The arrival of fall marks the beginning of flu season. With COVID-19 still present in the community, it is especially important to get a flu vaccination this year. UT Health San Antonio offers employees multiple ways to receive their flu shot.

UT Health San Antonio and University Health System have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to create a top-tier integrated health delivery system to improve care throughout Bexar County.

The Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson, invites you to our free, live webinar, Prostate Cancer: What You Should Know, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 2 – 3 p.m. You’ll have the opportunity to engage with our prostate cancer experts who will discuss topics such as prevention and screening, new approaches to treatment, hormonal and radiotherapies, and the latest research. 

Ruben Mesa, MD, FACP, director of the Mays Cancer Center, was a guest on a panel of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute during its CHCI 2020 Leadership Conference on Sept. 17. The program was called “Global Pandemics: Innovation for Early Detection and a Coordinated Response System.

Radiation oncology resident shares his story of how he went from treating patients in an outpatient setting to being assigned to care for COVID-19 patients at the Audie Murphy VA Medical Center.

The South Texas Blood & Tissue Center is collecting plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients, per U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requirements, to be used as a treatment for patients who are currently sick with the virus.

When you visit the Mays Cancer Center, you’ll find Francisco screening and taking the temperature of everyone who enters, both patients and staff.

Before the pandemic started, for more than six years, Francisco was in charge of driving our patients to their appointments, making them laugh and listening to them to make their day a little brighter. He enjoyed his role and the responsibility of making sure patients attended their appointments and stayed healthy.

When the pandemic began, he took a new role as a screener since safety precautions had to be implemented right away to keep our patients and staff safe. His new position requires him to interact with patients differently, explaining why wearing a mask is essential, the symptoms of COVID-19, and why checking your temperature is important. He takes his new role very seriously since his main goal is to protect all our immune-compromised patients. Francisco loves to sing mariachi songs, tell jokes and make people happy. We are so fortunate and grateful to have employees like Francisco who are willing to adapt in order to keep our patients and staff safe. Thank you!

On Aug. 8, President Trump signed an executive memo authorizing employers to defer the withholding and payment of Social Security taxes (6.2%) for a limited group of employees beginning Sept. 1 through Dec. 31, 2020. The deferred taxes, however, must be repaid by the employee by April 30, 2021, or penalties and interest will be assessed.

“Contributing with Grateful Hearts” is the theme for this year’s UT Health San Antonio State Employee Charitable Campaign, which runs from Sept. 1 through Oct. 9. Through the years, the generous faculty and staff at UT Health San Antonio have contributed more than $8.5 million to our local community through the SECC.

Plan to virtually attend the UT Health Physicians 2020 Stars and Shields Awards ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 29.