Methodist Healthcare widens service in Medina Valley, launches midwifery clinic near downtown

By Edmond Ortiz Officials with Methodist Healthcare ended the month of April with two milestone events meant to expand healthcare access for Medina Valley-area residents, and advance midwifery.  Medina Valley emergency room Leaders from Methodist Healthcare gathered April 30 to celebrate the groundbreaking of Methodist ER | Medina Valley, a free-standing emergency room designed to…

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Partners reveal progress in Tower Life Residences project 

By Edmond Ortiz Officials with the team that is redeveloping the 97-year-old Tower Life from an office and retail building into an apartment high-rise recently said they are entering a phased delivery to accommodate early pre-leasing in 2027, allowing tenants to move in floor-by-floor instead of awaiting total completion of the building’s conversion. Local reporters…

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San Antonio unveil skate, bike parks; YMCA’s offers new play spaces

By Edmond Ortiz The city of San Antonio has opened two new skate parks, and two area YMCA’s have upgraded their recreational amenities. San Antonio parks San Antonio officials have increased the number of public skateboarding parks in recent years, with the city’s West and South sides receiving the latest additions. Local leaders gathered April…

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Business Briefs: New ventures launch in Southtown, Boerne, New Braunfels; Painted Tree Boutiques closes

By Edmond Ortiz The latest San Antonio-area business openings are highlighted by the relocation of a motorcycle manufacturer from California to New Braunfels, a new multimedia content studio in Boerne, and Southtown welcoming a new record store and a larger space for a pet-centric destination. Additionally, The Local SATX has unveiled a new, free route…

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2 artists chosen to create murals at Tobin Hill hospital

By Edmond Ortiz Methodist Healthcare will have two local artists to paint large-scale murals on the exterior of a near-downtown hospital that is undergoing renovations and improvements. What is happening Officials with Methodist Hospital | Metropolitan chose artists Sandra Gonzalez and Malachy McKinney to create murals that will adorn a new, 969-space parking garage, which…

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Biofest Days event reflects momentum in San Antonio’s bioscience industry

By Edmond Ortiz April means it is Fiesta season in San Antonio. But within San Antonio’s bioscience and healthcare communities, April also marks the return of an event designed to highlight industry capabilities, achievements and collaboration opportunities present locally and around the region. What is happening Biofest Days, organized by the nonprofit BioMedSA, has evolved…

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Methodist Healthcare unveils critical care transport service

By Edmond Ortiz Methodist Healthcare held a March 30 ribbon cutting to launch the Methodist Healthcare Critical Care and Specialty Teams, a medical transport service line devoted to providing comprehensive care during internal and interfacility transfers. What you should know According to a press release, the new service includes four critical care ambulances, ground or…

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University Health: New partnership to improve health care starting from the South Side

By Edmond Ortiz University Health is partnering with Texas A&M University to train and retain more physicians toward caring for a growing regional population. What you should know Officials from Texas A&M University Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine in College Station and University Health gathered March 26 at Texas A&M University San Antonio to…

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