Expect delays on technology orders
August 9, 2021
Information Management and Services (IMS) receives equipment dependent on the supply chain. It is not known how long this shortage and delay will last, but IMS is working to provide vital equipment and meet department needs.
KENS 5: Delta variant filling up hospital beds in South Texas
August 6, 2021
Dr. Robert Leverence, chief medical officer for UT Health Physicians, spoke to KENS 5 viewers in this story about the critical capacity at hospitals across the city with COVID-positive patients, including children, and the importance of getting vaccina …
From the Chief Operating Officer: Precautionary measures imposed
August 5, 2021
Due to continued concerns with the highly infectious COVID delta variant, temporary precautionary measures are being imposed effective immediately.
KSAT 12: Here are some ways to protect yourself from the summer heat and avoid heat exhaustion
August 4, 2021
Dr. Katherine Bartush, with UT Health Physicians Sports Medicine, was interviewed for a story that appeared on KSAT 12 where she spoke to viewers about ways to avoid heat injury this summer. Watch story
PPE available through General Stores
August 4, 2021
General Stores has affordable face masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes, surface sprays and other common PPE for use in various non-clinical work activities in stock.
New Partner Directory is now available
August 4, 2021
The Partner Directory provides a single, searchable location to identify the cross-functional team that provides support for a specific department, from individual partners to service center contacts.
Make sure vaccinations are on your back-to-school to-do list
August 4, 2021
Contact: Monica Taylor, 210-508-2488, taylorm1@uthscsa.edu Contact: Steven Lee, 210-450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 4, 2021 – August not only marks the beginning of school for most children, but it also is recognized as National Immuniza …
San Antonio Express-News: Commentary: Help grow confidence in lifesaving vaccine
August 3, 2021
Dr. Amelie Ramirez, Institute for Health Promotion Research, Salud America!, Population Health Sciences, wrote this opinion piece that appeared in the San Antonio Express-News. Read commentary
Fox 7 Austin: Denver requires city workers in ‘high risk’ areas to get vaccinated
August 3, 2021
Dr. Sudha Seshadri, Neurology/Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases, discussed a study of older adults in Argentina that showed a surprising amount of dementia-like changes in memory and thinking for at least six months a …
Yahoo!: Can a vitamin treat COVID-19-related acute kidney injury?
August 3, 2021
Dr. Kumar Sharma, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Center for Renal Precision Medicine, and Dr. Subrata Debnath, Nephrology, are quoted in this news release disseminated on Yahoo.com about NIRVANA, a National Institutes of Health-fund …