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2023 NKF Austin Kidney Walk

2023 NKF Austin Kidney Walk

On a rainy day in November, staff from the Dell Seton-UT Health Austin Abdominal Transplant Center gathered with their family and friends to participate in the 2023 National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Austin Kidney Walk.

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KXAN features Food is the Best Medicine program at ASMCA

KXAN features Food is the Best Medicine program at ASMCA

KXAN News highlighted a new program launching at Ascension Seton Medical Center that aims to help alleviate food insecurity, improve health outcomes and promote equitable food access. The Food is the Best Medicine program, in partnership with The Cook’s Nook, Farmshare Austin and Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, was created directly from dollars donated to the Ascension Seton Foundation, and we’re excited to see the impact this program will have on those in need in our community.

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Expansion at Dell Seton Medical Center

Expansion at Dell Seton Medical Center

Ascension Seton announced today the $280 million expansion of Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas to provide additional healthcare services to address the needs of the increasing population of Central Texas. The region’s only Level I Trauma Center will be adding 150 beds and more than 160,000 square feet that includes surgical, clinical and outpatient space; a Neurosciences Center of Excellence; additional ICU space and more.

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Food is the Best Medicine

Food is the Best Medicine

As The Seton Fund embarks on its Women First campaign to support the new women’s tower currently being built at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (ASMCA), we are excited to raise funds for the Food is the Best Medicine (FBM) program – a much-needed service for our birthing and postpartum patients.

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One Year with One Kidney

One Year with One Kidney

February 14th is Valentine’s day. It is also National Donor Day. It was established in 1998 and is an observance dedicated to spreading awareness and education about organ, eye and tissue donation.

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Bells are Ringing at Dell Seton to Celebrate New Beginnings

Bells are Ringing at Dell Seton to Celebrate New Beginnings

Last month, the Adult Abdominal Transplant Center at Dell Seton Medical Center Austin celebrated its one year anniversary. The partnership between Ascension Seton and UT Health Austin, the clinical practice of Dell Medical School at the University of Texas, has gone from strength to strength during 2022. In its first year, the transplant team has performed seven kidney donor surgeries and six kidney transplant surgeries.

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