San Antonio, TX - Methodist Healthcare recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of our newest neighborhood freestanding emergency room (FSER), Methodist ER | New Braunfels. Located in the City of New Braunfels at 1850 TX-46, #109, the facility will provide exceptional care to adult and pediatric patients, 24-hours a day, seven days a week. Specially trained ER and trauma physicians, registered nurses and other medical staff are eager to deliver quality, compassionate care to families throughout New Braunfels and the surrounding communities. Methodist ER | New Braunfels will officially open on August 30th.
“I am thrilled that we are extending Methodist-quality emergency services to our neighbors in the City of New Braunfels,” said Michael Beaver, CEO at Methodist Hospital | Northeast. “As our community grows, we are dedicated to providing access to the highest-quality of emergency healthcare close to home.”
Methodist ER | New Braunfels will feature continuous patient monitoring and testing, a Picture Archiving Communications System (PACS) to digitally transmit electronic images, diagnostic equipment including a 64-slice CT scanner, a dedicated x-ray suite, ultrasound and telemetry equipment, as well as full-service laboratory and radiology capabilities. Methodist ER | New Braunfels is capable of treating serious, sometimes life-threatening emergency medical conditions including chest pain, respiratory distress, abdominal pain, broken bones or dislocated joints, serious infections, injuries, stroke symptoms, and more. Should patients require acute or specialized care, free transfer to Methodist Hospital | Northeast or another Methodist Healthcare facility will be provided.
As an extension of the emergency room at Methodist Hospital | Northeast, Methodist ER | New Braunfels serves as the hospital's third FSER. Previously, Methodist ER | Nacogdoches and Methodist ER | Converse were opened to increase access to emergency services for the northeast Bexar, Guadalupe and Comal Counties.