Our Stories
Meet our patients, families, supporters and staff and learn more about the cutting-edge technologies and patient-centered care we’re bringing to Central Texas through your support.
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Opening the Ascension Seton Health Center Buda
Ascension Seton is set to host a grand opening event and ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate a new health center in Buda. The Ascension Seton Health Center Buda will offer comprehensive, multispecialty patient care close to home in Hays County. Join us to celebrate...
Finding Support at the Grace Grego Maxwell Mental Health Unit
On the surface, Wendy’s daughter Shelby is your picture perfect teenager. Beautiful, smart, a great student and very close with her mother. Shelby is in fact a very self aware teenager who had the courage to speak up to her mom when she wasn’t feeling herself. Just...
Blake Andrew Owen Endowment for Mental Health
Blake Andrew Owen Endowment for Mental HealthI never dreamed that mental illness would touch my beautiful family of 5 healthy children. I had always prayed that God would help me and their Dad to raise them to adulthood in one piece with all limbs attached. Never...
Kathryn Walker’s Legacy
The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in any hospital is a very special place that runs on the passion and dedication of exceptional people. NICU nurses care for the tiniest, most vulnerable patients and their families at what, for many, is the most trying time of...
Ascension Seton
In 1902, a group of Austin citizens asked the Daughters of Charity to build a hospital to serve the local community. Since then, Seton has lived a long and rich history in Central Texas, filled with many firsts: The first regional neonatal center in Central Texas for...
From gravely serious to pure joy – Kaycie’s Story
From gravely serious to pure joyAt six weeks old, Kaycie’s tiny brain began bleeding and she suffered a major stroke. Her family rushed her to the nearest emergency room where they were told Kaycie would likely not make it through the next 48 hours. Kaycie underwent...
Daniel’s Story
Expertise was far, far away When Saima and Thomas discovered that their son, Daniel, had a heart defect, they explored treatment options near Austin but, ultimately, had no choice but to go to Houston for the advanced level of care Daniel would need. After Daniel’s...
McCoy Wellness and Rehabilitation Center Grand Opening
On March 7th, Seton Medical Center Hays hosted a grand opening event to celebrate the first dedicated wellness and rehabilitation center in Hays County. The brand new McCoy Wellness and Rehabilitation Center doubles the capacity of Seton Medical Center Hays’ rehab and...
Harper’s Story
Dell offered hope beyond hope When Harper suddenly grew lethargic and ill at the age of three months, a simple trip to the pediatrician ended with a leukemia diagnosis and a prognosis of a 10% chance of survival. Harper’s prognosis set the Dell Children’s research...
Addie’s Story
February is National Heart Month, and we want to celebrate the impact you've had on the lives of so many children. The Texas Center for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease at Dell Children's Medical Center is on track to complete 300 surgeries this year, a 75%...
A Tribute to Bud Shivers
We are saddened by the news of a long-time friend, and Emeritus Board Member, Bud Shivers passing. Bud made a tremendous impact on our community and served in many capacities within the Seton Healthcare Family. He was a trusted advisor, historian, and someone who...
#ParkerStrong
Dell Children's Medical Center offers the highest quality of care to heal children in Central Texas. But sometimes, kids need some extra help. Enter football. Parker Gerault is a patient at Dell Children's who’s obsessed with the New England Patriots. As he...
Seton Development Board Gala Success
Seton Development Board Gala raises over $600,000 for Seton Heart Institute at Seton Medical Center Austin The Seton Development Board‘s 41st annual gala presented by HEB raised over $600,000 for cardiovascular programs and equipment at the Seton Heart...
Improved Access and Continuity of Care for Veterans
Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS), Dell Medical School at The University of Texas and Seton Healthcare Family are partnering to provide better access and more streamlined care for local veterans through a multicomponent initiative for...
Jessica and Dr. Hilton Gottschalk
Dr. Hilton Gottschalk,MD (an orthopedic surgeon at DCMC) and Jessica Heggen Gottschalk are devoted members of the Dell Children's Trust. Recently Jessica shared their "why" for joining the Trust, and her words perfectly capture the mission and passion of...
