Check out updates from three Northeast San Antonio Metrocom area hospitals.

University Health Retama

The planned hospital on the corner of Retama Parkway and Lookout Road had its topping out ceremony April 14, with the final steel beam put on the top of the 5-story construction.

The hospital—slated to open in early 2027—will employ about 1,000 doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health care professionals, according to a news release.

University Health Retama will have a 24/7 emergency department, advanced operating suites, radiology, laboratory and pharmacy.Methodist Hospital Northeast


The hospital was recently designated as a Level III Trauma Center, becoming one of 62 facilities recognized as such by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Level III centers include 24-hour immediate coverage by emergency physicians.

Methodist Hospital Northeast CEO Jerrica George told Community Impact that the designation increases the amount of local patients they can keep at the hospital rather than making them travel further to other facilities.Northeast Baptist Hospital

This is the first hospital in the area to use Stereotaxis technology to treat irregular heartbeats, the hospital’s website states.

Stereotaxis is a non-surgical treatment for arrhythmia, which uses a remote magnetic navigation system to map arteries and heart tissue to be treated. The hospital says that use of Stereotaxis may help reduce risk of complications and increase patient safety, according to its website.