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Five weeks after a near-death vehicle crash that crushed his spinal cord, 16-year old Ernesto Martinez is able to stand upright and move his legs with the help of exoskeleton equipment.

On January 1, 2019, 13-year old Aidan Arriaga decided to take the 70-sparkler challenge. It was something he saw promoted online. To celebrate the New Year, Aidan bundled 70 sparklers together and lit them. Instead of creating a showy, harmless display, they exploded in his hand. That led to emergency treatment at University Hospital’s Trauma Center, several days in the hospital and severe burns that took a long time to heal. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says more than half...

On October 25, the University Health Transplant Center performed the first COVID-related lung transplant in South Texas, and among the first in the state and country.

Tommye Austin, senior vice president and chief nurse executive at University Health System, is being recognized alongside some of the country’s best-known healthcare figures as one of the 50 most influential clinical executives in the country. The list published by Modern Healthcare includes Dr. Deborah Birx, the Trump administration’s coronavirus response coordinator, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. “I am very...

Dr. Bryan Alsip, University Health System’s chief medical officer and a member of the COVID-19 Health Transition Team, talks about reopening the local economy, the prospects for a vaccine and whether we’ve really flattened the COVID curve.

For years, Denise Bradley wasn’t able to donate blood. Like thousands of Americans who served in the U.S. military, Bradley was stationed in Europe when Mad Cow disease was a serious issue, and that disqualified her under FDA guidelines. Ever since, every time there was a callout for blood donations, she’d cheerfully respond, “I can’t, I have Mad Cow!” But the minute she learned that the FDA had loosened restrictions, she signed up. “I immediately called...

Video and details of preparations in our Emergency Department in reference to COVID-19.

Two large tents erected outside the emergency entrance are serving as the triage site for quickly identifying patients who may be infected with the COVID-19.

In an effort to keep our community informed about measures we are taking to limit the transmission of COVID-19, University Health System is providing regular updates on our ongoing response to this unprecedented situation.

University Health System Update: Meeting the challenges of COVID-19