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Growth and Expansion
NEWEST FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM OPENED IN NEW BRAUNFELS
Methodist Healthcare hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony in August to celebrate the opening of our newest neighborhood freestanding emergency room (FSER), Methodist ER | New Braunfels. Located in the City of New Braunfels at 1850 TX-46, #109, the facility will provide exceptional care to adult and pediatric patients, 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Specially trained ER and trauma physicians, registered nurses and other medical staff are eager to deliver quality, compassionate care to families throughout New Braunfels and the surrounding communities. “I am thrilled that we are extending Methodist-quality emergency services to our neighbors in the City of New Braunfels,” said Michael Beaver, CEO at Methodist Hospital | Northeast. “As our community grows, we are dedicated to providing access to the highest-quality of emergency healthcare close to home.”
Methodist ER | New Braunfels will feature continuous patient monitoring and testing, a Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) to digitally transmit electronic images, diagnostic equipment including a 64-slice CT scanner, a dedicated x-ray suite, ultrasound and telemetry equipment, as well as full-service laboratory and radiology capabilities. Methodist ER | New Braunfels is capable of treating serious, sometimes life-threatening emergency medical conditions including chest pain, respiratory distress, abdominal pain, broken bones or dislocated joints, serious infections, injuries, stroke symptoms, and more. Should patients require acute or specialized care, free transfer to Methodist Hospital | Northeast or another Methodist Healthcare facility will be provided. As an extension of the emergency room at Methodist Hospital | Northeast, Methodist ER | New Braunfels serves as the hospital’s third FSER. Previously, Methodist ER | Nacogdoches and Methodist ER | Converse were opened to increase access to emergency services for the northeast Bexar, Guadalupe and Comal Counties.
Methodist Hospital | Atascosa, in partnership with Methodist Hospital | Metropolitan, now offers surgical weight loss options to Atascosa County residents. Their new weight loss center in Atascosa provides patients with a multidisciplinary and comprehensive approach. Each patient who participates in the program experiences an individualized care plan designed just for them. According to Lacy Fisher, Director of Rehabilitation and Multispecialty Clinic at Methodist Hospital | Atascosa, through this partnership, patients have access to surgery performed by board-certified surgeons at Methodist Hospital | Metropolitan in San Antonio and the convenience of all pre and postoperative appointments and other services in Atascosa.
Jennifer Group, Bariatric Program Manager, Methodist Hospital | Metropolitan in San Antonio, said that the hospital focuses on upholding the highest standard of care with personalized treatment plans. She said she is proud that The Methodist Weight Loss Center is designated as an American Society for Metabolic Surgery Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence®. The center is recognized as a Bariatric Center of Excellence with OPTUM-UHC, Aetna, and Blue Distinction Center Facilities with BlueCross BlueShield. It is also accredited by The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, and the hospital is celebrating the 10th anniversary of their weight loss program this year.
