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Central Texas Veterans Health Care System Expands Access With New Round Rock Clinic
The Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (CTVHCS) is taking a major step forward in expanding care for Veterans across the region. On Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 10 a.m., CTVHCS will host a ground‑breaking ceremony for a new 63,800‑square‑foot outpatient clinic in Round Rock—an investment designed to meet the needs of a rapidly growing Veteran population in Central Texas.
Community Impact Austin
PHI Air Medical Cedar Creek adds advanced care, no out-of-pocket pickups
A PHI Air Medical crew member walks toward a helicopter on a rooftop helipad. (Courtesy PHI Air Medical) PHI Air Medical’s Cedar Creek base expanded its advanced emergency transport services in 2025, adding several respiratory, cardiac and trauma-care capabilities—some for the first time in Central Texas. What’s happening...
Community Impact Austin
Heart Hospital of Austin launches advanced CT scanner
The new CT scanner is designed to generate high-resolution images with greater diagnostic consistency. (Courtesy Heart Hospital of Austin) Heart Hospital of Austin, part of St. David's HealthCare, recently became the first facility in Central Texas to offer a cutting-edge photon-counting computed tomography, or CT, scanner. The new scanner is...
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Data Centers Bringing Major New Pollution Sources to San Antonio’s West Side
Editor's Note: A version of this story was previously published in the Water & Power newsletter. Subscribe to all of Deceleration's newsletters here. Close to 100 anxious area residents gathered a week and a half ago inside a plush Marriott hotel meeting room a short hike from SeaWorld on San Antonio’s Far West Side to voice their concern about a massive AI data center going up blocks away.
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Medical professionals focus on health challenges facing San Antonio’s growing unhoused population
People experiencing homelessness often face overlapping health and social challenges. A lack of transportation, insurance, identification documents or a permanent address can make it difficult to obtain routine medical care and medications. Without preventive treatment, chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease can worsen and lead to emergency-room visits.
Community Impact Austin
ATI Physical Therapy expands to Bastrop
Bastrop's first ATI Physical Therapy clinic is now open in Burleson Crossing East, offering physical therapy, sports medicine and other services. (Amanda Cutshall/Community Impact) Bastrop has a new option for physical therapies following the opening of Bastrop's first ATI Physical Therapy. What they offer. As previously reported, the provider focuses...
Community Impact Austin
Serene Eyecare now open inside The Point Wellness in downtown Round Rock
The clinic is owned by Dr. Gulshan Karamchandani, who has spent most of her career working in the VA health care system, as well as private practices. (Brooke Sjoberg/Community Impact) Round Rock-area residents have a new option for eye care in the city's downtown with the opening of Serene EyeCare.
Community Impact Austin
Surgeon works to advance Central Texas spine care through technology
Dr. Akshay Yadhati with Austin Regional Clinic performs advanced spinal surgeries using new technology. (Courtesy Austin Regional Clinic) Dr. Akshay Yadhati, a surgeon with Austin Regional Clinic, performed two different high-tech spine surgeries this year that were both Austin-area firsts, according to a spokesperson for the medical group. Yadhati spoke to Community Impact about the procedures and what they mean for spine care in Central Texas.
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Austin Regional Clinic expands with new specialty clinic in South Austin
The new Austin Regional Clinic South Specialty Clinic is located at 708 W. Ben White Blvd., Stes. 150 and 220 in Austin. (Courtesy Austin Regional Clinic) A new clinic offering specialty, primary and surgical care services opened in South Austin on June 1. The details. Austin Regional Clinic opened its...
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Group Labs strikes on from COVID to diabetes testing
An area nonprofit established in 2020 to conduct widespread COVID-19 testing throughout San Antonio is again with plans to use its experience to a longer-standing public well being menace within the metropolis: diabetes. Group Labs carried out COVID-19 exams freed from cost at lots of of areas in San Antonio...
Community Impact Austin
Behold Family Eye Care coming soon to Cedar Park
Elena Lischau, a doctor of optometry, is opening Behold Family Eye Care along Palmer Lane in Cedar Park. (Courtesy Behold Family Eye Care) A new optometry practice is set to open in Cedar Park, offering comprehensive vision services for patients of all ages, said Elena Lischau, the owner and doctor of optometry.
Community Impact Austin
Christus Health introduces vascular surgery at San Marcos hospital
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital in San Marcos recently expanded its specialty care through hiring Dr. Logan Warren, a vascular surgeon, who now serves the area. (Courtesy Christus Health) While major cities such as Austin and San Antonio have a large number of vascular surgeons, the surrounding cities face increasingly limited...
Community Impact Austin
Ally Medical Emergency Room opening this summer in Cedar Park
An Ally Medical Emergency Room location is coming to the Cedar Park area in summer 2026, according to the company. (Courtesy Ally Medical Emergency Room) Ally Medical Emergency Room will open a new location along the Austin-Cedar Park line this summer, according to a news release from the company. The...
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GRMC Opens Laurel Medical Office Building
(Seguin) — Guadalupe Regional Medical Center (GRMC) this week officially opened up its new medical building to the community. GRMC’s Laurel Medical Office Building is built off U.S. Highway 90A next door to the hospital’s Willow building near Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held recently in preparation for this week’s opening.
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South Texas Women Get First Heart Hub in San Antonio
San Antonio women with heart concerns now have a clinic designed specifically around their needs. University Health has opened a dedicated Women's Heart Center to tackle a long‑standing gap in cardiac care for female patients. The program launched in May 2025 and moved into its own clinic space in April 2026. It treats adult women across the lifespan, with a special focus on pregnancy‑related cardiac issues and syndromes that tend to show up differently in women than in men.
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San Marcos Launches City-Run EMS, Names New Chief
San Marcos is cutting the cord on its shared ambulance system and launching a city-run Emergency Medical Services department on Oct. 1, 2026, with roughly $9 million set aside in the 2026–27 draft budget to make it happen. Current San Marcos‑Hays County EMS leader Jill Rosales has been tapped to run the new agency, and city officials say they will roll out the department in phases, prioritizing existing SMHCEMS staff so residents do not feel a bump in service while the switch happens.
Community Impact Austin
New president named for Ascension Seton Hays and Bastrop hospitals
Megan Drake is the newly appointed president of Ascension Seton Hays and Bastrop hospitals. (Courtesy Ascension Seton) A new president has been named for two Ascension Seton locations in Central Texas. Megan Drake is the president of the Ascension Seton Hays Hospital in Kyle, alongside the hospital’s Bastrop location.
Community Impact Austin
San Marcos establishes city-run EMS department
The city of San Marcos will expand its emergency services with a city-run EMS department beginning Oct. 1. San Marcos-Hays County EMS has provided the service to San Marcos since 1983. (Community Impact staff) Beginning Oct. 1, the city of San Marcos will expand its emergency services for residents beyond...