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Southwest General Hospital receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award American Heart Association Award recognizes Southwest General Hospital’s commitment to quality stroke care
“SWell Cycle” branding to be fully implemented on bike share’s 542 bicycles and 63 stations. Southwest General’s sponsorship part of Steward Health Care’s commitment to help improve health and well-being of San Antonio community
October 21 2017
Texas CNO Halfway Through DNP Executive Leadership
Kara Chavez, Chief Nursing Officer at Southwest General Hospital, was featured in The Sentinel Watch for her history and work towards getting a DNP (Online Doctor of Nursing Practice) with a specialization in executive leadership.
September 29 2017
Steward Health Completes Acquisition of Iasis Healthcare
With 36 Hospitals Nationally Including Southwest General Hospital in San Antonio, Steward Becomes the Largest Private Hospital Operator in the U.S.
August 21 2017
RN Walk-in Interviews August 24
Due to high demand and interest from candidates, Southwest General Hospital will host a second job fair and hiring event this month on Thursday, August 24th, 2017 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Job seekers holding a current and valid RN license in Texas are invited to stop by Thursday’s hiring event to learn how Southwest General Hospital is transforming healthcare and elevating the patient experience ...
August 12 2017
The BirthPlace to host nursing job fair August 17
Our BirthPlace Labor & Delivery Family is Expanding!RN Hiring EventThursday, August 17, 2017 at 1:00PMJob Fair Location: Southwest General Hospital7400 Barlite Blvd, San Antonio TX 78224 Join us at 1:00PM for a presentation by our L&D Director to learn the basic information of our unique program. On-the-spot interviews will be conducted with interested candidates. New Grads Welcome! Apply ...
The general public is invited to attend Southwest General Hospital’s Community Heatstroke Awareness Event AUG 11, 2017 from 11AM – 2PMLocation:7400 Barlite Blvd.San Antonio, Texas 78224 In conjunction with Safe Kids San Antonio and Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC), Southwest General Hospital will have a mobile temperature display to help raise awareness. First re...
July 24 2017
Vascular Screening Event August 17th
Know your risk for heart attack or stroke Our Heart and Vascular Institute is offering a cutting-edge vascular health screening event open to the general public on Thursday, August 17th, 2017 at Southwest General Hospital. AngioScreen® is an ultrasound vascular screening technology providing potentially lifesaving information about an individual’s risk of heart attack or stroke. AngioScreen® uses ...
Source: News Radio 1200 WOAI Click here to view the full article, featured at woai.iheart.com, July 11, 2017...
SW General unveils $3 million dollar expansion of its Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and Nuclear Medicine space, debuting an Electrophysiology program which represents an entirely new cardiac service line available for the first time on the city’s South Side. Southwest General Hospital, the only hospital located in San Antonio’s southwest sector, has unveiled and is now seeing patients in ...
Saving Lives Through Early Detection Our Heart and Vascular Institute is pleased to offer a cutting-edge AngioScreen program screening event open to the public on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Southwest General Hospital. This revolutionary vascular screening technology provides immediate information about vascular health including circulation, risk of heart disease, stroke and abdominal aorta aneurys...
Source: Texas Public Radio The healthcare company that runs San Antonio’s Southwest General Hospital is entering into a merger agreement to merge with another company. IASIS Healthcare owns the San Antonio hospital and 17 others. The merger with Steward Health Care will create one of the largest private for-profit hospital operators in the U.S. Southwest General will become one of that company’s ...
SAN ANTONIO, TX – Southwest General Hospital today joined a growing number of organizations by becoming designated as a Silver level Texas Mother-Friendly Worksite. Mother-Friendly employers proactively support employees who choose to breastfeed their infants by providing time, space, and other supports to maintain breastfeeding after returning to work. Employers that provide Mother-Friendly Works...
April 26 2017
ER Director Dr. Abrams offers Fiesta advice
April 26, 2017 – News Radio 1200 WOAI Report With temperatures predicted to be into the nineties during Fiesta week, Southwest General Hospital Emergency Room Director Dr. Sal Abrams shares ideas on how to avoid becoming his guest in the ER for Fiesta. Read the FULL STORY at woai.iheart.com....
NATIONAL SAFE SLEEP HOSPITAL CERTIFICATION PROGAM RECOGNIZES SOUTHWEST GENERAL HOSPITAL April 24, 2017 – SAN ANTONIO, TX — Southwest General Hospital was recently recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program as a “Silver Safe Sleep Leader” for their commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep. They are one of the first hospitals in Texas to receive th...
Did you know that a heart attack occurs every 30 seconds in the U.S.? Or that 10 million people have a condition called “peripheral artery disease,” and millions of them have no idea that they have it? Vascular health is a major issue in San Antonio and throughout Texas, which is why Southwest General Hospital is proud to offer AngioScreen®, a unique mobile unit that travels the city, offering thr...
April 15 2017
Award-Winning Cardiac Care Featured in MD News
In February, Southwest General Hospital was awarded the “shortest door-to-balloon-time” by STRAC recognizing the performance of a critical, lifesaving cardiac procedure in a short time (20 minutes). This award demonstrates a tremendous effort by Southwest General Hospital to developing internal systems and processes to perform as efficiently as possible when such critical patients arrive at their ...
February 26 2017
Southwest General Hospital receives award for emergency cardiac care
SWG Award Best Cardiac Care San Antonio Southwest General Hospital receives region’s shortest door-to-balloon time award (SAN ANTONIO) February 26, 2017 – Each year, an estimated 250,000 Americans suffer from the most severe type of heart attack. Getting treatment speedily is the key to a better outcome. When a heart attack happens, each passing minute could mean the difference between life and de...
Southwest General Hospital is investing in new technologies and services in an effort to meet increasing demand for medical care arising from an expanding population in San Antonio’s southern sector and surrounding communities, particularly those impacted by the Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas play. Some of the key areas the hospital is addressing are orthopaedic services and cardiology care. Read F...
July 8 2015
Southwest General Minimizes Patient Falls
Southwest General Hospital’s patient rooms have received a major facelift. The makeover includes 140 new hospital beds and innovative patient monitoring technology. The patient monitoring technology contains “virtual bed rails” for those patients who are at-risk of falling. Southwest General is the first hospital in this city to present the new virtual bed rail technology. ...
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