New Clinical Facility Opens at University Medical Center Brackenridge

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:00:00 UTC

The new Paul Bass Clinic, located in the lower level of the Clinical Education Center at UMC Brackenridge, a member of the Seton Family of Hospitals, will provide care for as many as 20,000 primary and specialty care patients annually.

Seton Medical Center Williamson Offers Free Flu Shots

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Seton Medical Center Williamson (SMCW) will offer free flu shots on Saturday, Nov. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the SMCW Learning Center.

Championship Hearts Foundation Conducts Free Heart Screenings at Dell Children?s Medical Center of Central Texas

Thu, 9 Oct 2008 05:00:00 UTC

As a community service, Championship Hearts Foundation, an Austin-area nonprofit agency, will offer free heart screenings for student athletes ages 15-18 on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas.

The Championship Hearts screening uses an echocardiogram, or ultrasound of the heart, to detect Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), the leading cause of sudden death in young athlete

Dell Children?s Expands Emergency Department

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, a member of the Seton Family of Hospitals, has added 10 new beds to its Emergency Department, bringing the total number of beds to 44.

Safe Kids Austin, FedEx, and the Safe Routes To School Project Team Up to Educate Children and Parents About Pedestrian Safety

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Safe Kids Austin, led by Dell Children's Medical Center, FedEx volunteers, and the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department's Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Project are hoping that pedestrian safety activities held on International Walk To School Day - Oct. 8, will help to make kids safer pedestrians in the Austin Metropolitan Area.

Seton Medical Center Williamson Receives Resuscitation Center of Excellence

Mon, 6 Oct 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Seton Medical Center Williamson (SMCW) has been designated a Resuscitation Center of Excellence by the Austin/Travis County EMS System.

This designation is based on the SMCW commitment to process, capabilities, resources and physicians provided to cardiac arrest victims with the greatest chance of favorable neurologic outcomes.

Seton Medical Center Austin Wins Prestigious 'Consumer Choice Award'

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Seton Medical Center Austin (SMCA) has been named a 2008-09 Consumer Choice Award winner. The award recognizes SMCA as the top healthcare choice in Central Texas, according to the NRC Healthcare Market Guide® study, the largest and most comprehensive study of its kind. More than 200,000 households were surveyed across the United States.

Patients and Families Share Stories of the Uninsured

Thu, 2 Oct 2008 05:00:00 UTC

The Seton Family of Hospitals has joined 11 area healthcare organizations and Austin's Public Broadcasting Service affiliate KLRU in supporting the collaborative campaign, "Critical Condition: Central Texas." The group has been working since June to raise awareness about the lack of affordable health insurance in Central Texas.

Light the Night Walk Oct. 18, 2008

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Hurricane IKE Update - Seton Family of Hospitals

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:00:00 UTC

The Seton Family of Hospitals is caring for approximately 177 patients displaced by Hurricane Ike, as of 3:30 p.m. today. While all facilities are busy, operations are running smoothly.

University Medical Center Brackenridge Performs First Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery with ProDisc?-C

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:00:00 UTC

University Medical Center Brackenridge performs another first. On Monday, August 25, Dr. Daniel Peterson, a neurosurgeon with the Brain and Spine Center at Brackenridge, performed the first ProDisc®-C Total Disc Replacement implant in Austin.

Seton Medical Center Austin Among First in Nation to Implant Advanced Heart Failure Device

Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Seton Medical Center Austin was among the first in the nation to implant a COGNIS™ cardiac resynchronization defibrillator (CRT-D). This advanced device is used to treat heart failure, a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough oxygen-carrying blood to meet the body's needs.

Hyundai Makes Donation to Dell Children's in Support of Pediatric Cancer Research

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas has been selected by Hyundai Motor America and its dealers to receive a donation of $30,000 from the 2008 Hyundai Hope on Wheels™ Tour.

Seton Associates Graduate from Medical Interpreting Training Program

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:00:00 UTC

The Spanish Bilingual Assistants: Introduction to Medical Interpreting is a sixty-hour course designed to train bilingual health care workers to assist medical professionals in communicating with their Spanish-speaking patients and their families.

New Medical Office Plaza Offers Women's Imaging, Rehab Services

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Residents of Williamson County now have access to Seton's outpatient imaging and rehabilitation expertise closer to home.

Safe Kids Austin Responds to Significant Increase in Near Drowning Incidents, Offers Strategies for Prevention

Tue, 1 Jul 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Summer is in full swing, and for the medical staff at Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas that means an increase in injured patients. Since May 1st of this year, Dell Children's Emergency Department has treated 20 patients with drowning-related injuries; sadly, three of those patients died as a result.

Dell Children?s Unveils New Mobile Clinic in Collaboration with Children?s Health Fund

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:00:00 UTC

The Children's Health Express, a mobile clinic program of Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas and a program of the Children's Health Fund, is rolling into the Austin community to deliver primary and preventive pediatric health care to children without access to critically needed health care.

Seton and H-E-B Invite Community to Baby Shower

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Come to Seton Medical Center Williamson (corner of University Blvd and FM 1460 in Round Rock) on Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., for a baby shower to top all others. New and expectant moms won't want to miss it!

Get a Glimpse into the Seton Family of Hospitals

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:00:00 UTC

The Seton Family of Hospitals is proud to present its "Annual Report to the Community which gives our area residents a glimpse into some of the amazing work that goes on here at Seton, day-in, day-out.

Child Drowning Incidents Increase in 2008: Physicians at Dell Children's Urge Parents to Keep Kids Safe Around Water

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 05:00:00 UTC

Alarming data from Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas shows a sharp increase in child drowning incidents entering the summer of 2008, as compared to 2007.

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