After Texas Vista Medical Center closed in May, roughly half a million residents on the South Side were left with access to a single 110-bed hospital in the immediate area, Mission Trail Baptist Hospital.
Citing the blow delivered to public health by Texas Vista’s
“This is a retention-type of project for us,” said Marquez. “… We’ve seen already the South Side lose a facility there, certainly the county is concerned about that.”is aimed primarily at creating jobs and luring private investment to economically distressed areas of the state. Baptist Health currently employs roughly 3,400 full-time and 833 part-time employees in San Antonio, according to the city. ItAs part of the agreement with the county, Baptist Health would add another 80 full-time positions. The TEZ program would require the company to focus on certain hiring criteria, such as hiring veterans or people who are economically disadvantaged.
While members of the City Council have expressed deep concern about the loss of Texas Vista, some were skeptical about directing tax incentives to Baptist Health. Marquez agreed that TEZ projects often come with more new jobs, but argued that the county’s overall economic development goals have to consider the broader value a company is bringing to a community.
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