Why Baptist?
for Emergency Care
When you need emergency care, every second counts. That’s why Baptist Health System is committed to delivering high-quality, compassionate and accessible emergency care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Our facilities have been designed with state-of-the-art treatment and patient comfort in mind.
- Only hospital system with 5 adult emergency rooms across San Antonio
- More locations for faster emergency treatment
- All 5 hospitals designated as Accredited Chest Pain Centers
- Staffed by board-certified emergency physicians 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Compassionate care provided by highly trained emergency care professionals
Our staff includes some of the most experienced and trusted emergency care specialists in the area, board-certified emergency medicine physicians, nurses, physician assistants and social workers.
San Antonio AirLife San Antonio AirLife – an air medical transport service jointly owned by Baptist Health System and University Health System – provides safe, rapid transport and quality care of critical patients 24 hours a day within a 150-mile radius of San Antonio.
Emergency Care for Chest Pain Patients
Baptist Health System is proud to have San Antonio’s only accredited Chest Pain Centers. People who come to the emergency department with chest pain are evaluated quickly to determine if they are having a heart attack that requires them to go directly to the cardiac catheterization lab for treatment.