Ascension Seton Hays

Seton Medical Center Hays is the largest medical campus in Hays County, serving a fast-growing region that includes Kyle, Buda, far south Austin, and surrounding areas.

• 112 beds
• Newer, state-of-the-art facility designed to grow to nearly 300 beds
• On-site support for all major specialties
• Level II Trauma Center
• Certified Stroke, Chest Pain, and SEMI Center
• Cardiac care services (including open heart surgery and a 24/7 cardiac catheterization lab)

Located just a few miles south of Austin, the small but growing cities of Kyle and Buda are attracting many families. Just to the south, San Marcos is home to Texas State University; popular San Antonio also is just an hour away.

• Trauma Designation: Level II
• ED Volume: 53,000
• ED Beds: 30
• ED Admission Rate: 17%
• Staffing Model:
  • 8-9 hour physician shifts with 48-51 hours of coverage
  • APP coverage of 22-32 hours per day
• EMR: Cerner
• Patients/Hour: 2.0
• Certified Stroke, Chest Pain, and SEMI Center
• Certified pediatric readiness
• Qualifications: BC/BP in Emergency Medicine

• ICU Volume: 11000
• ICU Beds: 32
• EMR: Cerner
• Medical, surgical, trauma, neurosurgery, primary stroke center, heart program
• 24-hour advanced nurse practitioners capable of performing all ICU procedures 
• Excellent teamwork with USACS ED colleagues in the same facility 
• State-of-the-art ICU fully equipped with all devices needed for procedures including dedicated ultrasound machine, glidescope with a bronchoscope, vigeleo, artic sun, etc.

• OBS Volume: 1,000

• Average Daily Encounters: 149
• 8 physicians / APP daily hospitalist team
• Dedicated nocturnist
• 7 on / 7 off schedule
• 12 Hour APP shifts
• Semi-closed ICU