H-E-B donating $5 million to Children's Hospital

Ray Carvajal, left, the Childrens Hospital of San Antonio Foundation board chairman, and Winell Harron, HEB group vice president of Public Affairs stand Wednesday Feb. 25, 2015 next to the newly unveiled sign marking the Children's Hospital of San Antonio Emergency Room as the HEB Emergency Department after the local grocer donated $5 million to the project. less Ray Carvajal, left, the Childrens Hospital of San Antonio Foundation board chairman, and Winell Harron, HEB group vice president of Public Affairs stand Wednesday Feb. 25, 2015 next to the newly unveiled sign ... more Photo: William Luther, San Antonio Express-News Photo: William Luther, San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 14 Caption Close H-E-B donating $5 million to Children's Hospital 1 / 14 Back to Gallery

H-E-B is giving $5 million to Children's Hospital of San Antonio this morning.

The donation will be used to help transform the downtown pediatric hospital's emergency department into a top-level trauma center.

Children's Hospital also will unveil the first phase of its new emergency room, which begins accepting patients Tuesday March 3.

The improvements are part of the ongoing renovations to transform Children's Hospital, part of the Christus Santa Rosa Health System, into a top-tier, stand-alone pediatric hospital featuring a residency program. The renovations will continue through next year, but the hospital has remained open during construction.

H-E-B will provide the $5 million gift in installments over a period of several years.

For more on the donation and hospital expansion, go to ExpressNews.com.

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