Seton Family of Doctors

THE FILING ORGANIZATION IS A PART OF THE ASCENSION CATHOLIC HEALTH MINISTRY. ASCENSION IS A FAITH-BASED HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION THAT DELIVERS PERSONALIZED, COMPASSIONATE CARE TO ALL, ESPECIALLY TO THOSE WHO NEED IT THE MOST. Seton Family of Doctors ("SFOD"), is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that provides patient care and educational programs and organizes and directs clinical and basic science research programs. SFOD serves the patient populations of Dell Seton Medical Center UT ("DSMCUT"), Seton Medical Center Austin, Seton Northwest, Seton Southwest, Seton Medical Center Williamson and Seton Medical Center Hays. Many SFOD patients are covered by government insurance programs, including Medicare, Medicaid and managed Medicaid or were self-pay or charity. Faculty members hold leadership positions in a variety of local, regional and national professional organizations. The physician specialists employed by SFOD are experts in many different areas of adult medicine and provide comprehensive, high quality clinical care for Central Texas. The group has consolidated various specialties into 1 multi-disciplinary group with a variety of specialties including but not limited to: * Primary Care * Express Care * Cardiology * Neurology * Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation * Sports Medicine * Women's Health * Spine * Plastic Surgery * Orthopedic Surgery * General Surgery * Urology * Neurosurgery * Radiology/Imaging. Some of the services listed above operate at a loss in order to ensure that all services are available to meet community health care needs. SFOD furthers its charitable purposes by providing a broad array of services to the community. Its investment in research also provides access to state-of-the-art technology, medications and treatment protocols. This allows SFOD healthcare practitioners to experience and share new and emerging evidence-based treatment options. This relationship between research and practice, combined with SFOD's collaborative and interdisciplinary care model, leads to more advances and exceptional outcomes for Central Texas patients. In addition, we have expanded our presence to integrate practices from Comal County (San Marcos) as well as Bell County (Temple) and Georgetown. Accomplishments: 1. Actively involved in resident, medical student and allied health education. 2. An integral part of DSMCUT acquiring and maintaining Level I Trauma Center status. 3. An integral part of Seton Medical Center Williamson and Seton Medical Center Hays acquiring and maintaining Level II Trauma Center status. 4. Provided leadership and direction for development of the following multi-disciplinary programs at DSMCUT: Hand Center, Breast Center, Craniofacial Center, Wound Care and Plastic Surgery. ** A. Established clinical relationships through affiliation with Dell Medical School to advance knowledge and treatment options for patients throughout Central Texas. ** B. Establish clinical and administrative relationships in the Austin community to enhance the transitions to care from inpatient to outpatient. ** C. Provided physician support to the Seton Family of Hospitals network stroke program.