UT Health San Antonio is opening a $472 million multispecialty and research hospital, the San Antonio Express-News reported Nov. 11.
The 450,000-square-foot hospital will feature 144 beds, 12 operating rooms and more than 800 staff members. It will be connected to the Mays Cancer Center by the Tom C. Frost Skybridge, named for a local banker and philanthropist. The hospital will offer a range of services, including neurosurgery, spine and vascular surgery, orthopedics, urology, sports medicine, advanced radiology, a specialized intensive care unit and an integrated imaging center.
The facility will also support research, training and preventive medicine focused on diseases such as Alzheimer’s and breast cancer.