The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is a private, Catholic university with its main campus in San Antonio and Alamo Heights, Texas. Founded in 1881 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, the university's main campus is located on 154 acres (0.6 km2). It is the largest Catholic university in Texas.
Incarnate Word College, c. 1930
University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, Texas
UIW campus sign seen from Broadway
Chapel of the Incarnate Word, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
The South Texas Medical Center (STMC) or Bexar County Hospital District consists of 900 acres (360 ha) of medical-related facilities on the northwest side of San Antonio, Texas, United States.
STMC is located about 10 miles northwest of Downtown San Antonio.
Panoramic view looking east of STMC, as seen from the UTHSCSA medical school. Seen from R to L are Methodist Children's Hospital, Methodist Heart Hospital, Methodist Gamma Knife Center, Texas Neuroscience Institute, and Methodist Plaza.
Central to STMC is The University of Texas Health Science Center and its teaching hospital, University Hospital.