Seton Medical Center Hays Chief Operating Officer Neal Kelley cuts the ribbon celebrating the facility’s move to a Level II trauma center Dr. Oscar Rios, FACS, trauma medical director at Seton Medical Center Hays, stands inside of a new dedicated ICU in the emergency wing of the hospital. With the o...

Traumatic injuries stemming from car crashes, falls or other serious events can now be handled at Seton Medical Center Hays. On Jan. 31, Ascension announced Seton Hays in Kyle received a designation from the Texas Department of State Health Services as an Advanced Level III adult trauma facility. Se...

s a result of a half-million dollar investment, Seton Medical Center Hays is now a full-fledged Level 3 advanced trauma center. The local area hospital, located in Kyle, was designated as a Level 3 center earlier this spring, which means instead of it being a stabilize-and-transfer facility, Seton H...

With the coming of the New Year many Hays County residents are feeling the pressure to enroll in Marketplace healthcare plans or Medicaid. However, lower income families attempting to obtain healthcare through the market place can find it an overwhelming process. Available healthcare options for low...

By Kim Hilsenbeck At $7.25 an hour, the minimum wage in Texas – which is also the federal minimum wage – a full-time worker can earn $290 a week or roughly $15,080 annually. The U.S. Congress last raised the federal minimum wage in July 2009. The Seton Family of Hospitals, part of Ascension Health, ...

By Kim Hilsenbeck   H ospitals are changing the way they deliver patient care, spurred in part by the Affordable Healthcare Act (ACA). With a focus on quality, not quantity of care, decision makers in hospitals nationwide are implementing a variety of measures to provide more effective care. Governm...