SAHealth.com 7 KEEPING WELL — SUMMER 2023 Methodist ER | Legacy Trails provides lifesaving trauma care to stabbing victim David Castro, 21, was involved in a road rage incident off of Highway 151 and Potranco Road. As the two vehicles came to a stop at a traffic light outside of the Methodist ER | Legacy Trails free-standing emergency room (FSER), both individuals exited their vehicles. A male stabbed Castro in the chest three times before fleeing the scene. Despite suffering severe trauma, Castro was able to walk into the FSER just before collapsing. A security guard at the admissions desk caught him and immediately called for medical attention. The entire team at Methodist ER | Legacy Trails sprang into action, including Matthew Streitz, MD, an emergency medicine physician and military trauma specialist. In seven minutes, Castro was administered three units of blood and hooked up to chest tubes, which stabilized his condition. The team was able to coordinate appropriate transport where Castro would later receive level 1 trauma care. A department of Methodist Hospital, Methodist ER | Legacy Trails is a walk-in medical facility that provides 24/7 emergency care, including for serious, sometimes life-threatening medical conditions, such as chest pain, respiratory distress, abdominal pain, broken bones or dislocated joints, serious infections, injuries, and stroke symptoms. Methodist Hospital leaders hosted a surprise reunion celebration for Castro and his family to meet the Methodist care team who saved his life as well as the EMS crews who provided transport. Methodist Healthcare partners with Methodist Healthcare Ministries to raise funds for the Alzheimer’s Association The number of people living with Alzheimer’s disease is quickly growing. About one in nine people age 65 and older has Alzheimer’s. After age 65, the risk of having Alzheimer’s doubles. One in three seniors dies with Alzheimer’s or another dementia, with the disease killing more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. As the largest healthcare system in South Texas, all of our Methodist Healthcare facilities see people with Alzheimer’s come through our doors, every single day. Unfortunately, there is not a procedure or a cure for this devastating disease. Our commitment to help find an end to Alzheimer’s has been steadfast over the last four years, with Methodist Healthcare and Methodist Healthcare Ministries both being lead sponsors of the annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. This year, we are going a step further with both our President and CEO, Dan Miller, and Jaime Wesolowski, President and CEO of Methodist Healthcare Ministries, serving as co-chairs for the 2023 San Antonio Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s. This walk is the largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support, and research programs. The walk has over 4,000 attendees annually, bringing together all those affected by Alzheimer’s and other dementias throughout Bexar County and the surrounding community. Dan and Jaime’s goal is to raise over $1 million, making history as the first Walk to End Alzheimer’s event to ever do so. They will need the help of all our community to reach this milestone! The walk will be held at Fiesta Texas, Saturday, October 21, 2023. To register, please visit alz.org/walk.
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