Austin Texas Area
Hospitals - An Overview
If you are
considering relocating to the Austin,
Texas area, you may have
questions with regard to the medical facilities here. Basically, no matter where you live in the
general Austin
area, there is probably a hospital located within 10-15 minutes of your home,
especially with the advent of the toll road system which opened about a year
ago.
If you have children, it is important to note that Austin is home to Dell Children's Medical
Center of Central Texas, which is a world-class facility
specializing in pediatric care.
It began as Austin Children's Hospital, then moved to a location near the
former Austin Mueller airport and dramatically expanded. It opened
in June 2007. This hospital is part of the Seton Healthcare Network, and
Seton runs a large network of medical centers throughout Austin.
Here are Seton's other hospitals:
Seton Medical Center
Austin - This is typically referred to locally as "the
main Seton" or "the Seton on 38th Street". My wife and I
chose to birth all three of our children here, so I am pretty familiar with the
maternity department, and I can't recommend it highly enough. Seton Medical
Center is the largest medical/surgical
acute care center in Austin
right now. This location was recognized as one of the top 100 hospitals
in the nation.
sBrackenridge Hospital is the only Level II Trauma Facility serving the
entire central Texas
area. They also received the presigious Magnet Award for Nursing
Excellence. It is located in downtown Austin, on 15th Street, and "Brack" is
accredited as a teaching hospital.
Seton Northwest
Hospital is a 124-bed facility
which also receives the Magnet Award for Nursing. They offer a full array
of medical services, along with a Level IV Trauma facility and a Sports
Medicine Center. Seton Northwest is located on Research Boulevard (183 North) just north
of Braker Lane.
I have visited several friends in this hospital, and the care seems to be
superb.
sCedar Park Regional Medical Center -
Now open to the community and serving residents in western Williamson County,
this 280,000 sq. ft., 77-bed, $125 million medical center offers a hospital,
physician offices, labs and diagnostic services all in one location.
In addition to these locations, Seton owns and
operates the following satellite facilities as well as a network of outpatient
clinics:
- Seton Shoal
Creek Hospital
- Seton Southwest
Hospital
- Seton Medical
Center Williamson (opening in February 2008)
- Seton Highland
Lakes Hospital
The other large network of hospitals is operated by
St. David's. Here are some of
the main large hospitals in their network throughout Austin and
the surrounding towns:
St. David's Medical Center - Conveniently located on the northern edge of
downtown Austin (32nd and I-35), St. David's has
been serving the Austin
community since 1924. They offer over 1600 physicians on staff
representing every specialty. They also have the largest Level III
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in central Texas.
North Austin Medical Center - With our three small children, my wife and
I are also pretty familiar with the ER at the NAMC. I actually once
wrote a customer service-related post about the kindness of one of the nurses
there (The ER Nurse and the Convenience Store Employee - Where do you see yourself?).
Located near the intersection of Parmer
Lane and Mopac (Loop
1), this is a full-service hospital with a 228-bed capacity.
Round Rock Medical
Center - This is another full-service hospital, with 177
beds. Located on Highway 620 west of I-35, this hospital provides a wide
array of medical services, including a Heart and Cardiovascular Center,
Women's Center, and a comprehensive emergency room.
St. David's also operates the following outlying
hospitals:
- Georgetown Hospital
- South Austin
Hospital
- Rehabilitation Hospital (located at main campus - 32nd Street)
As you can see, most parts of town are well-covered
with regard to providing proper and extensive medical services.
If you have any questions or if I can gather any
information for you, please let me know.
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