Two new community hospitals are set to open in the first half of 2027, and neighbors are thrilled to see it. More money was just added to the project to expand the bed numbers before the project even finishes.
Records: Kerr Together suspends ties to recovery group after accused sex offender found working near childrenRain mostly done for today, more on the wayEast Side woman accused of murder takes plea deal on reduced charge, sentenced to 15 years in prisonLocal News The Palo Alto Hospital will open in April on the South Side while the Retama Hospital will open in February on the Northeast Side “I got rushed to University Hospital and they found the tumors,” Diaz said.
“We were going into the Medical Center for all of his treatments,” said his daughter, Erika Valderrama. That’s not close to his Live Oak home, where he’s lived and raised his family for 30 years, an area where the population is now exploding.
“There’s all the new housing and a lot more people,” Diaz said. “It’s growing and definitely having a hospital nearby, it really helps the people. ” “Especially when you have elderly patients who may not drive or have lack of transportation,” Valderrama said. Their family is thrilled University Health System chose the Northeast Side for one of two new hospitals, right near Retama Park.
“We know the northeast corridor between San Antonio and Austin is growing so fast. We also looked at the numbers of our patients who come from different parts of town to the Medical Center facilities and many of them come from the northeast neighborhoods,” said University Health spokesperson Elizabeth Allen. The other, slightly larger hospital being built as part of the same funding project is the Palo Alto Hospital on the South Side, set to open in April 2027.
“The South Side has long been a healthcare desert, and recently in the last couple of years, lost an important South Side hospital. So us coming in to fill that gap, it’s really good for the community,” Allen said. It’s right next to Texas A&M University and around the corner from the Toyota plant, which just landed a big expansion with University Health also just opened a primary care clinic near each of these new hospitals.
The Wheatley Health Center is next to Retama Hospital, and the Por Vida Clinic is next to the Palo Alto Hospital. The most recent news from these projects is that they both went under budget, a combined $60 million. University Health decided to take an extra $30 million in reserves to create $90 million total to increase the bed numbers in both of these hospitals before they even open.
The expanded scope at the University Health Retama Campus includes finishing out 20 additional inpatient rooms, bringing the total at opening to 167 beds. At University Health Palo Alto, the extra funding will add 60 more inpatient rooms for a total of 227.
“This development also frees up more beds at University Hospital and the Medical Center for the more difficult and challenging cases,” Allen said. Courtney Friedman Courtney Friedman joined KSAT 12 News in August 2014 and now anchors the News at Noon weekdays, and reports important community stories. Her reporting often takes on issues including domestic violence, trafficking, foster care, homelessness and suicide awareness. She has an ongoing series called Loving in Fear.
Adam Barraza is a photojournalist at KSAT 12 and an El Paso native. He interned at KVIA, the local ABC affiliate, while still in high school. He then moved to San Antonio and, after earning a degree from San Antonio College and the University of the Incarnate Word, started working in news. He’s also a diehard Dodgers fan and an avid sneakerhead.
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