San Antonio Express-News: Hospitals full. Thousands infected with coronavirus each week. San Antonio pays the price for failing to flatten the curve.

January 19, 2021

Dr. Ronald Stewart, Surgery, Dr. David Miramontes, Emergency Health Sciences/Emergency Medicine, Dr. Minh-Phuong Le, General and Hospital Medicine, and Dr. Jason Morrow, Geriatrics, Gerontology and Palliative Medicine/Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics, were interviewed for this San Antonio Express-News story about the surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations following the holidays. Read the story.

News 4: Health care thank you

January 6, 2021

The health care workers of UT Health San Antonio are afforded sincere thanks in a video tribute by David Chancellor of News 4 San Antonio, augmented by comments from Drs. Robert Leverence, Tom Patterson and Ralph Riviello, UT Health Physicians/Infectious Diseases/Emergency Medicine, respectively. Watch the video.

KENS 5: COVID-19 patients drive up emergency room numbers

December 28, 2020

Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, was interviewed by KENS 5 regarding the current spike in new cases of COVID-19 due to patients seeking help from hospital emergency rooms, a spike that is surpassing even the typical peak seasons for the ER. Read and watch the story.

MSN.com: COVID-19 patients drive up emergency room numbers

December 28, 2020

Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, contributed to a KENS 5 TV story that was then propagated by MSN regarding the current spike in new cases of COVID-19 due to patients seeking help from hospital emergency rooms, a spike that is surpassing even the typical peaks seasons for the ER. Read the story.

KENS 5: COVID-19 patients drive up emergency room numbers

December 26, 2020

Dr. Ralph Riviello, Emergency Medicine, was interviewed for this KENS 5 story about the recent increase in the number of COVID patients that are coming into the emergency room at University Hospital. Read and watch the story.