Search

1-30 of 208 results, sorted by date | sort by relevance
Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...the Year. Zurawski is the lead plaintiff in the Center for Reproductive Rights lawsuit challenging Texas’ abortion laws, having..."

March 8, 2024 News Feature

Seton Nurses Finally Win Contract With Ascension
Contract ensures pay raises and standardized staffing levels
"...On Monday, unionized nurses at Seton Medical Center on 38th finally ratified their first-ever three-year..."

March 5, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin Mourns Officer Jorge Pastore, Killed While on Duty
SWAT officer was killed responding to hostage situation
"...his wounds; the second officer was released from Dell Seton Medical Center Tuesday. On Wednesday, APD released the names..."

Nov. 17, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin Police Officer Shot and Killed During SWAT Call
Three others left dead, another officer injured but stable
"...encounter, and is in stable condition at the Dell Seton Medical Center, according to a media briefing provided by..."

Nov. 11, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Ascension Expanding Williamson County Facilities
Round Rock set to receive $230 million for acute care
"...Ascension Seton Williamson, the branch of the nonprofit health care giant..."

Oct. 17, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Central Health Budget Suggests Waning Trust in Ascension
The budget adds money for direct services
"...Our local medical ecosystem is in for a shake-up – Central Health,..."

Sept. 11, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

Ascension Seton Nurses Confront Managers Who Refuse to Meet With Them
Ascension calls the move "antics"
"...Two months after their historic strike, nurses at Ascension Seton confronted management today in a plea for action to..."

Aug. 31, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

ACLU Threatens Paxton With Lawsuit After Dell Children’s Exodus
Investigation of gender-affirming care may be unconstitutional
"...Dell Children’s Medical Hospital is keeping tight-lipped about what caused the loss..."

May 19, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Heal the City Ascension Seton announced Monday that the Dell Seton Medical Center at..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature

Ascension Solves Blue Cross Crisis, Moves On to Several Others
The nonprofit healthcare giant is under attack on many fronts
"...been chaotic for hospital nonprofit Ascension Texas, the former Seton Healthcare. Through most of January, Ascension and Blue Cross..."

Feb. 3, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Central Health, Ascension Take Each Other to Court
Each claims the other is breaching their contract
"...apparent end to a collaboration that dates back to then-Seton Healthcare taking over operations of the city-owned Brackenridge Hospital..."

Jan. 27, 2023 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Why 60,000+ Central Texans Could Lose Access to Ascension Hospitals Next Month
Ascension Texas faces accusations of putting profits over people
"...lose access to some of the most-relied-on hospitals and medical facilities in the area. (Update: Ascension Texas announced Jan...."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Unionization: Everyone’s Doing It
Sept. 30: More than 70% of nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Central Austin, part of Texas’ largest private hospital network, vote to form a union.
"...victories came in the health care sector, with Ascension Seton on 38th Street becoming the largest private hospital to..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Ascension Seton Construction Plans Threaten Water Flow
Seiders Springs eternal?
"...Springs, a centuries-old peaceful green patch squeezed into the center of Austin, retains only a trickle of the gushing..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Feature by Leila Saidane

Seton Nurses Rally Ahead of First Bargaining Meeting
Bargaining begins at largest hospital in the state to unionize
"...more than 100 nurses rallied in front of Ascension Seton Medical Center on 38th, holding a giant banner that..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

In the Wake of COVID Seton Nurses Unionize
The new union wants reasonable shifts, cost-of-living wage adjustments
"...unionized Sept. 21, with 72% of nurses at Ascension Seton Medical Center in Central Austin voting in favor. Kellen..."

Sept. 30, 2022 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: HealthSouth – Headed South?
A seemingly straightforward P3 deal instead brings Council’s tensions to the fore
"...more than 50 years ago. Brack begat HealthSouth, a medical (not psychiatric) rehabilitation hospital that was connected to the..."

Aug. 5, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Merging Music and Medicine at Dell Med
Dell Medical School's new orchestra to debut with hospital performance
"...River Ensemble – a newly formed orchestra from Dell Medical School and UT Health Austin, intended to bring music..."

May 6, 2022 News Feature by Hannah Uebele

New Documentary Delves Into the Life of Austin's Voodoobilly Queen Izzy Cox
A celebration of love and struggle in Izzy Cox: Fighting the Devil
"...basically spend those last six months with her at Seton Medical Center. Day after day, I would just go..."

April 15, 2022 Screens Feature by Doug Freeman

Austin Man’s Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There?
Suffering from criminal depression
"...7. Bell had been driving JJ to the Sobering Center on 12th and Sabine when his brother jumped from..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week
"...Hometown Health: Ascension Seton plans to build a new women's health tower on..."

Jan. 28, 2022 News Feature

Texas' Rickety Health Care System Heads for a Fiscal Cliff
As D.C. dollars dry up, millions of uninsured Texans see no signs of improvement
"...to better serving Medicaid populations," according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS...."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva
Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response
"...DeSilva would later die from his wounds at Dell Seton Medical Center. Leake argues this was necessary to defend..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Sixth Street Shooting: One Dead, Two In Custody, Lots of Statements
UPDATE: Second suspect, aged 17, reportedly arrested Monday
"...Austin from the Detroit area, died Sunday at Dell Seton Medical Center from gunshot injuries sustained during a mass..."

June 14, 2021 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

The COVID-19 Long Haulers
Nearly 1 in 3 coronavirus survivors have strange, often changing symptoms without known causes or cures. Here’s what they and their doctors are doing about it.
"...for care providers," said Dr. Nicholas Yagoda, associate chief medical officer for CommUnityCare in Austin, but it's been even..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature by Margaret Nicklas

Council Carefully Moves Closer to a HealthSouth Deal
HealthSouth redevelopment takes center stage in negotiations
"...in 2005. With Brack's replacement by the new Dell Seton Medical Center, HealthSouth accepted the city's offer of $6.5..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Eighth Street Survivors
They came out to protest police brutality. They were met by a life-altering wave of police violence. Eight months later, they still await justice and change.
"...Protesters raced Kirsch to Dell Seton Medical Center, a few blocks away, in a private..."

Feb. 5, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Jerry Jeff Walker Brought the Magic
"Mr. Bojangles" author catalyzes the Seventies progressive country movement.
"...An ecstatic Erickson stands center on the mic caught in mid-scream as Sahm sweats..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Jerry Jeff Walker Brought the Magic (1942-2020)
“Mr. Bojangles” author catalyzed Seventies progressive country
"...An ecstatic Erickson stands center on the mic caught in mid-scream as Sahm sweats..."

Oct. 24, 2020 Music Post by Doug Freeman

A Summer of Protests to Reclaim Power From the Police
"Whose streets? Our streets."
"...and the march began, with people moving into the center of Eighth Street, heading west. The routes changed often..."

Sept. 11, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

1   2   3   4   5   6   7     NEXT    7 »
One click gets you all the newsletters listed below

Breaking news, arts coverage, and daily events

Keep up with happenings around town

Kevin Curtin's bimonthly cannabis musings

Austin's queerest news and events

Eric Goodman's Austin FC column, other soccer news

Information is power. Support the free press, so we can support Austin.   Support the Chronicle