Families across San Antonio rely on local hospitals when a person living with dementia has a fall, an infection, surgery, or another acute need. The facilities below are acute-care hospitals serving this city. Public CMS listings include each hospital's address, ownership, emergency services, and overall star rating. CMS does not publish whether a hospital has a dedicated memory or geriatric unit, so confirm that directly with the hospital.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia. The CDC describes dementia as involving symptoms that affect memory, thinking, and everyday activities.
San Antonio hospitals with publicly reported CMS information
San Antonio is served by multiple acute-care hospitals that offer emergency services, and CMS publishes each facility's location, ownership type, and overall star rating.
Use the details below to call a hospital, confirm insurance or VA eligibility, and ask how staff support patients with memory loss. None of the hospitals named here is described as endorsing any private home-care agency.
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Baptist Neighborhood Hospital Thousand Oaks
16088 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX 78232. Phone: (210) 402-4092. Acute care hospital, proprietary ownership, with emergency services. CMS overall rating 5 out of 5.
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San Antonio VA Medical Center (VA South Texas Healthcare System)
7400 Merton Minter Blvd., San Antonio, TX 78229. Phone: (210) 617-5300. Acute care hospital under Veterans Health Administration ownership, with emergency services. CMS overall rating 5 out of 5. This facility serves veterans; ask the VA how eligibility and referral work before an admission.
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Methodist Hospital
7700 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229. Phone: (210) 575-4000. Acute care hospital, proprietary ownership, with emergency services. CMS overall rating 4 out of 5.
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Methodist Hospital Stone Oak
1139 E Sonterra Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78258. Phone: (210) 638-2101. Acute care hospital, proprietary ownership, with emergency services. CMS overall rating 4 out of 5.
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Baptist Medical Center
111 Dallas Street, San Antonio, TX 78205. Phone: (210) 297-8256. Acute care hospital, proprietary ownership, with emergency services. CMS overall rating 3 out of 5.
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CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Medical Center
11212 State Hwy 151, San Antonio, TX 78251. Phone: (210) 703-8211. Acute care hospital, voluntary non-profit private ownership, with emergency services. CMS overall rating 3 out of 5.
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University Health System
4502 Medical Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229. Phone: (210) 358-2000. Acute care hospital, government hospital district or authority ownership, with emergency services. CMS overall rating 3 out of 5.
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Bandera Family Hospital
8703 Bandera Rd, San Antonio, TX 78250. Phone: (210) 332-1730. Acute care hospital, proprietary ownership, with emergency services. CMS has not assigned an overall star rating.
What a CMS star rating does not tell you about dementia care
A CMS overall star rating summarizes selected hospital quality measures on a 1 to 5 scale, or notes that no overall rating has been assigned. It does not tell you whether the hospital has a dedicated memory unit, geriatric program, or dementia-trained discharge team.
Ask each hospital directly whether it has a dedicated memory or geriatric unit, how staff respond to confusion or wandering, whether a family member may stay at the bedside, and who will plan discharge if the patient cannot manage medications or daily activities alone.
NIA-designated Alzheimer's research centers and hospital affiliations
The National Institute on Aging funds Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers at medical institutions across the United States. NIA publishes information on NIA-funded Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers.
Families can find an Alzheimer's Disease Research Center with NIA's locator, then ask that center which hospitals it works with and whether clinics or studies are open. Do not assume a San Antonio hospital hosts an NIA center unless the center or hospital confirms the affiliation.
Alzheimer's.gov publishes information on national research centers for people who want a federal overview of where Alzheimer's research programs are based.