SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The newest Baptist
Emergency Hospital at Kelly in Southwest
San Antonio is open for business today, following a
celebratory ribbon-cutting ceremony that took place Jan. 23.
The nearly 18,000-square-foot micro-hospital at 806 Cupples Road
is being built through a partnership of San Antonio-based Baptist Health System and
Emerus Holdings Inc.
Featuring a state-of-the-art emergency department and eight
in-patient beds, the facility will be staffed by emergency
medicine physicians, experienced nurses and clinical specialists
dedicated to providing the same level of compassionate,
personalized care that have made Baptist Health System, one of the
nation's leading healthcare systems.
The new hospital will operate 24-hours-a-day, 365-days-a-year.
The facility will be fully licensed, CMS-accredited and in-network
with most commercial providers. Medicaid and Medicare also will be
accepted. This is the eighth facility of its kind that will be
owned and operated under the Baptist Health System and Emerus joint
venture.
Baptist micro-hospitals improve access to care within
neighborhoods across San Antonio.
"With the addition of this new micro-hospital near Kelly Field, no
resident of San Antonio is more
than eight to 10 minutes away from our emergency services," said
Matt Stone, Baptist Health System
CEO. "Our micro-hospitals also enhance care by providing direct
integration with our large network of hospitals and
specialists."
Craig Goguen, CEO of Emerus,
agreed. "We are excited to again combine our experience with the
medical expertise and commitment to excellence we share with the
Baptist Health System," Goguen said. "Baptist Health is a trusted
name in the San Antonio region.
This beautiful new emergency hospital will have an immediate
positive impact on the community. We are proud to be offering
specialized emergency medical care where the residents need it the
most, close to home," he said.
Goguen added, "We're excited to be partnering with such a
vibrant San Antonio community, and
we will be making a donation to the community's college scholarship
fund, which supports local students as they reach to achieve their
educational goals."
For more information, please visit:
https://www.baptistemergencyhospital.com
About Baptist Health System
Baptist Health System is a
Community Built on Care. A trusted provider of hospital, health and
wellness services in San Antonio
and South/Central Texas, the
system includes six acute-care hospitals (Baptist Medical Center,
Mission Trail Baptist Hospital, North Central Baptist Hospital,
Northeast Baptist Hospital and St. Luke's Baptist Hospital in
San Antonio, and Resolute Health
Hospital in New Braunfels), which
offer more than 1,700 licensed beds. The hospitals have all earned
Chest Pain Center Accreditation and Primary Stroke Center
Certification. St. Luke's Baptist is a Comprehensive Stroke Center.
The system also includes the Baptist Children's Hospital, Baptist
Orthopedic Hospital, Baptist Cancer Care Services and HealthLink
fitness and physical rehabilitation centers. Other affiliated
entities include seven MedPost Urgent Care Centers, seven Baptist
Emergency Hospitals, the Baptist Physician Network, Baptist M&S
Imaging Centers, ambulatory services, medical office buildings and
the Baptist School of Health Professions. Baptist Health System is
a Community Built on Care. It is part of Tenet Healthcare based out
of Dallas, Texas. Learn more at
www.baptisthealthsystem.com.
About Emerus
Emerus is the nation's first and largest
operator of neighborhood hospitals. Emerus partners with leading
health systems to provide excellence, empathy and innovation in
health care delivery through a network of efficient, value-based
neighborhood hospitals and acute care facilities. The Emerus
network brings high-quality, patent-centric acute episodic and
ambulatory clinical services to communities across a given market.
This helps patients by positioning best-in-class provider services
in the communities where they work, live and play. Emerus'
distinctive level of care earned the Guardian of Excellence Award
for Superior Patient Experience in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and
2019. More information is available at www.emerus.com.
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