Health Care - Health Care & Wellness
The first hint that Austin is a city that values wellness is the constant reminder over the airport public address system: Austin is a Clean Air City. Smoking is strictly verboten in most public places, although the battle over smoking in nightclubs suggested there was a backlash to political correctness among some Austinites. Perhaps that was an indication of another much-valued community trait—tolerance. That tolerance combined with a willingness to try new approaches also means Austin is a place where alternative therapies and health care options are widely available.
Health food stores, including the flagship store of the now international and publicly traded Whole Foods Market chain, are not only evidence of Austin’s concerns about wellness but also serve as conduits for alternative therapy information. More and more mainstream stores stock organic foods, offer herbal supplements, and sometimes have on-site massage.
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Address: 601 East Fifteenth St.
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Address: 4900 Mueller Blvd.
3. Heart Hospital of Austin
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 407-7000
Address: 3801 North Lamar Blvd.
Description: This non-Seton, non-St David’s entry on the Austin medical scene is situated at the southern end of a large swath of land sold by the state to private developers. The original Central Market sits on a portion of the land, and the hospital occupies a site to the south, just a few blocks east of the flagship Seton Medical Center Focused on heart health care, the facility also has a full-service emergency room.
4. HOSPITAL AT WESTLAKE MEDICAL CENTER
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 697-3628 (emergency room
Address: 5656 Bee Caves Rd.
Description: The emergency room at this medical complex in West Austin offers emergency services and cardiac care. The campus-style center houses a variety of clinics and medical specialists, including a sleep disorder clinic, wellness, and rehabilitation programs.
5. St. David’s Medical Center
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 476-7111
Address: 919 East Thirty-second St.
Description: Part of the St. David’s Healthcare Partnership, this downtown hospital is an acute-care facility. Medical services include a rehabilitation center, a psychiatric center for children, maternity and reproductive technology services, and cardiac and urodynamics programs.
6. Seton Medical Center
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 323-1000
Address: 1201 West Thirty-eighth St.
Description: The home base for the Daughters of Charity network of medical facilities in Austin, Seton Medical Center offers a wide range of medical and surgical services. It is in a “medical arts” area of Austin, where many of the city’s physicians and medical support services are located. Offerings include a 24-hour emergency room, a neonatal center, a maternity facility, and cancer care services. It is also the headquarters for Seton’s Good Health program, which focuses on wellness issues. For the families of patients, the hospital operates a nearby accommodations facility, Seton League House at 3207 Wabash Ave., (512) 323-1999. The Seton system also includes home care programs, senior health centers, and several clinics throughout the greater Austin area.
7. Seton Shoal Creek Hospital
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 452-0361
Address: 3501 Mills Ave.
Description: This private psychiatric hospital also managed by the Seton network serves patients of all ages and is situated along a pleasant stretch of Shoal Creek in the central medical arts area of the city around Thirty-fifth Street.
8. South Austin Hospital
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 447-2211
Address: 901 West Ben White Blvd.
Description: St. David’s operates this acute-care facility in south Austin. The hospital has a 24-hour emergency room, a cardiovascular center, maternity services, and a neurological center. It also offers lithotripsy for noninvasive kidney stone removal.
9. Seton Southwest Medical Center
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 324-9000
Address: 7900 FM 1826
Description: In response to the fast-growing Southwest section of the city, the Seton network opened a new medical center and emergency room in 2000 on FM 1826, known to the locals as Camp Ben McCullough Rd. The facility is at the corner of FM 1826 and US 290 West.
10. Seton Northwest Hospital
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 324-6000
Address: 11113 Research Blvd.
Description: This northwest branch of the Seton network has a minor emergency center, plus 24-hour emergency room, birthing units, and maternity services. Seton also offers Good Health School wellness programs on-site, and the facility houses the Seton Northwest Sports Medicine practice. A similar facility is planned for Southwest Austin.
11. North Austin Medical Center
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 901-1000
Address: 12221 MoPac Blvd. North
Description: Part of the St. David’s Healthcare Partnership, this north Austin hospital has acute-care medical and surgical units, a 24-hour emergency room, an outpatient surgery center, maternity facilities, a women’s center, rehabilitation services, and oncology programs. The facility also houses the Austin Travel Clinic, where would-be world wanderers can receive the necessary shots and health information for travel to any part of the world.
12. Round Rock Medical Center
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 341-1000
Address: 2400 Round Rock Ave.
Description: Following a major $28 million expansion, this acute-care hospital serves the southern Williamson County area. Part of the St. David’s Healthcare Partnership, the hospital has a 24-hour emergency room, family birthing center, medical-surgical unit, intensive-care unit, cardiopulmonary services center, plus an outpatient surgery facility.
13. People’s Community Clinic
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 478-8924
Address: 2909 North I-35
Description: Payment is on a sliding scale at this community clinic. No one is refused treatment. The clinic offers adult outpatient and pediatric medical care, free immunizations, family-planning and prenatal services, treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, and women’s health services. The clinic’s website is an excellent guide to resources for the needy.
14. Seton McCarthy Community Health Center
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 323-4930
Address: 2811 East Second St.
Description: The Seton network provides medical care and social services for residents in the East Austin area. No one is turned away, and fees are charged on a sliding scale. The center is named for the much-loved Bishop McCarthy, now retired.
15. Seton Kozmetsky Community Health Center
City: Austin, TX
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (512) 323-4940
Address: 3706 South First St.
Description: The center provides similar services to those at the network’s East Austin location, listed previously, including medical care and social services on a sliding-fee scale. No one is turned away.