Seton has become the largest private employer in Central Texas, with approximately 11,000 associates. Four facilities are designated Magnet hospitals by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Seton also operates two community hospitals, two rural hospitals and a mental health hospital along with multiple locations for outpatient medical services and three primary care clinics for the uninsured. Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas is the only dedicated hospital for children in the region. The healthcare network now includes five major medical centers, two of which are designated Level I Trauma Centers. A Catholic health organization, Seton provides millions of dollars in charity care for the uninsured every year. Over 100 years later the one 42-bed hospital, originally known as 'Seton Infirmary' and located at 600 West 26th Street in Austin, Texas, has grown to serve a population of more than 1.8 million, with a special regard for the sick and poor. Vincent de Paul to construct a Catholic hospital to take care of the sick and poor. The citizenry asked the Daughters of Charity of St. A grassroots effort in the 1890s by citizens of Austin, Texas led to the opening of the Seton Infirmary on May 26, 1902.

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