{"id":4008,"date":"2021-07-27T16:05:02","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T21:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/stage-pediatrics\/?page_id=4008"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:58:25","slug":"clinical-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/fellowship\/clinical-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinical Locations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In Texas, anyone who has reasonable cause to believe that a child is being abused or neglected has a legal obligation to report it.\u00a0 &#8216;Reasonable cause&#8217; does not require directly witnessing the abuse or neglect. Professional reporters are required to report within 24 hours of becoming aware of the concern. \u00a0A professional reporter is anyone licensed or certified by the state or works for an agency or facility licensed or certified by the state and has contact with children as result of their normal duties. By law, professionals may not delegate their duty to report to another person such as a coworker or family member.<\/p>\n<p>Our program collaborates directly with several pediatric specialty locations throughout Bexar County providing the professional expertise required to evaluate any suspected concern.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;]<div class=\"panel outline\"><nav aria-label=\"Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics sub-navigation\" class=\"collapsible subnav\"><h2 class=\"close\">Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics<\/h2><ul id=\"menu-division-of-child-abuse-pediatrics\" class=\"subnav leaf\" data-accordion-menu><li id=\"menu-item-3641\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3641\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/\">Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3652\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3652\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/message-from-the-chief\/\">Message from the Chief and Fellowship Program Director<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-4266\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-4266\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/education\/\">Education<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-4463\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4463\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/education\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-3644\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-3644\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/fellowship\/\">Fellowship<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-3645\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3645\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/fellowship\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-3646\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3646\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/fellowship\/activities\/\">Activities<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-3647\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3647\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/fellowship\/application-process\/\">Application Process<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-4331\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4331\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/university\/about-san-antonio\">Learn More About San Antonio<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-3648\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3648\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/fellowship\/meet-our-fellows\/\">Meet Our Fellows<\/a><\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3642\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3642\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/fellowship\/clinical-services\/\">Clinical Locations<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-4267\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4267\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/research\/\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-4328\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4328\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/faculty\/?wpv_view_count=3085&#038;wpv_post_search=&#038;wpv-dept-division=division-of-child-abuse-pediatrics&#038;wpv-program=0&#038;wpv_filter_submit=Submit\">Division Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-4268\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4268\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lsom.uthscsa.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/child-abuse\/information-for-physicians\/\">Information for Physicians<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4013&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christushealth.org\/locations\/childrens-hospital\/center-for-miracles\">CHRISTUS Children&#8217;s Center for Miracles<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Located in an outpatient facility adjacent to CHRISTUS Children&#8217;s. Center for Miracles opened in May 2006. It is a collaborative program staffed by UT San Antonio faculty and fellows working with CHRISTUS Children&#8217;s social workers and associates. This referral-only clinic evaluates children referred by physicians, child protective services, law enforcement, and forensic interviewers.&nbsp; Children with non-emergent injuries and conditions suspicious for physical abuse, sexual abuse and\/or neglect are evaluated in this clinic, as well as siblings of children who have been maltreated. In addition, follow-up skeletal surveys and examinations are provided for children with severe injuries.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5154&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sahealth.com\/locations\/methodist-childrens-hospital\/\">Methodist Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Located in the medical center, approximately 10 miles from downtown, Methodist Children\u2019s Hospital opened in 1998 as the first hospital in South Texas built specifically for children\u2019s care, which includes a seven-story patient tower with 96 private rooms, 40 private, ER treatment rooms, and a 94-bed, Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Our division conducts inpatient consults and case consultations at this facility.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4012&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.universityhealthsystem.com\/pediatrics\/services\/trauma-and-burn\">University Hospital<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Located next to the medical school, approximately ten miles from downtown, University Hospital is home to the highest-designated pediatric trauma center and only pediatric burn program in South Texas. Our division conducts inpatient consults at this center and case consultations at this facility. Fellows spend time during the first year of fellowship working with the trauma team.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4011&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.christushealth.org\/childrens\/\">CHRISTUS Children\u2019s<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Located downtown, CHRISTUS Children\u2019s is the first and only freestanding children\u2019s hospital in San Antonio, with newly renovated spaces including 220 inpatient beds for children of all ages and new mothers. Since 1997, specially trained pediatric nurses in the emergency department have examined and advocated for thousands of children who are suspected victims of sexual assault, abuse and neglect. The child abuse fellows work with these extensively trained nurses to provide assessments of children and adolescents who are suspected victims of acute sexual assault, physical abuse or severe neglect.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;4014&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/facntx.org\">FACN Consultations\/Case Staffings<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Our physicians participate in the Forensic Assessment Center Network (FACN). This is a joint project of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) and The University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston. FACN physicians provide written consultations for the cases they review. Additionally, we participate in face to face case staffings with TDFPS and other community agencies including law enforcement and local children\u2019s advocacy centers.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]In Texas, anyone who has reasonable cause to believe that a child is being abused or neglected has a legal obligation to report it.\u00a0 &#8216;Reasonable cause&#8217; does not require directly witnessing the abuse or neglect. 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