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Alert Information



 Red:  Application Alert

PACS Application Performance Issues.

Tuesday, Feb 3, 2026 • 11:00 AM davagarc

 The Philips Radiology PACS application is currently experiencing performance issues, including slowness and missing prior studies. Our team is working closely with the vendor to address these concerns, and the matter has been assigned high priority. 


 Yellow:  Galveston Campus

Parking Area Near Research Building 21 Closing for Two Weeks

Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026 • 3:48 PM pvaldes

A small (10-vehicle) parking area south of Research Building 21 and east of Jennie Sealy Hospital will be closed for approximately two weeks, beginning Feb. 23, 2026.  The closure will also impact access to the stairwell on the northeast corner of Jennie Sealy Hospital

This work will start on February 23 and will last approximately 2 weeks, weather permitting. Crews will be doing groundwork in anticipation of future utility upgrades.

The work area will be barricaded, and emergency egress to Research Building 21 will be maintained. Please avoid the area if possible.  














Emergency Communications

Disaster/Weather Emergencies

In the event of a disaster or emergency weather conditions, please refer to the following lines of communication for more information:

  • Call the UTMB main operator at (409) 772-1011.
  • Information is also available via the web at www.utmb.edu/alert. Should the UTMB web server go down, a second server is in place as a backup and will be available via UTMB's normal URL: www.utmb.edu.  Additionally, an informational site will be activated at www.utmbinfo.com.
  • See www.utmb.edu/emergency_plan for UTMB Health Emergency Operations Plans.
  • Monitor local television and radio stations including KPRC/950 AM, KTRH/740 AM and KIKK/96 FM in Houston.




UTMB Alerts is a "reverse 911" system, the application augments existing emergency communication resources such as email, web and phone-based alerts. Stay informed.

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