Water line break delays opening of University Health Womenโs & Childrenโs Hospital, officials say
University Health says the opening of its Womenโs & Childrenโs Hospital in the South Texas Medical Center has been delayed by a waterline break that spread flooded water throughout the building.
KSAT gets first look at special University Hospital center for postpartum mothers with high risk babies
A Mother's Place will be a centralized milk storage and prep space, where mothers can also get help with lactation, dietary issues, and even mental health.
Mother visits University Hospital NICU where sonโs life was saved 5 years ago
A science-based program at the University Hospital NICU is teaching parents sensory activities that can stimulate healing in their babies. A San Antonio mom said the program saved her son's life.
Prematurity Awareness Month: Understanding challenges for mothers and their babies
November is Prematurity Awareness Month. The NICU can be a frightening place, and medical separation of babies from their parents is a difficult experience for the baby as well as the parents.
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PHOTOS: Santaโs littlest helpers at Baptist Health Systemโs NICU are ready for Christmas
With Christmas just around the corner, Santaโs littlest helpers at Baptist Health Systemโs NICU are ready to celebrate in style! SAN ANTONIO โ With Christmas just around the corner, Santaโs littlest helpers at Baptist Health Systemโs NICU are ready to celebrate in style! Santa's littlest helpers are getting ready for Christmas! โFrom all of us at Baptist, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to these precious little ones and their families!โ BHS said on its Facebook page. RELATED: NICU babies at Childrenโs Hospital of San Antonio dress up for their first Halloween
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Families with NICU babies face extra stress, isolation during COVID-19 pandemic
SAN ANTONIO โ Families with babies in neonatal intensive care unit already know the stress of isolation, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made it even harder for parents of preemies . โYouโre already dealing with the stress of the NICU life, then all of a sudden you have a pandemic happen, and itโs just a double whammyโ Bollig said. However, University and Christiโs hospitals are still only allowing one parent/caregiver to visit the NICU at a time. Some hospitals like University are using extra technology to help enhance communication with NICU babies during the pandemic. During NICU Awareness Month, Bollig wants parents going through it right now to know, you can do this.
These NICU babies are ready for the Super Bowl
COLUMBIA, Missouri โ NICU patients at MU Womenโs and Childrenโs Hospital are ready to cheer on their favorite team in the Super Bowl - the Kansas City Chiefs! The Kansas City Chiefs will go head-to-head against the San Franciso 49ers in the Super Bowl LIV. NICU patients get in the Super Bowl spirit to cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs. NICU patients get in the Super Bowl spirit to cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs. More on Super Bowl 2020:Lioness at San Antonio Zoo predicts winner of the Super BowlNew petition: Move Super Bowl Sunday to SaturdayFiona the Hippo predicts Super Bowl winner... and then the unexpected happens