First in Texas to use new non-opioid painkiller after surgery
We are transforming health care in Texas by being the first to offer suzetrigine, a new FDA-approved, non-opioid pain medication. This innovative option helps relieve pain after surgery without the risks associated with opioids - helping our patients recover comfortably and safely.
Awarded accreditation from The Joint Commission
We have earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for hospital accreditation, demonstrating our dedication to the best care practices and compliance with stringent performance standards.
A Surgeon’s Choice: Our First Patient’s Full-Circle Moment Makes History
When spinal stenosis left John Toohey, retired orthopaedic surgeon and former assistant dean at UT Health San Antonio, in excruciating pain and few options, he placed his trust in the people he believed in most at UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital.
How We Are Elevating CPR Training for Safer Patient Care
When every second counts in a medical emergency, UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital ensures its teams are prepared with advanced CPR training, safeguarding patients with the highest standards of lifesaving care.
Recent News
- Texas Public Radio: The stories that stopped Texas scrolling — TPR’s most read articles of 2025
- The YourSA San Antonio Express-News’ Readers’ Choice Awards give the San Antonio community the opportunity to recognize the healthcare organizations they trust most. Thanks to the continued support of patients, faculty, staff and the San Antonio community, UT Health San Antonio has earned top honors in multiple categories in past years, reflecting its commitment […]
- UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital became the first in South Texas to use an emerging and less-invasive treatment called radiofrequency ablation on a comorbid patient with a pancreatic cancer tumor that couldn’t be removed by surgery.
- Dec. 10, 2025, marks the first full year of inpatient care at the UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital. Positioned at the heart of a growing local healthcare landscape within San Antonio’s Medical Center, UT Health San Antonio’s inaugural hospital provides a multidisciplinary approach to complex care and access to more clinical trials to advance care than any other hospital in South Texas.
- The UT Health San Antonio Blood Donor Center recently hosted its first blood drive since opening earlier this summer — and to great success.
- The UT Health San Antonio Blood Donor Center recently hosted its first blood drive since opening earlier this summer — and to great success. Thanks to dozens of students and staff members who answered the call to donate blood during the Dec. 4 blood drive at the Health Science Center campus, the center collected 24 units of […]
- A two-time cancer survivor becomes the first breast reconstruction surgery patient at UT Health San Antonio’s Multispecialty and Research Hospital.
- The Accreditation Committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to the UT Health San Antonio laboratory following a recent on-site inspection by CAP inspectors. The inspection team included practicing pathology and laboratory medicine professionals. Known for its rigorous standards, CAP accreditation elevates quality and reduces risk—an important way laboratories contribute to improved patient outcomes.
- At our hospital, patient safety is more than a priority; it’s a promise. One way we uphold that promise is through our use of the Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI)® program, the gold standard for CPR training developed by the American Heart Association and Laerdal Medical.
Upcoming events
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