Round Rock

Scott & White Healthcare – Round Rock and other local partners tackle pediatric obesity

January 12, 2010

The Williamson County & Cities Health District, Scott & White Healthcare – Round Rock pediatrician Jennifer Helmcamp, M.D., and the City of Round Rock Clay Madsen Recreation Center will launch a community-based pilot program to help fight pediatric obesity. With the help of funding from the American Academy of Pediatrics, Friends of Public Health, and [...]

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Scott & White Hospital – Round Rock offers treatment for common men’s health problem

December 29, 2009

A treatment offered at Scott & White Hospital – Round Rock may provide relief for men suffering from an enlarged prostate. Also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), this noncancerous enlargement of the prostate affects more than half of all men over age 60. “With GreenLight™ Laser Therapy, BPH patients no longer have to compromise [...]

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Scott & White Hospital – Round Rock offers laser therapy treatment for varicose veins

December 18, 2009

Scott & White Hospital – Round Rock is offering patients a new alternative in the treatment of varicose veins.  The procedure, called endovenous laser therapy, or EVLT, is a non-surgical method of resolving the unsightly, painful and potentially dangerous effects of varicose veins. Lasers are a proven means of treating many medical conditions because of [...]

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Construction begins on new Round Rock West Clinic

December 10, 2009

Scott & White Healthcare announces that construction has begun on the new Scott & White- Round Rock West Clinic located at 16420 Ranch Road 620, Suite 104 in Round Rock. The clinic is expected to open by Spring 2010. “Scott & White will open this new clinic in Round Rock to meet the growing needs [...]

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Round Rock hospital performing less invasive hip replacement procedure

November 3, 2009

Scott & White Hospital – Round Rock surgeons are teaching national and local physicians on the “Direct Anterior Approach” to hip replacement. “The direct anterior approach to performing hip replacements at Scott & White Hospital – Round Rock is a minimally-invasive technique that offers patients several advantages over traditional surgical approaches to hip replacement,” said [...]

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Scott & White Round Rock surgeons first in nation with single incision colostomy reversal

October 30, 2009

Surgeons at Scott & White in Round Rock are the first in the country to use a single incision to perform a colostomy reversal. Single incision laparoscopic surgery – SILS – is a new technique whereby a single small (less than one inch) keyhole incision is made through the belly button, leaving no visible scar. [...]

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Round Rock hospital’s stroke care program awarded certification from The Joint Commission

October 16, 2009

Scott & White Hospital – Round Rock has earned the Gold Seal of Approval™ from The Joint Commission (JCAHO) for Primary Stroke Centers. Scott & White – Round Rock earned this distinction after The Joint Commission conducted an on-site review this month and it’s the only JCAHO Certified Stroke Center serving Williamson County.  In addition, [...]

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Hospital medicine program enhances patient care

October 13, 2009

Hospital-based medicine program enhances patient care at Scott & White Healthcare – Round Rock Most people probably don’t know what a hospitalist is, but if you have a heart attack or come down with pneumonia, you may want to consider seeking care at a medical facility that employs hospitalists.  According to Robyn Buckley, M.D., an [...]

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Scott & White Hospital – Round Rock performs first non-surgical heart defect repair in Williamson County, TX

September 18, 2009

Scott & White Hospital – Round Rock this week became the first hospital in Williamson County  to offer a life-saving procedure for people with a heart defect called Atrial Septal Defect (ASD). “This minimally invasive procedure allows patients with ASD to undergo a repair of their congenital abnormality avoiding open-heart surgery,” says Rafael Gonzalez, MD, [...]

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