Ascension Seton Northwest in Austin, TX
Also known as Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital
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About Ascension Seton Northwest
Ascension Seton Northwest is an acute care hospital in Austin, Travis County, Texas. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 117 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is North Austin Medical Center, about 2.3 mi away.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.66
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.00
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.00
49% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend70%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1071%
- Completed surveys524
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
30.40488, -97.74494
Nearby hospitals
- North Austin Medical Center12221 Mopac Expressway North, Austin, TX · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital2.3 mi
- Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital6818 Austin Ctr Blvd Suite 100, Austin, TX · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.8 mi
- Texas Childrens Hospital North Austin Campus9835 North Lake Creek Parkway Bldg A, Austin, TX · Emergency roomChildren's hospital5.6 mi
- Saint David's Surgical Hospital1201 West Louis Henna Boulevard, Round Rock, TXHospital5.9 mi
- Cross Creek Hospital8402 Cross Park Drive, Austin, TXPsychiatric hospital6.2 mi
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Round1400 Hester'S Crossing, Round Rock, TXRehabilitation hospital6.2 mi
- Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Round Rock4207 Burnet Rd, Austin, TXLong-term care hospital6.4 mi
- Brushy Creek Family Hospital LLC230 Deer Ridge Dr, Round Rock, TXAcute care hospital6.4 mi
- Central Texas Rehabilitation Hospital700 W 45th St, Austin, TXRehabilitation hospital6.5 mi
- Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin1201 W 38th St, Austin, TX · Level IV traumaAcute care hospital6.8 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Ascension Seton Northwest located?
Ascension Seton Northwest is at 11113 Research Boulevard, Austin, TX 78759 in Travis County.
Does Ascension Seton Northwest have an emergency room?
Yes. Ascension Seton Northwest reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 173 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Ascension Seton Northwest?
Ascension Seton Northwest has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Ascension Seton Northwest a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level IV trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date March 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Texas EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Ascension Seton Northwest?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (512) 324-6000.
Would patients recommend Ascension Seton Northwest?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (524 completed surveys), 70% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 71% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.