Coming together for progress and purpose
On Monday afternoon, the final beam in the new University Health Retama Hospital will be signed and lifted to the top of the five–story structure in a classic construction milestone ceremony. University Health and community leaders will join together in signing the beam, observing a ceremony that has been around for centuries and is originally attributed to Scandinavian building traditions. A crane operator will then lift the beam to the top where a construction worker will bolt it into place. The observance grounds the new health care facility in a strong construction tradition while celebrating its future of serving the people who live and work in Northeast Bexar County and along the IH-35 corridor.
Adjacent to the Retama Park Horse Track in Selma, the new hospital will open in 2027. This includes a 24/7 emergency department, labor and delivery unit, radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, neonatal intensive care unit/nursery and inpatient units. The hospital will open with 140 beds and is designed to expand to 286 beds as the IH-35 corridor area continues to grow. To make it even more convenient for patients, a connected 100,000-square-foot medical office building will offer appointments for a wide range of medical and surgical specialists. Within three years of opening, the hospital will employ about 1,000 team members including doctors, nurses and other licensed health care professionals, clinical and nonclinical support staff, and administrative professionals.
Who:
- University Health President and CEO Ed Banos
- Bexar County Precinct 2 Commissioner Tommy Calvert
- University Health Foundation President Sara Alger
What:
- Topping Out Ceremony
When:
- Monday, April 14, 3 p.m.
Where:
- 16300 Retama Parkway
The best way to access the site is from Lookout Road. Enter the hospital site at Gate 2, and ambassadors will guide you to the parking area.
