Round Rock Edition | June 2025

BY GRACIE WARHURST

Patient visits at Round Rock hospitals

What's next

The impact

In addition to increasing hospital capacity, the expansions will create jobs and bring in special- ized services specific to the county. Following its completion, Ascension Seton Williamson will have the only surgical trauma intensive care unit—to monitor those suffering from a traumatic accident or who underwent complex surgery—in Williamson County. In June, Baylor Scott & White opened a new Level 3 neonatal intensive care unit, which is also the first in Williamson County. According to BS&W, nearly 1 in 10 newborns in Texas now require intensive care. This NICU facility is for babies with mild to critical illness, or those who require life support. It also provides comprehensive care closer to home for Round Rock families, allowing parents to be closer to their newborns and support team. A neonatal transport team will also be available to quickly transport newborns to the center.

St. David’s Medical Center is planning a further build-out using the shell space of the first expansion, which includes a full floor and two operating rooms. “We’ve taken care of this community for 40 years, and obviously we want to continue to care for 40 years into the future [and] even more,” Newman said. Ascension Seton Williamson’s first patient day in the new hospital tower will take place in the summer of 2027, according to Gnann. As a part of its phased opening, additional features of the Baylor Scott & White expansion will include new operating rooms, endoscopy suites and catheterization labs. “We will have some ongoing renovations to our campus that will wrap up early 2026 to complete the project,” Drew Bennett said.

St.David’s Round Rock Medical Center

15,000

+32.7%

12,000

9,000

0

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

Ascension Seton Williamson

40,000 0 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000

+39%

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

SOURCES: ST. DAVID’S HEALTHCARE, ASCENSION SETON/COMMUNITY IMPACT NOTE: BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE DID NOT PROVIDE PATIENT VISIT DATA BY PRESS TIME.

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