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- As a 604 licensed-bed acute care hospital, University Hospital is the primary teaching facility for the UT Health Science Center and an international referral center for patients from throughout the US , Mexico, and Central America.
- Open since 1968, University is home to many medical "firsts" for South Texas, including the first heart, heart-lung and lung transplants, first newborn heart transplant and first pediatric small bowel transplant.
- Notable centers of excellence include organ transplantation, trauma, heart and heart surgery, urology, kidney diseases, respiratory disorders, neonatology, cranial facial surgery, hormonal disorders, rehabilitation and high risk obstetrics.
- As the lead trauma hospital for a 22-county area of Texas, University Hospital's trauma team provide comprehensive care to most of the most critically-injured patients from Bexar County, South Texas and beyond.
- The emergency center accommodates more than 70,000 patient visits annually.
- Recipient of one of the highest accolades in health care the Solucient 100 Top Hospitals award in 2004.
- Home to one of Good Housekeeping's top 35 leading pain centers in America.
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