Seton Family of Hospitals offers some of the most advanced, most comprehensive cardiac care in Central Texas. Our specialists throughout the network utilize the latest technology available to pinpoint and treat all types of heart problems from the most common to the most complex.
Seton Medical Center Austin, the largest acute care center in Austin, is home to the Seton Heart Specialty Care & Transplant Center. With the only heart transplant program in Central Texas, Seton Medical Center Austin offers patients access to a full spectrum of care – all in one place.
Seton Medical Center Austin has received full accreditation as a Chest Pain Center from the Society of Chest Pain Centers. Only six percent of hospitals in the United States have received this distinction. The accreditation affirms that Seton Medical Center Austin demonstrates expertise in rapid assessment and treatment of cardiac patients.
Services Available:
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Failure Clinic
- Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Program
- Open Heart Surgery, including Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery and Valve procedures
- Stereotaxis Niobe System
- Catheterization Labs
- Diagnostic Angiography
- Angioplasty
- Stent Placement
- Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
- Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS)
- Therectomy
- Stents
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Electrophysiology Labs
- Pacemaker Implantation
- Implantable Cardiac Defibrilator (ICD) Implantation
- Cardiac Resychronization Therapy
- Cardiac Ablations, including ablations for Atrial Fibrillation
- Nuclear Cardiology Lab
- Echocardiograph Lab
- Accredited Chest Pain Center
- Cardiac MRI
- CT Coronary Angiography
- Minimally Invasive Valve Repair
- Coronary ICU
- Heart Healthy CT
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
News and Events
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Championship Hearts Foundation Conducts Free Heart Screenings at Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
October 9, 2008
The Championship Hearts Foundation will offer free heart screenings for student athletes ages 15-18 on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas.
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Seton Medical Center Austin Among First in Nation to Implant Advanced Heart Failure Device
August 6, 2008
Seton Medical Center Austin was among the first in the nation to implant a COGNIS™ cardiac resynchronization defibrillator (CRT-D). This advanced device is used to treat heart failure, a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough oxygen-carrying blood to meet the body's needs.
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Seton's Cardiac Care Earns 'Gold' from American Heart Association
June 4, 2008Seton Medical Center Austin and University Medical Center Brackenridge are the only hospitals in Central Texas to receive the American Heart Association's Gold Performance Achievement Award.
Seton is proud to have four hospitals – the only hospitals in Central Texas - that have earned the