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The

BCMS Mission Statement

The Bexar County Medical Society is the organization that serves and
represents the physicians of Bexar County in obtaining quality health
care for their patients and the public.

A Brief History of the Bexar
County Medical Society’s
Quest for a Permanent Facility

The Bexar County Medical Society, which traces its history back to 1853,

did not have a fixed location for its meetings and activities for the first

several decades of its existence. In those early years, after being

founded by Dr. George

Cupples, the society was

still very small and held its

meetings in various

locations downtown

including the old

courthouse on Soledad

Street, the Elks’ Club on

Commerce Street, the San

Antonio Loan and Trust

Company Building, the

University Club on

Commerce Street, the

Chamber of Commerce

Building on Losoya Street,

Dr. George Cupples and the first floor of the St.
Anthony Hotel.