Georgetown Edition | December 2023

Health care

BY BRITTANY ANDERSON

Ascension Seton Williamson to add 160 rooms, 400 sta

Ascension Seton Williamson in Round Rock announced Oct. 17 that the hospital will undergo a $230 million expansion that will add more patient and operating rooms, hundreds of new jobs and more. The specics According to a news release from the hospital, the expansion will include: • A 216,000-square-foot, six-story tower • 160 patient rooms • Two operating rooms • A 12-bed observation unit • Space for emergency, imaging, cardiac catheterization and surgery departments • 400 additional sta positions Next steps The project will also include a 34,000-square- foot expansion for outpatient wound care,

cardiac rehab and pediatric rehab. Ascension Seton representatives said a construction timeline for the project could not be shared. However, the nonprot health system launched a fundraising initiative this fall to support the expansion of services at Ascension Seton Williamson. What else? The hospital services much of Williamson County and saw nearly 64,000 patient visits in scal year 2022, 34% of which were uninsured or underin- sured patients, according to Ascension Seton. The latest eort to expand the hospital’s services comes on the heels of a new Surgical Intensive Care Unit it opened in August. At a cost of around $20 million, the 16-bed center opened to provide care for those who have been in a traumatic accident or have had a complex surgical procedure.

Ascension Seton Williamson is planning for a $230 million expansion of its hospital.

RENDERING COURTESY ASCENSION SETON WILLIAMSON

“As the Greater Round Rock area has experienced substantial growth, this expansion will allow us to meet the increased need for medical and surgical services...”

ANDREW GNANN, PRESIDENT, ASCENSION SETON WILLIAMSON

Larissa O’Neill, MD Krista Singleton, APRN, FNP-C Jessica Brown, LA, CLHRP

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