The Ascension Seton Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Austin, Texas.
The Ascension Seton Foundation works with our philanthropic community to support Ascension Seton’s Central Austin adult facilities, including Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, Ascension Seton Shoal Creek, as well as the Nurse Scholarship Endowment. Established in 1981 as The Seton Fund, the Ascension Seton Foundation was the first fundraising foundation of the Seton Healthcare Family. Sister Gertrude Levy and then president, Gene Attal, created it on behalf of Seton. Since its creation, the Foundation’s main purpose is to support the mission and work of the Ascension Seton Healthcare Family. Through the support of the Central Texas community, it has been an integral part of the expansion of Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, support of the Ascension Seton clinics and the capital campaign for Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas.
02/20/2026
Today, we’re excited to share a new way that you can support the Ascension Seton Foundation. You now have the opportunity to create your own personal fundraiser to celebrate, honor, or remember the people and moments that mean the most to you!
Setting up a fundraiser only takes a few minutes. Learn more here: donate.supportseton.org/fundraisers
02/14/2026
Happy Valentine's Day!💗
02/02/2026
Ascension Seton and Austin Regional Clinic: ARC have successfully completed the first adult next-generation robotic navigated spinal fusion in the region! We're celebrating this big advancement for local healthcare!👏
01/24/2026
As winter weather moves through Central Texas throughout the weekend and into next week, Ascension Seton hospitals, Ascension Medical Group clinics and Express Cares are actively monitoring conditions and taking steps to keep our patients, families and associates safe.
Emergency departments remain open 24/7.
For the latest updates on hospital and clinic operations, visit our Winter Weather Updates page: http://ascn.io/6184CC0xy
01/23/2026
NPR recently featured Dr. Tyler Jorgensen, a palliative care physician, bringing music to the bedside of patients dealing with difficult diagnoses and treatments.
Through the ATX-VINyL program, Dr. Jorgensen has built a collection of more than 60 records and collaborates with a team of volunteers to wheel the record player and a selection of records to patients’ rooms.
Listen to the 4-minute story here:
A palliative care doctor in Austin says listening to vinyl music can lift heavy moments for families and patients receiving end-of-life care.
01/19/2026
Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
His words continue to challenge and inspire us to look beyond ourselves and care for one another, especially those who are most vulnerable.
In Texas, we live this call by caring for our neighbors and walking alongside individuals and families across our community.
01/02/2026
Congratulations to baby Derek's family! 🎉
12/31/2025
This is it—the final hours of 2025, and your last chance to make a tax-deductible gift that changes lives. At the Ascension Seton Foundation, your gift will be tripled thanks to Russell and Jennifer Diez-Canseco’s generous matching gift!
Your donation will:
🏥 Fund critical care and recovery programs at Ascension Seton.
👩⚕️ Support the everyday heroes who make moments of healing possible.
🚶 Bring hope to patients like Ike, who walked again after being told he might never.
As the year draws to a close, we are happy to look back on another year of heartwarming stories and excellence at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas at Austin, and the Ascension Seton Foundation.
Your unwavering support has helped advance healthcare in Central Texas, ensuring everyone has access to world-class care.
Check out our recent newsletter to see just a few of the achievements made possible this year with your support.
Dear Friend,As the year draws to a close, we are happy to look back on another year of heartwarming stories and excellence at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas at Austin, and the Ascension Seton Foundation. Your unwavering support has helped....
12/23/2025
Thank you for all you do for Ascension Texas. Wishing you joy and happiness this holiday season and a wonderful New Year!
12/22/2025
After suffering a sudden stroke, Ike’s future was uncertain. But thanks to the skilled teams at Ascension Seton Medical Center and Dell Seton Medical Center, he not only survived—he thrived.
Your support today helps make stories like Ike’s possible by:
☑️ Funding critical, life-saving care and recovery programs.
☑️ Supporting nurses, doctors, and therapists who go above and beyond every day.
☑️ Keeping exceptional care available right here in our community.
This holiday season, your generosity will go even further. Thanks to Russell and Jennifer Diez-Canseco’s $50,000 matching gift, every dollar you give will be tripled—helping three times as many patients find healing and hope. Give here: https://bit.ly/4pUcJUK
12/20/2025
Congratulations to Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, Ascension Seton Northwest, and Ascension Seton Hays for being named a 2026 “High Performing” Hospital for Maternity Care by U.S. News & World Report. This is the highest award possible, recognizing these teams' incredible dedication to patient safety and world-class care for every mom and baby who walks through our doors.
We are honored to support Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin's important work through our Women First initiative. Our foundation has been there every step of the way, enhancing the care and resources available to mothers and babies in our community while also supporting our caregivers and facilities.
🏆✨We are beyond proud to announce that Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, Northwest, and Hays have been named 2026 “High Performing” Hospitals for Maternity Care by U.S. News & World Report! 🩺👶
This is the highest award possible, recognizing our commitment to patient safety, lower C-section rates, and newborn care. Huge congratulations to our incredible teams for providing our community with world-class care every single day. 👏❤️
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The Seton Healthcare Family is a faith-based nonprofit healthcare system founded in 1902 by the Daughters of Charity. Called to be a sign of God’s unconditional love for all, Seton strives to expand access to high-quality, low-cost, person-centered care and services. Seton is a part of Ascension, the largest nonprofit health system in the U.S. and the world’s largest Catholic health system. We build upon national resources to improve care on a community level. We have a regional focus with national support.
Ascension Health was formed nearly 20 years ago, when the Daughters of Charity united with the Sisters of St. Joseph health system. That tie initiated the largest nonprofit health system in the country. By coming together to embrace one shared Mission and name, we can best attract and serve people who need us. The right balance between local identity and national resources is leading to new and innovative ways for you to see a doctor or nurse, when and where you need it. As part of Ascension, your doctor has access to the knowledge and resources of thousands of others across the country, which can then be adapted to your situation. The Seton and Ascension relationship has transcended healthcare in our community and across the nation.
Over the last century, Seton has grown from that first hospital to a network of 12 hospitals and more than 100 clinical locations across Central Texas, including four teaching hospitals. Seton employs over 10,000 and is a major contributor to the Central Texas economy. Over the past decade, Seton has provided over $2 billion in charity care to the poor and vulnerable in Central Texas. Last year, Seton Ascension Texas provided nearly $250 million in charity care for persons living in poverty and over $480 million in community benefit programs, as defined by the State of Texas.
Seton Foundations raise the funds and awareness necessary to operate and advance the Seton Healthcare Family hospitals, including Dell Children’s Medical Center Foundation, Seton Hays Foundation, Seton Williamson Foundation, The Seton Fund, and Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas.
Since 1966, over $495M in generous gifts to the Seton Foundations have transformed care in Central Texas. These gifts have allowed Seton to be the first to provide a neonatal intensive care unit, heart transplants, Level 1 trauma care, and a world-class pediatric medical center in our community changing the lives of central Texans and the hundreds moving here each day.