UTMB schools, offices and most clinics closed Independence Day

GALVESTON — The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston will mark Independence Day on Monday, July 4. Schools, business areas, administrative offices and most of UTMB’s clinics will close for the day, with the exception of the Pediatric After-Hours Urgent Care clinics in Galveston and League City, which will be open from noon to 8 p.m.

UTMB hospitals and the emergency room are always open. All UTMB departments will reopen Tuesday, July 5.

ABOUT UTMB HEALTH: Established in 1891, Texas' academic health center comprises four health sciences schools, three institutes for advanced study, a research enterprise that includes one of only two national laboratories dedicated to the safe study of infectious threats to human health, and a health system offering a full range of primary and specialized medical services throughout Galveston County and the Texas Gulf Coast region. UTMB Health is a component of the University of Texas System and a member of the Texas Medical Center.