Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas in Austin is set to undergo a $280 million expansion to provide additional healthcare services that will address the needs of the growing 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 intensive care unit (ICU) space; and more.
“We are proud of this expansion of Dell Seton Medical Center as Ascension Seton builds on our world-class teaching facility, Level I Trauma and burn center, and prestigious Magnet® designation awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center,” said Andy Davis, Senior Vice President, Ascension, and Ministry Market Executive, Ascension Texas. “We look forward to providing even more capabilities and infrastructure to expand access to high-quality, individualized care for all in Central Texas.”
The expansion includes the addition of a third floor on one building and the addition of four stories atop the hospital’s existing patient tower. The expansion will six new operating rooms with pre-op and post-anesthesia care unit space; an inpatient rehabilitation gym; on-call suites; ICU expansion; new clinical and outpatient space; neurology, wound and burn care, oncology, and abdominal transplant facilities; and complex digestive health capabilities.
Plans for the additions incorporate guidance from a number of Dell Seton Medical Center doctors, who gave valuable input on clinical, emergency care and inpatient/outpatient needs.
“We are grateful for the investment being made by Ascension Seton and what it means for the people of Central Texas seeking healthcare, as well as advancing our joint commitment to the teaching hospital,” said Claudia Lucchinetti, Dean of Dell Medical School and Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.
In 2017 Ascension Seton invested $310 million to build a state-of-the-art facility, Dell Seton Medical Center at UT, which serves a vital role in the region as the only adult Level I Trauma Center (serving an 11-county area) and teaching hospital in Central Texas. Ascension Seton’s collaboration with Dell Med and UT Health Austin, the medical school’s clinical physician practice, provides a powerful platform to incubate innovation, advance clinical care, and attract nationally renowned physicians as well as cultivate new ones. Because of the collaboration with Dell Med, Ascension Seton is able to provide the highest and most complex care within the network at the academic center.
The expansion plans were covered by news outlets Becker's Hospital Review, KXAN, KVUE, Community Impact, KUT, CBS Austin, Spectrum, KLBJ and more.
