South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital

What South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital does

South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital is a physician-owned, 30-bed acute care specialty hospital located in San Antonio, Texas, established in 2002 in partnership with Surgery Partners as its strategic operating parent. The facility concentrates on orthopedic joint replacement (total knee, hip, and shoulder), spine and neurosurgery, interventional pain management, and adjacent specialties including cardiology, ENT, and plastic surgery. Its service portfolio is organized around two flagship programs, the Joint Program and the Spine Program, supported by dedicated Orthopedic & Spine Nurse Navigators who manage patient care across the pre-operative, inpatient, and up-to-one-year post-surgical continuum. The hospital operates a 24/7 Emergency Department and is complemented by an affiliated multi-specialty outpatient surgery center on the adjacent campus with 2 operating rooms, 6 pre-op rooms, and 8 PACU bays.

The technology stack centers on advanced surgical hardware rather than proprietary software: Stryker's Mako SmartRobotics with AccuStop haptic technology for robotic-arm-assisted total knee replacement, Zimmer Biomet's Mobi-C cervical disc for motion-preserving spine procedures, the Prone Trans Psoas (PTP) minimally invasive surgical approach, and intraoperative spine navigation. The hospital holds Joint Commission Accreditation, CMS licensure, and CLIA certification, and is designated as both an Optum Center of Excellence and a Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center for spine surgery and joint replacement.

Revenue is generated through transaction-based facility fees, surgeon fees, anesthesia, pharmacy, radiology, and laboratory services billed to patients and insurance providers across inpatient, outpatient, and emergency channels. Pricing is set under a federally required price transparency framework with a patient price estimator tool for both insured and uninsured patients. Patient acquisition relies on physician referrals, insurance network authorizations (Optum, BCBS), self-referral after physician consultation, and emergency department walk-ins, with brand reinforcement driven by sustained Healthgrades and Press Ganey clinical and patient-experience awards. The hospital is led by CEO Angie Kauffman, RN, MSN, MBA, NE-BC.

Name

South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital

Legal name

South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital

Website

https://southtexassurgical.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital is a physician-owned, 30-bed acute care specialty hospital in San Antonio, Texas, providing orthopedic joint replacement, spine and neurosurgery, pain management, and emergency services, operated in partnership with Surgery Partners and supported by an on-campus outpatient surgery center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Inpatient Hospital Services: The hospital operates a 30-bed acute care facility providing inpatient surgical and medical services. Revenue is generated through facility fees, surgeon fees, anesthesia, pharmacy, radiology, laboratory, and other clinical services billed to patients and insurance providers. Length of stay varies by procedure type.
2. Outpatient Surgery Center Services: The affiliated outpatient surgery center (18518 Hardy Oak Blvd Ste 100, San Antonio, TX 78258) provides multi-specialty outpatient surgical procedures with 2 operating rooms, 6 Pre-Op rooms, and 8 PACU bays. Services are billed on a per-procedure basis to patients and insurers.
3. Emergency Department Services: The hospital operates a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week Emergency Department staffed by licensed physicians and registered nurses, generating revenue through emergency care visits and associated diagnostic and treatment services.
4. Diagnostic and Ancillary Services: Radiology, laboratory, pharmacy, and other ancillary services provided to inpatients and outpatients, generating additional revenue streams through standard facility and professional fee billing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital is a 30-bed physician-owned acute care specialty hospital providing inpatient and outpatient surgical services focused on spine surgery, orthopedic joint replacement, and interventional pain management. The hospital delivers care through two core surgical programs (Joint Program and Spine Program), a 24/7 Emergency Department, and an adjacent multi-specialty outpatient surgery center with two operating rooms. Revenue is generated through facility fees, surgeon fees, anesthesia, pharmacy, radiology, and laboratory services billed to patients and insurance networks.

Product overview

South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital operates as a 30-bed physician-owned acute care hospital with an integrated network of surgical services. The core portfolio centers on two specialized surgical programs: the Joint Program for orthopedic joint replacement (knee, hip, shoulder) and the Spine Program for spinal surgery. Adjacent to the main hospital is the Outpatient Surgery Center with 2 ORs for same-day procedures. The hospital also maintains a 24-hour Emergency Department. These services are supported by advanced technology including Stryker Mako SmartRobotics for knee replacement, Zimmer Biomet Mobi-C cervical discs, and spine navigation systems. The hospital holds Joint Commission Accreditation and CMS licensing as a specialized orthopedic and spine surgical facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Joint Program Specialized orthopedic surgical program for total knee, hip, and shoulder replacement, including arthroscopy, ACL repair, rotator cuff repair, and fracture treatment, with comprehensive pre-operative education and post-operative care navigation via the Orthopedic & Spine Nurse Navigator program.
• Spine Program Specialized spinal surgery program covering cervical, thoracic, and lumbar procedures, including lumbar laminectomy and fusion, anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, minimally invasive approaches, and disc replacement with spine navigation and dedicated nurse navigation support.
• Outpatient Surgery Center Multi-specialty outpatient surgical facility with 2 operating rooms, 6 pre-op rooms, and 8 PACU bays offering cost-effective same-day surgical procedures, located adjacent to the main hospital campus.
• 24/7 Emergency Department 24-hour emergency department with physician assessment in under 15 minutes, follow-up nurse call the next day, and full diagnostic and treatment capability for acute spine, orthopedic, and general emergencies.
• Pain Management Services Interventional pain management treatments including pain injections, spinal cord stimulator implantation, kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, and radiofrequency nerve ablation, delivered by board-certified pain management specialists.
• Mako SmartRobotics for Total Knee Replacement Robotic-assisted surgery platform by Stryker for total knee replacement, providing 3D CT-based planning with AccuStop haptic technology for personalized surgical plans and enhanced precision compared to manual techniques.

Quantifiable outcome

• Patients treated at the hospital are 52.4% less likely to experience in-hospital fall resulting in fracture, 57.5% less likely to experience collapsed lung due to procedure, 67.8% less likely to experience catheter-related bloodstream infections, and 71.9% less likely to experience pressure sores (2026 Healthgrades data).
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Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Operation Walk USAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2024Operation Walk USA is a humanitarian effort providing free hip and knee replacements to uninsured patients. South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital participates annually, providing facility, surgeons, and staff. Device manufacturers DePuy Synthes, DJO, Smith & Nephew, Stryker, Total Joint Orthopedics, Medacta, and Zimmer Biomet donate implants. The program has provided over 900 free joint replacements valued at over $24.6 million since 2011.
• Surgery PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSurgery Partners, in association with the hospital's physician partners, established South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital as a physician-owned surgical specialty facility. Surgery Partners is the parent company and operating partner for the hospital, providing management services, operational infrastructure, and strategic support for the facility's surgical programs.
• OptumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOptum has designated South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital as an Optum Center of Excellence for orthopedic and spine care. This designation recognizes the hospital's quality outcomes and cost-efficiency for designated procedures, directing Optum-insured patients to the facility.
• Blue Cross Blue ShieldcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBlue Cross Blue Shield has designated South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for spine surgery and joint replacement. This designation qualifies the hospital for preferential patient referrals from BCBS-insured members meeting criteria for designated procedures.
• Joint CommissioncoreOthersSouth Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital is Joint Commission Accredited. The Joint Commission conducts regular surveys to evaluate compliance with national standards for quality and safety. Joint Commission accreditation is a mark of quality recognized throughout the healthcare industry.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tenet Healthcare (USPI):
• HCA Healthcare: HCA Healthcare is the largest U.S. for-profit hospital operator with broad orthopedic and spine service lines across many markets, including competing specialty facilities in Texas. Compares as a broad incumbent providing overlapping capabilities at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• Surgery Partners: Surgery Partners is the parent company and strategic operating partner that established South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital with its physician partners. It operates a national network of surgical hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers with the same specialty hospital partnership model.
• Texas Orthopedic Hospital: Texas Orthopedic Hospital is a Houston-based orthopedic specialty hospital focused on joint replacement, spine, and sports medicine. Directly comparable specialty scope, although larger in scale and part of the HCA Houston Healthcare network.
• TOPS Surgical Specialty Hospital: TOPS is a physician-owned specialty surgical hospital in Houston, Texas offering orthopedic, spine, and pain management services in a similar small-format, physician-partner model. Highly comparable on specialty mix, ownership structure, and Texas market positioning.
• Foundation Surgical Hospital: Foundation Surgical Hospital affiliates are physician-owned, small-format specialty surgical hospitals offering orthopedic, spine, and pain management services — same physician-partnership model, similar bed count, and similar specialty mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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