Top Facts
The Seton Family of Hospitals is the leading provider of healthcare services in Central Texas, serving an 11-county population of 1.8 million. The network includes five major medical centers, two community hospitals, two rural hospitals, a mental health hospital, several strategically located health facilities that provide medical care for well patients and three primary care clinics for the uninsured. Four out of every ten overnight patients in the region receive their care at a Seton facility.
Nursing services at four of Seton’s urban acute care hospitals maintain the coveted Magnet Award—the highest level of recognition that can be awarded to nursing services in healthcare organizations. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) awarded Magnet designation to University Medical Center Brackenridge, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Seton Medical Center and Seton Northwest Hospital. Three hospitals have earned Pathway to Excellence™(formerly Texas Nurse Friendly) designation.
In FY06, the Seton Family of Hospitals contributed more than $282 million to care for the poor in Central Texas through charity care and community-benefit activities.
Seton was named by the joint Commission as a recipient of the Ernest Amory Codman Award for a perinatal safety initiative. The same work was recognized by Childbirth Connections first Maternity Quality Matters Award recognizing significant improvement in maternity care through measurement of performance, incorporation of evidence-based practice and responsiveness to the needs of childbearing women and their families.
Modern Healthcare magazine selected Seton as the highest-ranked healthcare system in Texas and among the top 100 integrated healthcare systems nationwide.
Seton sponsors graduate medical education programs in collaboration with the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, addressing the area’s need for additional physicians. Additional training for nurses is provided through a Nursing Residency Program.
The Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas/Austin Independent School District Student Health Services Program is a collaborative effort that links education and health care, providing health service to more than 90,000 school children. This program was the first of its kind in the nation.
Seton operates several unique regional services, including the only trauma center, dedicated children’s hospital and heart transplant program. Seton also offers a dedicated Brain & Spine Center with state-of-the-art technology available in only three locations in Texas.
With more than 10,000 associates, Seton is the largest private employer in Central Texas and the only not-for-profit organization among the top 25 employers in the Austin area.
More than 2,200 physicians are members of Seton’s medical staff and approximately 1,000 volunteers donate their time to the network.
Seton is a member of Ascension Health, the largest not-for-profit health network with more than 100,000 employees in 20 states and the District of Columbia.
Services
- Children’s hospital care, including emergency services, critical care, neonatal intensive care unit, surgery, diagnostic services and specialty outpatient programs.
- Emergency medical care and Central Texas’ Austin’s only Trauma Center.
- Seton Heart Transplant & Specialty Care Center.
- Advanced Neurosciences at Brain & Spine Center.
- Inpatient and outpatient behavioral health program for children, adolescents, adults and seniors who may be experiencing mental health and/or substance abuse difficulties.
- Outpatient diagnosis and treatment including radiology, endoscopy, rehabilitation, surgery, and laboratory.
- Third-party administrative services to handle insurance claims for self-insuring employers.
- Social service and pastoral care services to support patients and families in their management of care.
- Primary care and specialty medical services for the uninsured.
- Graduate medical education.
- Wellness and prevention services and community health education services.
Facilities
Hospitals
University Medical Center Brackenridge
Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
Seton Medical Center Williamson
Clinics
Seton McCarthy Community Health Clinic
Seton Kozmetsky Community Health Clinic
Seton Topfer Community Health Clinic
Seton Lockhart Healthcare Center
Outpatient Services and Facilities
Seton Bertram Healthcare Center
Seton Outpatient Rehabilitation Services at Cedar Park
Seton Burnet Healthcare Center
Seton Marble Falls Healthcare Center
Seton Pflugerville Healthcare Center
Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center
Seton Medical Center Outpatient Rehab
Seton Lockhart Family Health Center
Non-Clinical Facilities
Organizations
Seton Physician Hospital Network, a physician/hospital organization which coordinates care and contracts with insurance companies to provide medical services.
Seton Health Plan, a health maintenance organization licensed by the Texas Department of Insurance. Seton Health Plan is the only Joint Commission accredited health plan in the Austin area.
Charitable foundations including: The Seton Fund; Children’s Medical Center Foundation of Central Texas; Children’s Hospital Foundation of Austin; the Seton Cove Board; the Seton Development Board, with associates in Giddings, Highland Lakes, Horseshoe Bay, Lago Vista, La Grange, Lakeway and Lexington; Circle of Friends in Cedar Park, Georgetown, Lake Travis, Northwest Austin, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos, Southwest Austin, and Westlake; and the Elizabeth Ann Seton Development Board.
Advisory boards including those for: University Medical Center Brackenridge Development Council, Children’s Hospital of Austin Council, Seton McCarthy Community Health Center, Seton League House, Seton South Community Health Center, Seton Shoal Creek, Seton Highland Lakes, Seton Edgar B. Davis and Seton Northwest.
Volunteer auxiliaries for UMC Brackenridge, Children’s Hospital of Austin, Seton McCarthy, Seton Highland Lakes, Seton Medical Center, Seton Northwest, Seton Edgar B. Davis and the Seton Westlake Guild.
Seton School of Nursing Alumnae.
Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the