Commentary: Deep-seated inequities have lasting effects on health, well-being and economic opportunities on the Suoth Side.
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Southside neighborhoods face higher poverty rates, lower educational attainment and limited access to essential services, all of which are tightly intertwined with the observed health disparities. Diabetes, coronary, liver and kidney disease, asthma and cancer disproportionately affect this community. The area was also disproportionately impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“By 2030, if current disparities remain, we estimate it will cost Texas: $3.4 billion in excess medical care spending annually, $6.1 billion in lost productivity annually, and 551,000 life years lost, conservatively valued at $27.6 billion.” Elements of the solution are emerging. For example, University Health is building a new hospital designed for up to 286 beds across from Texas A&M University-San Antonio. This comprehensive hospital with an attached medical office building will significantly expand access to emergency, inpatient, surgical and outpatient specialty care on the Southside. Also on the property, University Health Vida, will open by early 2026 with the headquarters of its Institute for Public Health.
and the city’s Ready to Work programs are also good resources for job training and advancement leading to higher incomes. The South Bexar County school district superintendents are meeting regularly to exchange best practices.
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