b'Coastal Bend Area Institutions of InterestMajor Medical FacilitiesChristus-Spohn Health System The Coastal Bends leading healthcare provider, operating three major medical centers, three regional hospitals and numerous satellite facilities, including the regional trauma center, stroke care center and heart hospital. christusspohn.orgDriscoll Childrens Hospital Regional childrens hospital has served the entire South Texas community for over a half century, providing the very finest, leading edge medical and thera-peutic care. Main facilities in Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley. driscollchildrens.orgHigher EducationTexas A&M University Corpus Christi The ever-expanding Island University now serves over 10,000 students, offers 33 undergraduate majors, 25 graduate programs and two doctoral degrees, and competes in NCAA Division I sports. tamucc.eduDel Mar College Corpus Christis community college is one of the most accredited in the U.S., and offers associates degrees, voca-tional training and adult education programs in dozens of fields on two main campuses, a satellite economic development center, and South Side campus to come. delmar.eduUnited States MilitaryNaval Air Station Corpus Christi Headquarters for U.S. Navy Air Training Command celebrated its 75th anniver-sary in 2016, and is where thousands learned to fly including George H.W. Bush and John McCain. Also home to the Corpus Christi Army Depot, largest military helicopter repair facility, and largest civilian employer in the region.Naval Air Station Kingsville Fifty miles southwest of Corpus Christi is NAS Kingsville, jet aviation training base for Navy and U.S. Marine pilots. The base hosts the Wings Over South Texas air show, which features the famed Blue Angels demonstration squadron.TheCoastalBend.com THE COASTAL BEND MAGAZINEQ2.2020 85'