“With the addition of the women’s tower, we’re excited to offer even more advanced women’s health services to help support our region’s fast-growing population.”Īscension Seton Medical Center Austin is located at W 38th St., Austin, TX 78705. George Macones, leader of women’s health services at Ascension Seton. “We strive to be the preeminent provider of comprehensive women’s health services in Austin and beyond,” said Dr. These investments are part of a comprehensive, ongoing plan by Ascension Seton, in partnership with Dell Medical School at the University of Texas and UT Health Austin, to continue expanding care for women in Central Texas. The new women’s tower follows other exciting expansions to women’s health services at Ascension Seton, including the expansion of Maternal Fetal Medicine services across Ascension Texas, the addition of the new Comprehensive Fetal Care Center and Specialized Delivery Unit at Dell Children’s Medical Center, Level IV Maternal Designation at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, and continued growth of subspecialty gynecology services across the network. Ascension Seton has seen an increased demand for women’s healthcare needs in Central Texas, and that the health system continues to grow to meet those needs. High quality care continues to be a primary focus for Ascension Seton. Women’s services expansions across Ascension Texas
Construction on the new women’s tower will begin in fall 2022, and the tower is expected to open in fall 2024. A philanthropic effort to support the expansion of women’s health services at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin will be launched in the fall of 2022.
Higher scores indicate more effective communication than lower scores. Educating patients on the steps they need to take during their recovery at home reduces the chances that a patient will need to be readmitted to the hospital.īased on a scale of zero-100, this number represents a comparison of patients’ perspectives of how effectively this hospital communicated with patients about the help they would need after discharge relative to patients’ perspectives of how effectively other hospitals communicated with their patients. The measure also summarizes how often patients reported that they were given written information about symptoms or health problems to watch for during their recovery. The Communication about Discharge measure summarizes how well the hospital staff communicated with patients about the help they would need at home after leaving the hospital. Patients’ perspectives of care are an important part of patient safety.