Healthcare System Overview

An In-Depth Look into the Healthcare System

Baptist Health System is a long-established San Antonio health system and part of Tenet Healthcare. You would practice across the system's employed Acacia OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Care network, with women's-services care centered on the North Central and St. Luke's campuses.

System Snapshot

Facility Type: Health system (multi-hospital)

Ownership: Proprietary corporation, part of Tenet Healthcare

Founded: 1903, as the Physicians' and Surgeons' Hospital in San Antonio

Hospitals in System: 18 in network (Definitive Healthcare)

Employees: approximately 5,700 (Definitive Healthcare)

Service Area: Central and South Texas

Maternal Service Line: Five of the system's hospitals run OB/GYN programs

System Metrics

The following system-level figures are from Definitive Healthcare for Baptist Health System, San Antonio:

Source: Definitive Healthcare, Baptist Health System San Antonio (Definitive ID 274217). Parent network: Tenet Healthcare.

Where You Would Practice

The MFM role supports women's services across the network, with the primary high-risk and inpatient activity at two campuses:

• North Central Baptist Hospital: the system's highest-acuity maternal site, with a Level IV NICU and the maternal transport hub for all Baptist facilities. Annual deliveries run roughly 4,600 to 4,700, or about 360 to 450 per month. The campus runs 22 labor beds, a 10-bed antepartum unit, dedicated C-section ORs, and 24/7 in-house OB hospitalist and anesthesia coverage.
• St. Luke's Baptist Hospital: the second covered campus, where the current MFM coverage is shared.

Clinic location options for this role are North Central or the Mission Trail area. The Mission Trail-adjacent Acacia location has exam rooms already shelled out, with ultrasound infrastructure and the GE Pack system network in place; one area may be reconfigured for a larger lab to support MFM work. The main referring OB at that location sends roughly 60% or more of his patients to MFM, driven by high BMI, diabetes, and advanced maternal age pregnancies. The Mission Trail NICU recorded about 115 admissions last year and currently runs at Level III, with the goal of reaching Level IV as the MFM group grows.

A patient navigator at North Central coordinates high-risk admissions and specialist involvement, which reduces inpatient demands on the MFM team.

Maternal Program Strengths

• Level IV NICU at North Central, the highest designation, with ECMO availability
• A full pediatric subspecialist roster supporting high-acuity maternal and neonatal care
• Robotic surgery capability on the women's services campuses
• Maternal transport hub serving the full Baptist network, with roughly 10 to 25 high-risk transports per month
• 24/7 in-house OB hospitalist and anesthesia coverage
• High-risk infrastructure including a dedicated nurse navigator, multidisciplinary maternal-fetal care meetings, and frequent emergency drills
• A collaborative, low-turnover OB/GYN referral base

Recognitions

System hospitals hold a range of accreditations and awards (Baptist Health System). Relevant to the women's-services campuses:

• North Central Baptist Hospital: "A" grade, Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
• Breast Centers Accreditation (NAPBC, American College of Surgeons): North Central
• American College of Radiology accreditations in Ultrasound and MRI across system campuses
• U.S. News High Performing Hospital recognitions in multiple service lines

Mission and Values

Baptist Health System's stated mission is to help people achieve health for life through compassionate service inspired by faith. Its values are compassion, safety, excellence, accountability, innovation, and faith.