External Affairs ] ]

taff and budget

In 2006, 27,135 persons were directly employed at the center, and the combined budget of all entities at the South Texas Medical Center totaled $2.8 Billion. [See: [http://www.samedfoundation.org/docs/2006progressReportMemo.pdf] ]

Research and Development

San Antonio's Biosciences industry, employs over 100,000 people. [See: http://www.sb-d.com/issues/fall2004/features/BioIndustrySouthEmerges.asp] The largest areas of research are conducted by institutes in or around the South Texas Medical Center. These include the oncology division of one of the world's top five biotechnology firms, the world's largest Phase I clinical trials program for new anti-cancer drugs, and the new $200 million [http://ccri.uthscsa.edu/ Children's Cancer Research Institute] . San Antonio also houses the world's largest genomics computing cluster and the state's public bank for stem cell-rich umbilical cord blood. ["ibid."]

According to the San Antonio Medical Foundation, at least $300 million in capital projects are currently in progress in the Medical Center and an additional $235 million worth of new projects are expected to be completed by 2009.

Academics

Central to the medical center is the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and its teaching hospital: The University Hospital, which is the source of employment for 12,000 people. The [http://www.vasthcs.med.va.gov/ Audie Murphy VA Hospital] , CTRC, Brooke Army Medical Center, [http://www.texascancerclinic.com/ Texas Cancer Clinic] , the Children's Cancer Research Institute, Christus Santa Rosa health system, Texas Neuroscience Institute, Villa Rosa, [http://www.baptisthealthsystem.org/ St Luke] , and 11 [http://www.sahealth.com Methodist hospitals] also have affiliated programs or projects with the UT Health Science Center.

The University of the Incarnate Word also has a campus located in the eastern part of the South Texas Medical Center. UIW has affiliated programs with the Christus Santa Rosa health system.

The University of Texas at San Antonio has joint programs with UTHSCSA's GSBS, and School of Allied Health Sciences. UTSA's campus is conveniently located 2 miles north of the Medical Center, and continues to invest in the biomedical fields.

Not far from the medical center in northwestern San Antonio are the Southwest Research Institute and the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, also partners with the Health Science Center.

The center's latest addition (currently under completion) is the " [http://www.utmedicinesa.com/ UT Medicine] " facility, which is also part of the University of Texas System.

Also situated in the South Texas Medical Center is Health Careers High School, a health professions-based magnet school of Northside ISD that enrolls just under 1,000 students from around Bexar County.

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Member institutions

The center consists of 45 major medical institutions [ [http://www.southtexasmedicalcenter.com/ Welcome to the South Texas Medical Center ] ] , and is responsible for the $14 Billion biomedical industry thriving in the San Antonio area. [ See [http://www.uthscsa.edu/univrel/Financial.html] ] Member institutions with facilities and offices in the center are:

*American Cancer Society
*American Heart Association
*American Surgery Center of So. TX, Ltd.
*Cancer Therapy & Research Center
*Children's Habilitation Center
*Children's Cancer Research Institute
*Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-Medical Center
*Diabetes & Glandular Disease Clinic
*Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center
*Ecumenical Center for Religion/Health
*Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio
*HEALTHSOUTH/RIOSA
*Ronald McDonald House Charities of S.A.
*MedCenter Imaging
*Methodist Healthcare Ministries
*Methodist Ambulatory Surgery Hospital
*Methodist Children's Hospital of South Texas
*Methodist Specialty & Transplant Hospital
*Methodist Hospital
*LifeCare Hospitals - San Antonio New Plant
*Methodist Heart Hospital
*New Directions Therapy
*Northside Health Careers High School
*NISD Holmgreen Jr./Sr. High School
*NISD Pupil Appraisal Center
*Northwest Imaging Center
*Nellie M. Reddix Center
*San Antonio Warm Springs Rehab. Hospital
*San Antonio Surgery Center
*South Texas Cardiovascular Center
*South Texas Eye Institute
*South Texas Spinal Clinic, P.A.
*South Texas Veterans HCS
*Southern Texas Spinal Clinic, Physical & Occupational Therapy
*Southwest Mental Health Center
*St. Luke's Baptist Hospital
*Texas Cancer Clinic
*Unicorn Centers, Inc.
*University Health System
*University of Texas Health Science Center
* [http://www.utmedicinesa.com UT Medicine]
*The Winston School of San Antonio
*Tri-Sun Healthcare-Babcock
*Tri-Sun Healthcare-Wurzbach
*Texas Specialty Nursing & Medical Center
*The Fredericksburg Assisted Living Centers
*Kingsley Place at The Medical Center
*Merrill Gardens at San Antonio
*Woodbridge Estates Asst. Living
*Christus Santa Rosa Med. Cntr Tower I
*Christus Santa Rosa Med. Cntr Tower II
*Christus Santa Rosa Med. Cntr Plaza
*West Gate Medical Center
*Humana Med. Center Plaza
*La Hacienda de Salud, Ltd.
*MedCentre Plaza
*Medical Center Surgery Clinic
*Medical Center Tower I & II
*The Methodist Center on Medical Drive
*Methodist Healthcare System Offices
*Methodist Plaza
*Mockingbird Plaza Tower
*Oak Hills Medical Building
*Oakdell Office Center
*Pain Products International
*Pasteur Plaza
*Physicians Plaza I
*Physicians Plaza II
*Plaza Lecea
*Pyramid Plaza
*Fresenius Medical Care
*Renal Associates
*South Texas Medical Plaza
*Texas Neuroscience Institute
*Texas Pain Institute

References

ee also

*Southwest Research Institute
*UTHSCSA
*Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research
*Texas Medical Center
*University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

External sources

* [http://www.southtexasmedicalcenter.com/ South Texas Medical Center]
* [http://www.samedfoundation.org/facilities.html San Antonio Medical Foundation's listing] and [http://www.samedfoundation.org/docs/2006progressReport.pdf extended listing]