San Antonio-based Acuity Hospital of South Texas, a long-term acute care facility, will not close as planned, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.
The facility will remain open after AMG Integrated Healthcare Management — a specialty hospital organization that owns 10 long-term acute care hospitals in seven states and two Physical Rehabilitation Hospitals in Louisiana — revealed June 14 plans to acquire "major assets" from Acuity Hospital of South Texas.
"We wanted to make sure that the hospital has a future in the community," said August Rantz IV, president of AMG Integrated Healthcare Management.. "We are excited to build upon the wonderful work that Acuity has done for the community. This is a perfect fit for our footprint, and we are committed to the San Antonio community."
The hospital was expected to close July 14, with parent company, Charlotte, N.C.-based Acuity Healthcare, attributing the closure to declining revenue and industry changes.
AMG Integrated Healthcare Management officials said the hospital will be renamed AMG Specialty Hospital and will be a 30-bed long-term acute care facility. It will treat patients with medically complex needs who have medical conditions or need treatments for respiratory failure, cardiac-related disorders with telemetry monitoring, post-operative complications, infectious disease, renal disease and multisystem failure, they said. Ventilator weaning and complex wound care is offered as well.
"We worked tirelessly with AMG to ensure that the hospital had a future," said Ed Cooper, president and CEO of Acuity Healthcare. "Having been a part of the San Antonio community since 2008, we are proud to have played a critical role in providing quality care to 3,365 patients during this time. As part of our ongoing commitment to our employees, physicians and the community, our team was committed to supporting AMG during its transition."
The hospital has 137 workers, and it is not clear exactly how many positions will remain with AMG, according to the report. Ben Miller, senior vice president of hospital operations with AMG, told the San Antonio Express-News via email the company "will keep as many positions as possible as we make sure the hospital has a bright future in the community."
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