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Hospital News Heart Hospital of Austin Executive Earns Prestigious Recognition From Texas Tech University
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eart Hospital of Austin Chief Executive Officer, David Laird, was recently honored by Texas Tech University with the esteemed Professor John and Starr Blair Award for Excellence in Health Organization Management. Laird, who graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in business administration and finance, received the award during a luncheon on March 24. He also gave a keynote address as part of the John A. Buesseler Distinguished Lecture Series. The award is sponsored by the endowment from the John Aure Buesseler and Cathryn Anne Hansen Buesseler Foundation and is presented each spring. The endowment, which also supports
the lecture series and was established in 2000, encourages and promotes excellence at all levels of teaching, research, learning, and service in health organization management. Dr. John A. Buesseler was the emeritus founding dean of the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and emeritus founding vice president for health sciences. “I am so grateful for this incredible recognition,” Laird said. “The legacy and generosity of Dr. Buesseler, one of the most innovative health professionals in West Texas history, serve as excellent examples to the next generation.” Laird also serves on the Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business advisory board.
Laird has spent twenty-four years at Heart Hospital of Austin, including the last sixteen as chief executive officer. With his leadership, Heart Hospital of Austin has received numerous accolades for high-quality care, exceptional patient satisfaction, and for being a
Ascension Texas Becomes Largest Provider of Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Services in The Region with New Acquisition Ascension Texas Adds Nine Locations, 19 Doctors and More Than 100 Staff to Serve the Orthopedic/Sports Medicine Needs of Central Texas Close to Home
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scension Texas announced today the acquisition of Orthopedic Associates of Central Texas. The acquisition will add nine new locations, 19 doctors, more than 20 physician assistants and physical therapists and more than 100 staff total to the program. The acquisition will expand the Ascension Texas footprint in providing personalized care for bone and muscle injuries, joint pain and orthopedic diseases. The Ascension Texas multi-specialty orthopedic and sports medicine capabilities include treatments such as medication therapy, minimally invasive outpatient surgery, non-surgical injections and orthobiologics, orthopedic surgery including total and partial joint replacement, rehabilitation, exercise physiology and sports performance.
“We are excited to welcome these new additions to our orthopedic and sports medicine program,” said Andy Davis, President and CEO of Ascension Texas. “This acquisition and expansion fulfills our mission to provide convenient care close to home as Ascension Texas continues to expand with the growth of our population.” “These experienced doctors and staff bring a range of subspecialties including spine, shoulder, sports medicine, trauma, joint replacement, physiatry, podiatry, hand and foot/ankle care,” said Adam Bauman, Vice President, Orthopedics and Sports Performance, Ascension. “We look forward to serving the orthopedic and sports medicine needs of Central Texas in an even bigger way.”
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great place to work. Those accolades include IBM Watson Health’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals award, which the hospital has received twelve times, and Healthgrades ranking Heart Hospital of Austin as the No. 1 cardiac program in Texas for six consecutive years.
Orthopedic Associates of Central Texas will be renamed Ascension Medical Group Seton Orthopedics, and the new locations include:
• East Round Rock – 4112 Links Lane, Round Rock • Cedar Park – 1401 Medical Parkway Building 2, Suite 150, Cedar Park • Round Rock – 16020 Park Valley Drive, Suite 100, Round Rock • North Austin – 12309 North MoPac Expressway Suite 150, Austin • Southwest Austin – 5625 Eiger Road, Suite 175, Austin • 2nd Street – 3707 South 2nd Street Suite 100, Austin • La Grange – 657 East Travis Street, Suite C, Austin • Central Austin – 3200 Red River Street, Suite 201, Austin • Bastrop – opening in August
May 2022
