During National Nurses’ Month, we want to take a few moments to celebrate our incredible nursing team. This year has been an emotional and physical roller coaster for our entire country. Yet you continue to be strong and supportive for our patients and their caregivers.

UT Health San Antonio has begun its planning efforts for a portion of the workforce to return to campus. This effort will occur in phases over the next several months. Currently, 70% of our workforce is successfully working from home and, for now, these individuals should continue to do so. When it is time for you to return to working on campus, you will be informed by your supervisor.

A week after Gov. Greg Abbott loosened restrictions on non-emergency medical procedures, health care facilities are rescheduling postponed surgeries and urging patients to resume preventive health care appointments.

The Mays Cancer Center’s expert team shared the latest information about the COVID-19 pandemic and educated patients on the types of precautions and operational safety procedures we’re taking while we face this challenge as a community.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use for a new anti-viral COVID-19 drug, remdesivir, being studied in clinical trials at University Hospital.

Hyundai Hope On Wheels and San Antonio-area Hyundai dealerships have awarded UT Health San Antonio a $100,000 grant for COVID-19 testing. The university is one of 22 health institutions throughout the nation to share in a total of $4 million awarded this year through the Hyundai Hope On Wheels program.

UT Health San Antonio badge photos will be used to standardize Jabber and Office 365 applications profiles (e.g., Outlook, SharePoint, Delve and Teams). The transition began last weekend, but it may take several days for the photos to populate.

Kids, like the rest of us, have to navigate a strange new world reeling with questions, fears and uncertainty surrounding a pandemic. They too are subject to debilitating loneliness, anxiety or depression, but without the experience, perspective and resources available to adults. How parents and guardians talk to their kids about the novel coronavirus can make all the difference in mental health.

Since news broke about the COVID-19 pandemic in January, more than 45 faculty members have participated in 175 interviews and news appearances.

These guidelines help the research community make a phased return-to-campus plan starting May 7.

A new SharePoint site developed to keep you informed of our business plans as we navigate COVID-19.

Impact is UT Health San Antonio’s newest website that shares positive stories, uplifting accounts and examples of laudable efforts of faculty, staff, students, residents and fellows during this time of crisis.