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About Us
Since 1930 the Nix Health Care System has set the standard in excellence and innovation The Nix goes beyond the traditional boundaries that formerly defined hospital providers We offer a comprehensive system of health care providing quality services to patients employers and managed care purchasers

Our continuum of services is everything you need for quality health care

full inpatient and outpatient medicalsurgical services

full skilled nursing services

full behavioral health services

full rehabilitation services

full home health care

physician offices all specialties

Mission Statement
We are dedicated to providing an environment for health care excellence where the patients are cared for with compassion physicians prefer to practice and employees are valued

Values
TOTAL PATIENT FOCUS
We are devoted to the art of caring for without compassion there is no power to heal Our focus centers on our patients and their families as we strive to meet their health care needs with personal attention respect and encouragement

TEAMWORK
We are empowered by the strength of the team for it ensures a partnership of people working together toward common goals We believe in recognizing the individual talents of our employees volunteers and physicians as they are our most valuable resource

INTEGRITY
We are dedicated to the principle of integrity for honest endeavor is the cornerstone of success We pledge to conduct our business operations in a manner judged to be beyond reproach

LEADERSHIP
We are committed to the challenge of leadership for it advances our quest on the leading edge of medical science This leadership is reflected in our innovative programs and services progressive facilities and the visionary outlook of our people

Vision
To be the health care system of choice in San Antonio and the surrounding communities

The Nix where patients are not just cared for but are cared about

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History

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About Us gt History
The Nix professional building was established in 1930 during the heart of the Great Depression With few resources available Joseph M Nix developed this adventurous concept of a multimillion dollar structure that would house a hospital physician offices and a parking garage This unique concept transformed the face of health care in San Antonio and South Texas at large In fact this quotmedical mallquot was the first of its kind in the United States

The Nix Hospital and Nix Professional Building eventually evolved into the Nix Health Care System which now includes three facilities the Nix Medical Center the original downtown facility Nix Alamo Heights and the Nix Specialty Health Center Today the Nix Health Care System in conjunction with physicians has dramatically expanded its scope of services and continues to provide quality health care with the patient as the primary focus

The Nix continues to maintain its leadership role in health care delivery with physicians who perform many quotfirstsquot in their industry

A Nix physician researched and developed vitalium metal plates which are
the first nonrusting metal used for repairing bone fractures

The Nix was the first hospital in San Antonio to offer lens implants and TAG
laser ophthalmic surgery

The Nix was the first hospital in San Antonio to open a Nuclear Medicine
department and to offer radiation therapy

Nix physicians performed the first bone scans

Staffed by geriatric specialists the Nix has the first Senior Health Care
Center that is completely focused on older adults and provides a wide range
of medical services all under one roof

First facility west of the Mississippi to have a 40slice Brilliance CT
scanner which makes diagnosis more accurate because of the neverbefore
seen detailed pictures of the arteries and organs of the body

First and only facility in San Antonio to offer soft mammography to
motivate more women to get regular mammograms

First and only facility in San Antonio to provide a truly comprehensive
Wound Healing Center to help those with wounds that will not heal properly