Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital
In Austin, Texas, care teams at Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital and ER deliver personalized testing and care for your everyday health needs.
Specialty and emergency care, close to home
Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital in Austin, Texas, is a full-service hospital offering 24/7 emergency care and a Level IV trauma center, providing treatment for life-threatening injuries and illnesses. Our care teams listen closely to understand your needs and deliver personalized care that’s right for you. The hospital is a destination for specialty services, including trauma care, spiritual care, mammography and women’s health. Onsite, you’ll also find the Urology Center of Excellence, and Dell Children’s Emergency Care. We also offer a wide range of minimally invasive procedures, imaging, lab tests, and rehabilitation services—all conveniently located on one campus.
If you are experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency, go to the nearest ER or call 911.
Recognized for patient safety excellence
Ascension Seton Northwest earned an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national organization focused on patient safety. This recognition reflects our commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care and acknowledges the dedication of our physicians, nurses and care teams to continuously improve patient outcomes. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade program is a national rating focused exclusively on hospital safety, preventable medical errors, infections, and patient injuries. It is peer-reviewed, transparent, and available to the public at no cost, with updated grades published twice annually in fall and spring.
Perioperative Surgical Home and Optimization Clinic
The Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) program at Ascension Seton is a patient-centric, team-based model of care designed to optimize surgical clearance by increasing the quality and safety of surgical care, reducing the cost of healthcare, and improving the overall patient experience. Our clinical services are intended to enhance your health status, provide you with the best possible outcome from your surgery, and are available for hospital-based surgeries, ambulatory surgical-based procedures, as well as pre-operative COVID-19 testing. For patients, please fill out this form. Services provided include:
- Anemia management program
- Cardiac testing and clearance
- Coordination with referring provider and care teams
- Diabetes management
- Management of high-risk patients post-discharge
- Preoperative labs and imaging
- Sleep studies
- Smoking cessation
- Telehealth visits
- Weight loss management


