Nursing Scholarship Winners Announced
The Seton Nurse Scholarships provided $370,000 in scholarships this year to 69 Ascension Seton associates pursuing a nursing degree. Since 2005, 570 colleagues have received over $2 million in scholarships. Thanks to generous associate and community donations, the...
Chiu Family Gift to COVID-19 Fund Inspires Others
In 1977, the Seton Development Board (SDB), made up of 52 women was officially established. For over 43 years the women on the board have been supporting the community and the mission of Ascension Seton Medical Center. Today, we are so grateful for the entire...
Dell Medical School, Ascension Seton Receive Critical Funding from Bank of America to Support Low-Income Families in Central Texas During COVID-19 Crisis
Dell Medical School, Ascension Seton Receive Critical Funding from Bank of America to Support Low-Income Families in Central Texas During COVID-19 Crisis Grants Will Provide Food, Financial Assistance, Quality Care to Area’s Most Vulnerable Residents Central Texans...
Hope this Easter
As a Catholic health ministry, Easter represents a time of hope. A reminder that light will overcome darkness. An invitation to bring new life to a hurting world. But this year, Easter comes during an unprecedented time for all of us. The outbreak of COVID‐19 has...
Kendra Scott Teams Up To ‘Surprise & Delight’ Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Surgical Services Team
Last month, Austin based jewelry and design company Kendra Scott and The Seton Fund teamed up to surprise and delight over 200 members of the Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin surgical services team. The team at Kendra Scott kicked off the celebration by...
Happy 100th Birthday Sister Gertrude!
Sr. Gertrude Levy, who served at Seton for more than 40 years, recently turned 100! All of us at the Seton Foundations would like to wish Sr. Gertrude a very Happy Birthday and say a huge thank you for all of her dedicaton to our mission and our community. The...
Kendra Scott Gifts Mammograms Through Ascension Seton Breast Care Center
Every two minutes a women is diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States. However, when detected early, the chances of surviving breast cancer are dramatically increased. The Ascension Seton Breast Care Center located at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin...
From Oncology Nurse to Cancer Patient – Sarah’s Story
In July 2016, my daughter, Sarah Graff, began her career with Ascension Seton as a new graduate nurse on the oncology floor at Seton Medical Center Austin. Eight short months later, in March 2017, Sarah was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. She started noticing...
Generous gift from Chiu Family to support mental healthcare for college students
This week The Seton Fund received a generous gift from donors Leigh and Clifford Chiu to support mental healthcare initiatives for college students in Central Texas. The donation established the Chiu Endowment for Excellence in Mental Health, and the investment will...
Celebrating ‘back to school’ for an Ascension Seton NICU baby!
On her 5th birthday, Olive Monk asked when she could start school as a kindergartener in Montgomery, Texas, “She is very independent,” Olive’s mom Stefanie Monk explains, “so she has explained to me multiple times that she is going to school and I will stay in the...