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The Seton Healthcare Family has long been the leading provider of healthcare services in Central Texas and is now home to the only Level I Trauma Centers in the area - the highest level of trauma care in the nation.

Both University Medical Center Brackenridge and Dell Children's Medical Center have been named by the State of Texas, in conjunction with the American College of Surgeons, as Level I Trauma Centers. This designation reflects our record of excellence in emergency care for both adults and children, our medical expertise and our dedication to research and evidence-based practice.

Seton Healthcare Family offers comprehensive emergency care across Central Texas. Along with Dell Children's and UMC Brackenridge, Seton Medical Center Austin, Seton Medical Center Williamson, Seton Medical Center Hays, Seton Southwest Hospital, Seton Northwest Hospital, Seton Shoal Creek Hospital and Seton Highland Lakes Hospital all offer 24-hour emergency services. Should the need arise, access to our award-winning care is close at hand.

When injury or illness strikes, Seton Healthcare Family has the resources and experience to care for you or your loved ones.

Austin Trauma & Critical Care Conference 2013: May 30-31, 2013

News and Events

  • New Clinics Open in Luling, and Northwest Austin, Heralding New Seton Strategy
    May 17, 2013
    Seton's strategy to expand primary care in Central Texas led this past week to the opening of two new medical clinics, in Luling and in northwest Austin. And more clinics are coming so more patients can get the care they need before their aillments worsen and they end up seeking costly emergency care.
  • It's Official: New Brack at Center of New Master Plan
    May 10, 2013
    A new medical campus master plan that pinpoints where the new University Medical Center Brackenridge is to be built was approved by The University of Texas System Board of Regents.
  • Watson Honored as Doctor-Led Medical Research Projects Announced
    April 19, 2013
    Sen. Kirk Watson, architect of the visionary "10 Goals in 10 Years" plan to improve Central Texas' health care, economy and quality of life, was honored at the 7th Annual UMC Brackenridge Luncheon. At the same event, a new video debuted that looks ahead to the new teaching hospital and $186,000 in medical research grants were awarded.
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Life-Saving Research in the Sky

Seton and Star Flight personnel are collaborating on a new study looking at the benefit of using an ultrasound machine to place IVs in patients during air medical transports.

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