CHRISTUS Children's Opens Pediatric ER in San Antonio
The new emergency center at Alon Town Centre serves patients from newborns through teens on the city's north side.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Children’s Health
CHRISTUS Children's has opened a pediatric emergency center at Alon Town Centre in San Antonio, located at 11503 NW Military Hwy., Ste. 122. The center provides care exclusively for patients from newborns to teens.
Why it matters
The opening gives families in North Central San Antonio a dedicated pediatric emergency option close to home. It extends CHRISTUS Children's network of emergency centers beyond its Westover Hills and Stone Oak locations.
The center offers 10 treatment rooms, a full laboratory and advanced imaging including X-ray, CT and ultrasound, staffed by pediatric-trained clinicians. Specific timing for planned cardiology, neurology and endocrinology additions has not been announced.
The players
CHRISTUS Children's
A faith-based, not-for-profit hospital that has served South Texas since 1869 and operates a network of dedicated pediatric emergency centers.
The details
The facility was newly transformed to house the emergency center and is operated through an affiliation with CHRISTUS Children's, giving around-the-clock access to a network of pediatric specialists. The Alon campus also includes a multispecialty clinic offering pediatric general surgery, gastroenterology, adolescent bariatric care and urology.
Timeline
Nov. 10, 2026: The Alon pediatric emergency center opening is reported.
More than a decade: CHRISTUS Children's primary care providers have served Alon families.
1869: CHRISTUS Children's began serving the South Texas community as a faith-based, not-for-profit hospital.
Health Landscape
The Alon center extends the dedicated pediatric emergency model CHRISTUS Children's already runs at Westover Hills and Stone Oak to a third San Antonio site. It places pediatric emergency capacity closer to families on the city's north side.
Families in the area can take children with urgent needs to a pediatric-only facility rather than a general emergency room. The center accepts patients from newborns through teens around the clock.
The takeaway
For families choosing where to seek urgent pediatric care, a dedicated children's emergency center offers pediatric-trained clinicians and equipment in one location. Knowing the nearest option before an emergency can save time when a child needs care quickly.
Further reading
For related coverage, see Children’s Health in San Antonio.
