The SETON Healthcare Network is the leading provider of healthcare services in Central Texas, serving an 11-county population of 1.4 million. The network includes five urban acute care hospitals, two rural hospitals, a mental health hospital, several strategically located health facilities that provide medical care for well patients and three primary care clinics for the uninsured. Four out of every ten overnight patients in the region receive their care at a SETON facility.
SETON Healthcare Network was founded by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic organization founded by St. Vincent de Paul and St. Louise de Marillac and that dates back to 17th century France. It was the first non-cloistered community of religious women working in the streets and homes doing God's work. The Daughters came to America largely through the efforts of Elizabeth Ann Seton thus SETON Healthcare Network being named after Elizabeth Ann Seton, who was made the first American-born Catholic saint.
After a group of citizens asked the Daughters to build a hospital to care for the sick, the Daughters founded Seton Infirmary in Austin in 1902. In 1975 Seton Medical Center was built and in the last century, SETON Healthcare Network has grown from one hospital to a network of more than 20 hospitals and healthcare facilities across Central Texas.
SETON's Specialty Programs provide patients with the specialized care their conditions require. SETON counts with highly-trained, fully qualified and caring staff and physicians that work to provide the best care possible in the areas of the brain and spine, heart failure and diabetes. In addition, SETON?s Clinical Research program allows patients to participate in clinical trials for numerous illnesses and conditions.
As the largest provider of complex healthcare in Central Texas and the region?s second largest private employer, Seton is making use of the most modern innovations in information technology in order to ensure clinical excellence and patient safety, to enhance healthcare delivery and to improve community wellness in the communities it serves.