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A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...
University Health is the public hospital district for the San Antonio, Texas, US metropolitan area. Owned and operated by Bexar County, it is the third largest public health system in Texas. [ 1 ] The system operates University Hospital , a 716-bed teaching hospital located in the South Texas Medical Center , and over 25 outpatient specialty ...
A DEA number (DEA Registration Number) is an identifier assigned to a health care provider (such as a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, optometrist, podiatrist, dentist, or veterinarian) by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration allowing them to write prescriptions for controlled substances.
UT Health San Antonio publishes a periodic magazine, Mission. [4] In August 2024, the University of Texas Board of Regents announced that the University of Texas at San Antonio and UT Health Science Center at San Antonio would be amalgamated to form a "world class university in San Antonio." The integrated universities will retain the UTSA name.
Established in 1869, CSRHC is a part of Christus Health and is the only faith-based, not-for-profit health care system in San Antonio. Centered at the South Texas Medical Center , CSRHC has hospitals located on four campuses in the San Antonio area, as well as several primary care and specialty health clinics, and an array of community outreach ...
U.S. News & World Report ranked Baptist Medical Center as 22nd best hospital in Texas and second best in San Antonio. [3] Baptist Medical Center has the busiest emergency room in San Antonio with over 3,600 patients per month. In 2018, the hospital spent more than $8.5 million to renovated the first floor including the emergency room. [4]
The American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM) is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease in adults ().
In 2008, Sears' "intentionally undervaccinated" seven-year-old patient [26] [27] [28] was identified as the index patient who started a measles epidemic in 2008, [29] an epidemic which was the largest outbreak in San Diego since 1991. [30]