The county signed a lease agreement with the federal Department of Health and Human Services in March. Author: KENS 5 Staff (KENS 5) Published: 2:29 PM CDT May 7, 2021 Updated: 4:00 PM CDT May 7, 2021
SAN ANTONIO The Freeman Expo Hall will no longer serve as an emergency intake center for migrant children after May 30.
A Bexar County spokesperson said in a statement: No extension has been requested by HHS. The contract will end at the end of May.
The Department of Health and Human Services said Friday afternoon that there were 1,259 teen boys currently being housed at the Freeman site. 714 boys have been unified with sponsors in recent weeks, 168 have been transferred and 33 boys have aged out of care.
Cornyn, Cuellar, Gonzales: A bipartisan solution for nation s out-of-control border
John Cornyn, Henry Cuellar and Tony Gonzales, For the Express-News
April 22, 2021
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18,890. That’s how many unaccompanied children crossed our southern border last month.
For context, it’s enough people to fill every seat in the AT&T Center. We know the journey to our border isn’t safe or easy for children. Many arrive malnourished and in critical health, having endured weeks or even months on the road. Physical and sexual abuse are common. Some young girls arrive pregnant.
These children account for only a fraction of the more than 172,000 migrants Customs and Border Protection, or CBP, encountered along the border in March the highest number on record. The system is so overwhelmed that children who by law cannot remain in CBP custody for more than 72 hours have been held more than 10 days. The federal government has set up influx care facilities across the state,
University Health adapts to rising coronavirus cases and limited space
Dr. Jason Bowling noted there are ramifications as a result of accommodating more coronavirus patients such as delaying elective surgical procedures. Author: Adam Pyle (KENS5), Zack Briggs Published: 1:12 AM CST January 10, 2021 Updated: 1:12 AM CST January 10, 2021
SAN ANTONIO University Hospital is among several medical facilities in the San Antonio area faced with the ever-increasing challenge of caring for coronavirus patients during a time were cases are going up.
Bexar County medical centers are working with over 1,300 patients impacted by the virus.
Dr. Jason Bowling, who works as an infectious disease specialist at University Health, stressed the hospital has made adjustments in response to the rise in coronavirus patients.