holidayhours 2023 Clinical Holiday Closures To help you plan around this holiday season, please note that our locations will be closed on the following days: Thursday, November 23, 2023 closed Friday, November 24, 2023 closed Saturday, December 23, 2023 closed Monday, December 25, 2023 closed Tuesday, December 26, 2023 closed Monday, January 1, 2024 closed As always, we will be available to…
Watch the full story on KSAT 12's website. One in six San Antonians have diabetes, and one in three have pre-diabetes – rates higher than the national average. One of our patients shared his story with KSAT 12 and discussed how discovering he had diabetes was the wake up call he needed to make changes for living a healthier, longer life. Concerned about diabetes or ready to make your own…
Watch the full interview on KSAT 12's website. In San Antonio, about one in six people live with diabetes, and many of them don't realize they have it. Carolina Solis-Herrera, MD, spoke with KSAT 12 about why diabetes is so prevalent in our city, the warning signs that you may be a risk for diabetes and how to prevent the disease altogether. Learn more about Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes along with…
UT Health San Antonio and Northside ISD teamed up to provide more than 450 free sports physicals for kids participating in the upcoming NISD Special Olympics. The sporting event will take place in February at Gustafson Stadium in San Antonio. To learn more about the Sports Medicine program at UT Health San Antonio, visit UTHealthCare.org/SportsMedicine or call 210-56-SPORT (210-567-7678) for an…
On September 26, the annual 2022-2023 Gold Shield Award winners and the fiscal year 2023 fourth quarter Silver Star Award winners were recognized. Congratulations to all the winners and thank you for always doing Everything it Takes to care for our patients., Congratulations to our 2022-2023 Gold Shield Award winners!, Gold Shield awards recognize those employees and teams whose Silver Star award nominations were voted to be the most remarkable and exceptional among all other nominations received throughout the year., Gold Shield Winner |, Leslie Villarreal, RN, Mays Cancer Center, Gold Shield Winner |, Susan Hilgers, Director of Clinic Information Systems, Information Services: EPIC Resolut, e, Gold Shield Team Award | Mays Cancer Center Infusion Center, Amy Cantu, RN Melanie Rodriguez, RN Irene Lara, RN Katie Pollock, RN Lydia Willars, RN Ursula Caga, RN, Congratulations to the FY23 Fourth Quarter Silver Star Award winners!, Silver Stars are awarded to individuals and teams who have gone above and beyond for their patients and peers. Tammy Escobedo, Radiation Oncology, Mays Cancer Center Mikalah Lytle, Radiation Oncology, Mays Cancer Center Joshua Asper, PA, Radiation Oncology, Mays Cancer Center Luis Rocha, Radiation Oncology, Mays Cancer Center Thomas Williams, Radiation Oncology, Mays Cancer Center Samantha Rubio…, Recipients of the Silver Star Team Awards, Mays Cancer Center: Infusion Center Amy Cantu, RN Melanie Rodriguez, RN Irene Lara, RN Katie Pollack, RN Lydia Willars, RN Ursula Caga, RN Otolaryngology: Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery Christine Taylor, MD Sydney Henderson, MA Float Pool Amie Menchaca Shayla Montoya Vanessa Cadena Destiny Garcia Jennifer Rios Adriena Rodriguez Taylor Gill, Congratulations to the FY23 Fourth Quarter High Five Practice Champion Award winners!, Every year our leadership strives for excellence and sets a goal for all of our practices to receive more than 30 patient experience surveys and achieve a score of 95.7. Below the practices who went above and beyond for our patients are recognized for doing Everything it Takes! Pulmonary at Gateway - Patient score of 96.09 MRI at Hill Country - Patient score of 96.2 General Surgery at the…, The 2023 Patient Experience Practice Champion of the year is General Pediatrics at Santa Rosa Northwest! Congratulations and thank you for your dedication to your patients!
A new Tik Tok trend is bringing attention to people living a healthier lifestyle by cutting back on their alcohol intake. Instead of going 'dry' this lifestyle involves cutting back on alcohol without doing away with alcohol completely. Jerry Clayton talks to Curtis Bone, MD on TPR about the idea of a 'damp' lifestyle and who would benefit from it. Listen to the full story here. If you or a…
More than 122 million people — nearly half of Americans age 20 years and up have high blood pressure, and most don’t know it. This is why our primary care practice is dedicated to reducing patients’ high blood pressure and saving lives. For the second year in a row, UT Health Physicians has been awarded the Target: BP Gold+ designation by the American Heart Association and the American…, Why should you care about your blood pressure?, High blood pressure can lead to serious health issues, including heart attack, stroke, heart failure and even death. Determining if you have high blood pressure can be difficult as there are often no symptoms. But you can find out if your blood pressure is higher than normal by checking it yourself or by having it checked regularly by your healthcare provider. Very high blood pressure can cause…, Decreasing high blood pressure in our patient community, To combat heart disease in our community, our providers closely monitor patients’ blood pressure and work to reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke. “Blood pressure checks are often seen as a routine part of a doctor’s visit, but at UT Health Physicians, we keep it at the forefront of our minds with an additional focus on hypertension control. In primary care, we not only check at a patient…
Halloween is a risky time of year for kids with food allergies. Studies have shown that serious allergic reactions increase around Halloween and Easter. It is important that parents stay vigilent, know the signs of an allergic reaction and keep an epinephrine pen nearby. Symptoms of an allergic reaction can be subtle, like an itchy lip, or a tickle in the throat. Read more about food allergies…
See information below for upcoming support group events. , ►Living Together with Lewy: In Person Support Group for Person's with LBD and their Caregivers, Event Details:, Join our experts in dementia care every 1st Thursday of the month for encouraging discussion with others who are living with Lewy body dementia (LBD) and those caring for someone with LBD. The support group is free to attend and is open to all persons diagnosed with LBD. Caregivers of a person diagnosed with LBD may attend with their loved one diagnosed with LBD. Registration is required., When: , 1st Thursday's of the Month 1pm-2:30pm November 2, 2023 December 7, 2023 January 4, 2024 February 1, 2024 March 7, 2024 April 4, 2024 May 2, 2024 June 6, 2024 July 4, 2024, Place:, UT Health San Antonio MARC-Medical Arts & Research Center, 1st Floor Conference Room, 8300 Floyd Curl Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229, To register or for more information, contact:, Melissa Flores, LPC, Angela Torres, LCSW Email: BiggsSupport@uthscsa.edu Phone: 210-450-9682, ►Stonger Together: In Person Support Group for Person's with Parkinson's Disease , Event Details: , Join our experts in neurology care every 2nd Thursday of the month for supportive and encouraging discussion about living and coping with Parkinson's Disease The support group is free to attend and is open to all persons diagnosed with Parkinson's. Registration is Required, When: , 2nd Thursday of the Month 10am-11:30am November 9, 2023 December 14, 2023 January 11, 2024 February 8, 2024 March 14, 2024 April 11, 2024 May 9, 2024 June 13, 2024 July 11, 2024, Place: , UT Health San Antonio MARC-Medical Arts & Research Center, 1st Floor Conference Room, 8300 Floyd Curl Dr., San Antonio, TX 78229, To register and for more information, contact:, Angela Quiroz-Saenz, LMSW Email: quirozsaenz@uthscsa.edu Phone: 210-450-9947
Associate professor, Winifred Mak, MD, PhD, was awarded $3.4M to study the male factors contributing to recurrent pregnancy loss. Mak plans to focus her study on the role of sperm and DNA fragmentation within the sperm to see if it can explain the cause in some recurrent miscarriages. She hopes to further connect the dots and discover possible causes related to the health of the sperm so that…