DCMC News Releases http://www.seton.net/rss_feeds/news_releases.rss Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas. en-us Fri, 9 May 2008 22:42:40 UTC Tue, 10 Jun 2003 09:41:01 GMT SitePress 2.0 Come celebrate LIVESTRONG Day and cancer awareness with an evening of family entertainment on Tuesday May 13, 6 p.m. http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/05/09/come_celebrate_livestrong_day_and_cancer_awareness_with_an_evening_of_family_entertainment_on_tuesday_may_13_6_pm Fri, 9 May 2008 05:00:00 UTC Seton's Patient Care Team Model Earns National Recognition http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/04/18/setons_patient_care_team_model_earns_national_recognition The Seton Family of Hospitals is one of 24 hospitals and health systems across the country and the only one in Texas being recognized for transforming how healthcare is delivered. ]]> Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:00:00 UTC Going Green Expands at Dell Children's http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/04/10/going_green_expands_at_dell_childrens In celebration of "Earth Month," a natural herb garden has been planted in the coastal plains courtyard adjacent to the 'Thyme Out' Café at Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas. The Dell Children's herb garden is 50 feet long and consists of six individual beds. More than 130 plants were installed by local garden specialist Becky Barsch Fisher. ]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:00:00 UTC Dell Children's Patients Give Capital Metro Buses A New Look http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/04/09/dell_childrens_patients_give_capital_metro_buses_a_new_look For more than six months, Dell Children's patients -- as well as patients at the Dialysis and Oncology Clinic at Strictly Pediatrics --have been working with local artist Ian Cion on a collaborative art project that is now "wrapped" on two 35-foot Capital Metro buses.

]]> Wed, 9 Apr 2008 05:00:00 UTC Four Seton Facilities Are Once Again The Only Central Texas Hospitals To Receive Prestigious Recognition For Nursing Excellence http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/04/01/four_seton_facilities_are_once_again_the_only_central_texas_hospitals_to_receive_prestigious_recognition_for_nursing_excellence The Seton Family of Hospitals is proud to announce that four of its largest acute-care facilities have received Magnet redesignation. This recognition represents the highest nursing designation awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), part of the American Nurses Association.

]]> Tue, 1 Apr 2008 05:00:00 UTC Free Screenings for Area Athletes http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/04/01/free_screenings_for_area_athletes Championship Hearts Foundation and Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas will offer free screenings for area athletes, ages 15-18, in an effort to identify Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), the leading cause of sudden cardiac death in student athletes]]> Tue, 1 Apr 2008 05:00:00 UTC http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/03/19/delivering_the_right_patient_to_the_right_place_the_first_time The Seton Family of Hospitals and the Austin-Travis County EMS System are introducing a new way of delivering trauma patients. ]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:00:00 UTC Karen W. Teel, M.D. Lectureship Endowment http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/03/10/karen_w_teel_md_lectureship_endowment In honor of the contributions that Karen W. Teel, M.D. has made to pediatric healthcare in Austin and Central Texas, Dell Children's Medical Center Foundation is proud to announce the establishment of the Karen W. Teel, M.D. Lectureship Endowment Fund.

This permanent fund will generate funds to be used each year to present nationally recognized professionals who will address pediatric healthcare providers at the annual Central]]> Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:00:00 UTC Seton Family of Hospitals Named Best Healthcare System in Texas, One of the Top 100 Healthcare Systems in the Country http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/03/03/seton_family_of_hospitals_named_best_healthcare_system_in_texas_one_of_the_top_100_healthcare_systems_in_the_country The Seton Family of Hospitals has been named the highest-ranked healthcare system in Texas and among the top 100 integrated healthcare systems nationwide.]]> Mon, 3 Mar 2008 06:00:00 UTC Living with Scoliosis http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/02/12/living_with_scoliosis Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas presents a GoodHealth.com free community seminar. From diagnosis to treatment, fellowship-trained adult and pediatric spine surgeon Matthew Geck, MD, of SpineAustin explains non-surgical and surgical treatment options for pediatric/ adolescent patients affected by Scoliosis and other spinal deformities.

]]> Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:00:00 UTC Students Shadow Seton Healthcare Professionals http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/02/07/students_shadow_seton_healthcare_professionals One day before the groundhog weighs in on winter, Central Texas middle and high school students check to see if their shadows are a fit for healthcare careers with the Seton Family of Hospitals.
]]> Thu, 7 Feb 2008 06:00:00 UTC Attorney General Abbott Announces $500,000 Award to Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2008/01/02/attorney_general_abbott_announces_500000_award_to_dell_childrens_medical_center_of_central_texas Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today granted a $500,000 award to Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, which will use the funds to provide health care services to children of indigent families. ]]> Wed, 2 Jan 2008 06:00:00 UTC Dell Children's Gears Up for Site Visit from the American Nurses Credentialing Center http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2007/12/31/dell_childrens_gears_up_for_site_visit_from_the_american_nurses_credentialing_center Dell Children's is applying for redesignation of their Magnet nursing status. Patients, family members and associates are invited to provide comments in this process. ]]> Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:00:00 UTC Seton Family of Hospitals Goes Smoke-Free http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2007/11/15/seton_family_of_hospitals_goes_smoke_free To symbolize the implementation of a new smoke free campus policy, associates with Seton watched as the smoking gazebo at Brackenridge Hospital, a member of the Seton Family of Hospitals, received a "makeover." Representatives from Seton and the American Cancer Society were on hand to witness the event.

Seton is implementing the smoking ban at all of their patient-care campuses. The change takes effect today, Thursday, Nov. 1]]> Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:00:00 UTC Seton Adds To Vitality Of Mueller As New Headquarters Breaks Ground http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2007/11/14/seton_adds_to_vitality_of_mueller_as_new_headquarters_breaks_ground Catellus Development Group officially broke ground today on the Seton Family of Hospitals' new headquarters at Mueller during a ceremony held near the site of Mueller's future town center. Bringing Central Texas' largest healthcare provider and second largest private employer to an area of the city that has been historically underutilized, Seton's relocation to the mixed-use community in East Austin marks an important milestone for business in ]]> Wed, 14 Nov 2007 06:00:00 UTC Researchers at Brackenridge and Dell Children’s Take Unique Collaboration to the Air http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2007/10/17/researchers_at_brackenridge_and_dell_childrens_take_unique_collaboration_to_the_air A new study being conducted by the Seton Family of Hospitals and the Austin-Travis County EMS STAR Flight is the first collaboration of its kind and the only study in the country looking at the use of an ultrasound machine for placing IVs in patients during an air medical transport.]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:00:00 UTC Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas Receives Prestigious Award http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2007/10/09/dell_childrens_medical_center_of_central_texas_receives_prestigious_award Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, a member of the Seton Family of Hospitals, has been awarded the prestigious Judges Award for Design by Texas Construction magazine. This is the highest award given by the publication, recognizing the best design project in Texas for 2007.]]> Tue, 9 Oct 2007 05:00:00 UTC Seton is Pleased to Open the Only Central Texas Lance Armstrong Foundation Survivorship Center at Dell Children's http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2007/09/11/seton_is_pleased_to_open_the_only_central_texas_lance_armstrong_foundation_survivorship_center_at_dell_childrens Tue, 11 Sep 2007 05:00:00 UTC Seton Family of Hospitals Introduces Central Texas' First Nursing Residency Program http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2007/07/11/seton_family_of_hospitals_introduces_central_texas_first_nursing_residency_program Starting this fall, graduates and newly licensed registered nurses will begin participating in Seton's Versant RN Residency program, originally created by nurses for nurses at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

]]> Wed, 11 Jul 2007 05:00:00 UTC Transfer of Patients Seamless to Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas http://www.dellchildrens.net/about_us/news/2007/06/30/transfer_of_patients_seamless_to_dell_childrens_medical_center_of_central_texas At 6:40 a.m. Saturday, June 30, a transformation began as the first patient at Children's Hospital of Austin was transported by ambulance to the newly-opened Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas (DCMCCT). Five hours and more than 40 patients later, all pediatric patients were safely relocated to Dell Children's via a steady stream of ambulances from Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services and Metro Care. In]]> Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:00:00 UTC