Seton Family of Hospitals offers some of the most advanced, most comprehensive cardiac care in Central Texas. Our specialists throughout the network utilize the latest technology available to pinpoint and treat all types of heart problems from the most common to the most complex.
Seton Medical Center Austin, the largest acute care center in Austin, is home to the Seton Heart Specialty Care & Transplant Center. With the only heart transplant program in Central Texas, Seton Medical Center Austin offers patients access to a full spectrum of care – all in one place.
Seton Medical Center Austin has received full accreditation as a Chest Pain Center from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. Only six percent of hospitals in the United States have received this distinction. The accreditation affirms that Seton Medical Center Austin demonstrates expertise in rapid assessment and treatment of cardiac patients.
Services Available:
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Failure Clinic
- Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program
- Open Heart Surgery, including Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Valve procedures
- Stereotaxis Niobe System
- Catheterization Labs
- Diagnostic Angiography
- Angioplasty
- Stent Placement
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
- Therectomy
- Stents
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Electrophysiology Labs
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Implantable Cardiac Defibrilator (ICD) Implantation
- Cardiac Resychronization Therapy
- Cardiac Ablations, including ablations for Atrial Fibrillation
- Nuclear Cardiology Lab
- Echocardiograph Lab
- Accredited Chest Pain Center
- Cardiac MRI
- CT Coronary Angiography
- Minimally Invasive Valve Repair
- Coronary ICU
- Heart Healthy CT
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
News and Events
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Chest Pain Observation Unit Opens In UMC Brackenridge Emergency Department
April 17, 2008University Medical Center at Brackenridge, a member of the Seton Family of Hospitals, has opened a Chest Pain Observation Unit for people who have chest pain but are at low risk for having a heart attack.
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Seton Medical Center Austin Offers A Revolutionary Technology To Diagnose Chest Pain Patients Faster
February 12, 2008Seton Medical Center Austin has a new weapon to detect heart attacks in just minutes.
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Seton Family of Hospitals Sponsors Medical Staff For AT&T Austin Marathon
December 12, 2007
The Seton Family of Hospitals is extending its relationship with the AT&T Austin Marathon as the official medical sponsor for the upcoming 2008 race.
On Feb. 17, 2008, the Seton Family of Hospitals will provide support to the expected 6,000 marathoners and 7,000 half-marathoners with a fully staffed medical tent located at the start/finish line, as well as medical personnel at each of the medical mile stations lo
Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the