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SETONS NEW TEAcHING HOSPITAL

Medicine is really a repertoire art you learn by what you encounter.

TOM CAVEN, M.D., VIcE PRESIDENT, MEDIcAL AFFAIRS,
UNIVERSITY MEDIcAL CENTER BRAcKENRIDGE

ANCHORS AUSTIN HEaLTH DISTRICT

COMMUNITY POISED FOR NEW LEVEL OF cARE
Over the next three issues of this newsletter, we will take a closer look at the key components of the teaching hospital and what benefits will come to Austin when Setons new hospital opens its doors in 2017. This issue will explore the long path to becoming a doctor and why its important to train new doctors here at home.

uzz is building in Austin about Setons commitment to build a new premier teaching hospital, and about the new Dell Medical School set to open in 2016. And, truly there is much to be excited about as plans for Austins downtown health district unfold. The landmark partnership between Seton, The University of Texas and Travis Countys Central Health will bring more doctors in more specialties, better care for all and greater prosperity. Setons new teaching hospital will anchor it all. Its where brilliant minds and pioneering technologies will come together to save lives. Teaching hospitals serve a unique role. They are distinguished from other hospitals by their mission to train new doctors, conduct clinical research, and discover new treatments and cures. They also are an economic generator, particularly in biotech, medical devices and pharmaceutical industries.
MEDICAL EDUCATION

Central Texas population will top 2.4 million within 10 years. Thanks to such impressive growth, the region will need 1,700 new doctors to meet our communitys needs (source TXP, Inc). How do we bring more doctors, in more specialties, to Austin? We train more doctors in Austin. Data shows that about 70 percent of doctors stay in the cities where they completed their residency or fellowship. Those are good odds.
MEDICAL SCHOOL

Medical education at Seton

A doctors education officially begins with medical school, which is typically four years in length. The new Dell Medical School at The University of Texas will be the first step for an inaugural class of about 50 students, set to start Summer 2016. The first two years of medical school are rigorous, said Dr. Tom Caven, vice president, Medical Affairs, University Medical Center Brackenridge. Students study the structure of tissue throughout the body, gross anatomy, effects of diseases and more. Theres a lot of classroom and lab time but limited exposure [CONTINUED ON PAGE 4] to actual patients.

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Pam Giblin
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Sister Catherine Brown, D.C. Donna Carter Scott Dunaway Sister Gertrude Levy, D.C. Greg Meserole Pat Oles Hal Peterson Sam S. Roberts, III, M.D. Clint Small Timothy C. Taylor Judy Trabulsi Ben Vaughan, III Mike Vollman Chris Von Dohlen
SENIOR STAFF LEADERSHIP

THE MISSION MOVES FORWARD

MANY OF YOU BY NOW KNOW that circumstances have called the Daughters of Charity to consolidate their activities and move from Austin by next fall. The Daughters made this painful and courageous decision in response to their declining numbers and great needs in other regions. As supporters of The Seton Fund, you have played a key role in advancing Setons mission and championing the work of the Daughters. Like many of you, I have been inspired by their bold faith and love for our community, especially for the poor and vulnerable. As the Daughters plan their future, they remind us that they have spent more than a century preparing us for this moment. Recently they wrote, Being able to entrust the ministries of the Seton Healthcare Family to well prepared lay and community leadership affirms the Daughters confidence in the sustainability of the work. They have every faith in us. We have many opportunities ahead to move our mission forward. In early 2014 the Breast Care Center at Seton Medical Center Austin will open its doors thanks in large part to your generous support. Setons partnership with The University of Texas and Central Health will transform the health of our community. Setons work with Central Health addresses a broad goal to improve access to care for all through prevention and wellness care best provided in settings outside the hospital. A new Seton teaching hospital, the future training site for Dell Medical School students, will bring more physicians and more specialties to our city. Setons growing role in academic medicine will expand current residency training at other Seton hospitals, including Seton Medical Center Austin, Seton Shoal Creek and Dell Childrens Medical Center. This is a once-in-a-generation campaign that will elevate Austins health. Seton is investing $245 million to build a modern teaching hospital. With your help in bringing another $50 million in philanthropy, Austin will lead the future of medicine. Thank you for all you do to carry on Setons mission and the work of the Daughters. They are counting on us, and together, I know we will deliver.

Kenneth L. Gladish, Ph.D.

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Charles Scarborough
V I C E P R E S IDENT , SETON FOUNDAT IO N S E X E CU TI V E DIRECTOR , THE SETO N F U N D

Laurie Susie
V I C E P R E S IDENT , SETON FOUNDAT IO N S E X E CU TI V E DIRECTOR , NEW HOS P I TA L C A M PA IG N

LIFE TRUSTEES

Mary Anderson Abell Robert E. Askew, M.D. Carolyn Curtis Charmaine Denius Andrew Elliott, Jr. Luci Baines Johnson Bishop John McCarthy Sister Mary Rose McPhee, D.C. Allan Shivers, Jr.
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP

Pete Winstead, Chair

B R AC K E N R IDGE DEVELOPMENT COU N C I L

Martha Small Dyess, President

E L I Z AB E T H ANN SETON BOARD

Rob Weaver, Chair

THE FIFTY

Tracey Bury, President

S E TO N D E VELOPMENT BOARD

Dan Herd Chairman

Ross Rathgeber, Chair

S E TO N L E AGUE HOUSE

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Setons New Teaching Hospital Daughters Trust Emboldens Our Work 700 in 60 Years Look What You Did Make Your Will Known Mark Your Calendars Give A Gift That Lasts Forever A New Home for Trauma Care 1 3 5 6 6 7 7 8

Lee Rigby, Chair

T H E S E TO N FORUM

THE SETON FUND supports the Daughters of Charity health care mission in Central Texas by raising funds for these Seton facilities: Seton Medical Center Austin, University Medical Center Brackenridge, Seton Shoal Creek Hospital, Seton Kozmetsky Community Health Center, Seton McCarthy Community Health Center, Seton Topfer Community Health Center, Seton League House and Seton Cove.

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Welcome
THE SETON FUND welcomes two new members to its Board of Trustees and a newly elected Life Trustee. SCOTT DUNAWAY serves as the managing partner of Dunaway Public Relations, a strategic communications firm established in 2006, and The Monument Group, a public affairs consultancy established in 2008. Scott and his wife, Susan, share a deep commitment to Seton. Scott has been an active participant and volunteer over the last seven years, including recent service as president of the Seton Forum. HAL PETERsON is the managing partner and chief investment officer of Durbin Bennett Peterson Private Wealth Management, LLC. He is a current at-large member of The Seton Fund Investment Committee and recently helped create a new investment policy for The Seton Fund. DR. ROBERT AsKEW was recently elected a life trustee of The Seton Fund Board of Trustees. He served on the Board from 1982-2012. Dr. Askew joined Setons medical staff in 1968 and served as chief of surgery and chief of medical staff. We are very grateful to Dr. Askew for his many years of dedication and service to Seton.

DAUGHTERS TRUST EmBOLdENS OUR WORK

hen seven Daughters of Charity came to Austin in 1900, Central Texas was an outback wilderness with a population of 25,000. In 1902, with tremendous community support and unflinching commitment to their mission, the Daughters opened the Seton Infirmary and the Seton School of Nursing. For generations, the Daughters faithfully ministered to the sick. They cared for patients during the smallpox, typhus, Spanish flu and polio epidemics. During the Depression, Sister Philomena Feltz fed the hungry, meeting the long bread lines that formed every day outside the infirmary. They trained much needed nurses during World War II. Over the next few decades, services expanded and a new Seton Medical Center was erected on 38th Street. Thanks to Sister Mary Rose McPhees leadership and community involvement, Seton Medical Center opened the regions first neonatology unit in 1979, providing specialized care for newborns. Community support has always been vital to Setons ability to care for all, regardless of financial standing. To foster a dedicated network of volunteers and friends of Seton, the Daughters organized the first Seton Hospital Auxiliary in 1950. In the early eighties, Sister Gertrude Levy organized volunteers to help establish the Seton Development Board and later, The Seton Fund, the first fundraising arm of the Daughters healthcare ministry in Central Texas.

Since arriving 113 years ago, the Daughters have been preparing the laity to continue their mission after they are gone. They are now called to serve where there is a greater need. Although the Daughters will no longer live in Austin, they will still be with us. The very bricks and mortar of our facilities resound with a century of their hardship, successes and unending faith in the future. The Daughters are confident that we will carry the mission forward. They have given us a gift the gift of trust, knowing that we are capable of bringing new life and a new urgency to their work.

Community support has always been vital to Setons ability to care for all, regardless of financial standing.

Pictured left to right: Sr. Sharon Groetsch, Sr. Jean Wesselman, Sr. Gertrude Levy, Sr. Catherine Brown, Sr. Helen Brewer and Sr. JT Dwyer.

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The teaching hospital is the place where all that education and training come together to heal patients.
dR. tom cAVEN, VIcE PRESIDENT, MEDIcAL AFFAIRS, UNIVERSITY MEDIcAL CENTER BRAcKENRIDGE

Residency Training Across Seton Healthcare Family

SETON, AND PARTICULARLY University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB), have a long history of involvement in medical education. UMCB has offered residency programs since the 1970s. Through Setons new teaching hospital and the partnership with Dell Medical School, Austin is now poised to become a leader in medical education. In addition to programs at the new teaching hospital, residency training opportunities will continue and expand at other Seton hospitals, including Seton Medical Center Austin, Seton Shoal Creek and Dell Childrens Medical Center.

The next two years are clinical. [CONTINUED frOm PAGE 1] This is the time students learn by taking care of real patients, while under supervision. Dell Medical School students will rotate through numerous medical specialties at Setons new teaching hospital. During the fourth year, students also choose their specialties and apply to graduate medical education programs, known as residencies. Upon graduation from medical school, students finally become MDs, but their education is far from complete.
REsIDENCY

modern facility designed to accommodate medical education and future health care technology.
FELLOWsHIP

On Match Day, students learn where they will spend the next few years in a residency program to train in their chosen specialty. A first-year resident is called an intern. Weve all seen those programs like Greys Anatomy where the anxious young doctor describes a patients symptoms under the watchful eye of his superiors, said Dr. Caven. Well, that nervous doc is an intern. Residencies are typically based in hospitals and last from three to five years depending on the specialty. Residents from Texas, as well as around the country, will train at Setons new teaching hospital a premier,
Conceptual rendering of patient room in new teaching hospital

Doctors who wish to focus on a specific disease or part of the body pursue subspecialty training, known as fellowships. Fellowships usually add two to three years after a medical residency. For example, a doctor who intends to specialize in cancer treatment may complete a residency in internal medicine followed by an oncology fellowship. Its a long process, and it should be, said Dr. Caven. Medicine is really a repertoire art you learn by what you encounter.
NEW TEACHING HOsPITAL

Setons new teaching hospital will be the heart of a new downtown health district, adjacent to Dell Medical

TImELINE: CHARTING THE FUTURE: SETONS NEW TEAcHING HOSPITAL

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NOVEMbER 6, 2012 Travis County voters approve Proposition 1, a property tax increase to fund a medical school, provide a site for Setons new teaching

MAY 9, 2013 UT Board of Regents approves site for Setons new teaching hospital, to be located directly across 15th Street from University Medical Center Brackenridge.

JUNE 18, 2013 Seton parent company Ascension Health approves construction of a new teaching hospital to be the training facility for Dell Medical School.

FALL 2014 Construction of Setons new teaching hospital begins. 2017 Setons new teaching hospital opens.

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Seton School of Nursing Trained 700 Nurses Over Six Decades

IT HAs BEEN 111 YEARs since the Seton School of Nursing opened with four students. These young nurses, the graduating class of 1905, entered the workforce with training that was some of the best in the country. From 1902 until 1963 when it closed, the school provided trained nurses for Seton and beyond.

School, research facilities and medical office buildings. Doctors in training will encounter a wide variety of experiences, from types of patients to complex diseases to traumatic injuries. The teaching hospital is the place where all that education and training come together to heal patients, added Dr. Caven. In it, smart minds and technological advances can change a life, and often save a life. The new teaching hospital will be built to accommodate medical education with space designed for

Data shows that about 70 percent of doctors stay in the cities where they completed their residency or fellowship.
collaboration among physician faculty, nurses, residents, and students, as well as patients and their families. Seton has given careful consideration to how the hospital environment can best promote healing, as well as comfort patients, their families and caregivers. A key part of the design incorporates the natural beauty of nearby Waller Creek. Theres a lot to look forward to with the construction of this new hospital, added Dr. Caven. People will come here to learn, discover and heal. It will be an amazing place.
JOIN Us

This is a year of celebrations; the nursing class of 1963 celebrated its 50th anniversary and the Seton School of Nursing Alumnae Association commemorated 90 years. They held their nal formal meeting on October 27. Setons support of nursing education continues today. To help Seton nurses achieve their goals, the Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment was created in 2005. To date, donors have contributed $5 million in cash and pledges to the Seton Nurse Scholarship Endowment, including more than $600,000 in contributions from Seton employees. Through this generosity and matching funds provided by Krenek Heffley, Linda Livingston the Seton Healthcare Callan, Phyllis Siebenaler Schmid, Family, 165 scholarships
Class of 1963. Bottom row (l-r): Gail

Welcome
LAURIE SUSIE recently joined us as a vice president of Seton Foundations and executive director of the new hospital campaign. As a fundraising professional with two decades of experience, Laurie brings with her significant capital campaign experience. Most recently, she has served as the chief development officer for Boys Town and Boys Town National Research Hospital in Boys Town, Nebraska. The new hospital campaign team also welcomes Evelyn Nazro and Kate Purcell.

and Dolores Gassen Mustachia. Second row (l-r): Mary Alice Fojtik worth $375,000 have Winter, Mary Louise Porfirio Caprez, been awarded to Seton Janie Jauer Cotter, and Betty Jean Terzian Steinke. Top row (l-r): employees during the Martha Wood Kent and Gretchen Frisch Kuempel. past seven years.

This is a transformative moment for Austin. Our great city will not become a premier city without a thriving health district. A modern teaching hospital is essential. Seton is investing $245 million in the project. With your help in bringing another $50 million in philanthropy, Austin will lead the future of medicine. Be part of something bold and amazing for Austin. To find out how you can help, contact Chris Kazen Attal at 512.324.7326 or cattal@seton.org, or visit setonfund.org/newhospital.

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LOOK WHaT YOU DID

Seton Highland Lakes Kids Care-a-Van Golf Classic
The Emory BellardSpike Dykes Kids Care-a-Van Golf Classic raised more than $200,000. In the last 10 tournaments combined, the event has raised more than $1.8 million! Proceeds benefit the Seton Kids Care-a-Van operations and the Childrens Healthcare Endowment for Seton Highland Lakes Hospital. As this endowment grows, it will help ensure the continued success of pediatric healthcare programs for generations to come. Fellowship Class of Tarrytown United Methodist Church Creates Endowment A generous gift from the Fellowship Class of Tarrytown United Methodist Church created an endowment for the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) Residency Program. Pictured at the plaque dedication are Dr. Chris Garrison, director of the PM&R residency training program; Dr. Sue Cox, dean of the UTSW Seton Residency Programs; Mary Pendleton and Helen Coffman, Tarrytown United Methodist Church Fellowship Class; Liz Powell, University Medical Center Brackenridge chaplain; and Dr. Damian Sacky, PM&R resident.

Coach Spike Dykes, Texas Elvis Donnie Roberts, and Donna and Woody McCasland at the 2013 event on August 2

Seton Development Board's 36th Annual Gala

Sunday Night Fever was held on September 29, at Four Seasons Hotel Austin. The Board completed their $1 million commitment to the new Seton Breast Care Center at Seton Medical Center Austin, purchased new telemedicine equipment to support Setons mental and behavioral health services across the network and contributed to the Sister Gertrude Levy Endowment for the Poor.

Gala Co-Chair Lucy Weber, Seton Development Board President Tracey Bury, Gala Co-Chair Reenie Collins

Seton Breast Care Center Celebration

On October 20, supporters attended a thank you celebration for raising more than $6.5 million for the Seton Breast Care Center. A huge thank you to the Seton Breast Care Center Steering Committee Co-Chairs, Marcia Levy and Susan Lubin, as well as the Pink Army Co-Chairs, Valerie Newberg, Robyn Sperling and Nancy Zimmerman. Kudos to Caplan Miller Events and the Celebration Event CoChairs Lisa Youngblood and Nancy Zimmerman.

Make Your Will Known

Seton Breast Care Center Steering Committee (front row, l-r), Lisa Youngblood, Susan Lubin, Marcia Levy, Val Newberg, Candace Partridge, Robyn Sperling, and Nancy Zimmerman; (back row, l-r) Candy Rogers, Linda Lotz, Liza Soklove and Susan Epstein

ITs A RARE OPPORTUNITY to give a gift that lasts

Ginny Booton, event chair, guest speaker Mark Nepo and Patricia Speier, executive director of the Seton Cove

Seton Cove McPhee Lecture and Workshop The 12th Annual Seton Cove McPhee Lecture and Workshop was held at St. Edwards University on October 24 and 25. Acclaimed poet and philosopher Mark Nepo, the New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awakening, came to Austin for the sold-out event.

beyond your lifetime to care for others and to offer hope to those yet to be born. A gift through your will or estate plan is a simple way to make a meaningful and lasting gift to the Seton Healthcare Family. If you would like more information on estate planning or need sample language for making a charitable bequest, please contact Betty Hewell, senior director of development, at 512-324-3302. If you have already put Seton in your estate plans or IRA, or listed Seton as an insurance beneficiary, please let us know so we can acknowledge your gift appropriately.
TO GIVE TO SETON THROUGH YOUR WILL, PLEAsE INCLUDE THIs LANGUAGE:

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Brack to the Future Raises $290,000 for Teaching Hospital Brack to the Future was held on October 26, at Brazos Hall and was hosted by The Fifty. Guests wore their best movie inspired costumes and raised $290,000 to help build Seton's new teaching hospital, which will bring more physicians and more advanced care to Austin.

I hereby direct $

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of my residual estate) in cash, securities or other property to The Seton Fund, Austin, Texas. This gift shall be for the further
Led by UMCB Trauma Medical Director Dr. Carlos Brown (pictured far right), the Animal House Ensemble wins the Best Overall category in the costume contest at Brack to the Future, benefiting Setons new teaching hospital.

benefit of [facility or program] and shall be used to [purpose].

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HELLO, SETON

Give A Gift That Lasts Forever This Season

PRETTY IN PINK Seton Medical Center Austin did its part to raise breast cancer awareness during October. The Seton Breast Care Center at SMCA will open in February 2014. TOWERING TALENT The Admiral David Robinson, pictured above with Sister JT Dywer, was the guest speaker at the Seton Forums September Leadership Luncheon. HAPPY bIRTHDAY Sister Gertrude Levy celebrated her 94th birthday on November 15. As the longestserving Daughter of Charity at Seton, Sister Gertrude has been a champion of our mission to serve the poor and the vulnerable. Thank you, Sister Gertrude, for being a living testament to what we do and why we do it every day.

THERE Is NOTHING BETTER we can do for ourselves than something that not only makes us feel good, but does the same for others. At this festive time of year, most people dont think about taxes. However, as the year winds down, so do opportunities to save on taxes. NOWs THE TImE. When you make a gift to The Seton Fund by the end of the year, your gift will reduce your 2013 tax burden. Gifts to support Setons mission can be in the form of cash, stock or other assets. A cash gift is quick and easy, but with a little planning we can help you make gifts with other assets such as real estate. APPRECIATED AssETs such as stock not only offer you an income tax deduction, but also give you capital gains tax benefits. Gifts of property can be transferred directly to The Seton Fund. To learn more about your options for end-of-year gifts, or to view an illustration of the benefits of a planned gift, please call or email Betty Hewell at 512-324-3302 or bhewell@seton.org.

maRK yOUR cALENDARS

Lakeway Associates of Seton Celebrate 30 years with two events this spring! Proceeds from both events benefit renovation projects and improvements at Seton Shoal Creek Hospital to enhance the patient and family experience. For more information, contact Taylor Fry, 512-324-3005 or ttfry@seton.org.

JANUARY 25, 2014 Lakeway Associates Annual Tea

11:00am-2:00pm, Lake Travis Event Center

MARcH 30, 2014 Lakeway Associates Annual Gala APRIL 12, 2014 Elizabeth Ann Seton Boards 23rd Annual Gala EASB LIVE! from Camp Mabry with Robert Earl Keen
Gala Co-Chairs Stephanie Jastrow and Lindsey Majors, with Martha Small Dyess, president Proceeds benefit the Seton Community Health Centers and the Sister Gertrude Levy Endowment for the Poor. For sponsorships or more information, contact Judah Crossland, 512-324-1021 or jlcrossland@seton.org.

Gifts That Will Lower Your Taxes

THESE DONATION OPTIONS can help reduce

your tax burden and brighten the lives of others.

APRIL 17, 2014 Brackenridge Development Council Luncheon at Four Seasons Hotel Austin
Proceeds to support construction and equipment for Setons New Teaching Hospital. For sponsorships or more information, contact Susan Hewlitt 512-324-3275 or schewlitt@seton.org.

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JUNE 20 & 21, 2014 11th Annual Emory Bellard-Spike Dykes Kids Care-a-Van Tailgate Party & Golf Tournament Benefiting the Seton Highland Lakes Kids Care-a-Van.
For more information, contact Becky Fox, 512-715-3367 or bfox@seton.org.

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YOU CAN DO TODAY!

1 Go online to www.setonfund.org/newhospital and make a
tax deductible gift to help build Setons new teaching hospital. Your gift will bring more doctors and more specialized care to meet the needs of a growing population in Central Texas. The Seton Fund of The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul 1201 West 38th Street Austin, TX 78705-1056

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Fund Senior Director of Development Betty Hewell, at 512324-3302 to learn more about how estate planning can protect the ones you love and offer hope and healing to future generations.

2 Give a gift that lasts beyond your lifetime. Contact Seton

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Setons New Teaching Hospital A New Home for Level 1 Trauma Care
TEAcHING HOSPITALS offer specialized services,

such as trauma care, often not available at other medical facilities. The Level I adult trauma center currently at University Medical Center Brackenridge will make its new home in Setons premier teaching hospital. Your support of Setons new teaching hospital ensures more families like Amys can find the expert care they need, in a modern facility, right here at home.

n a rainy day, a celebratory birthday trip turned into a devastating accident for Amy Wright, her stepdaughter Katy and Katys three friends when a pickup hydroplaned into their car on Highway 71. Tragically, two of Katys friends died on impact. Amy and Katy, holding fragile grips on life, were rushed to University Medical Center Brackenridge (UMCB) for expert trauma care. We deluged the trauma center like we were from a war zone, Amy recalls. Katy had a serious brain injury and I suffered a fractured neck, abdominal

bleeding and two broken arms. My right foot was almost completely severed at the ankle. Amy and Katy required expertise only found at a trauma center, including orthopedic trauma surgeons and traumatic brain injury specialists. Miraculously, Katy recovered from her brain injury and graduated from high school on schedule. Amy underwent nine surgeries over 18 months, including the reattachment of her foot and an elbow replacement. Six months later she was able to walk again. Today she stands in front of her high school math students with gratitude. Thanks to Seton and the trauma team, Katy and I survived, and we get this chance to make a meaningful difference with the rest of our lives. To find out how you can help bring a modern teaching hospital to Austin, contact Chris Kazen Attal at 512-324-7326 or cattal@seton.org, or visit setonfund.org/newhospital.

Trauma care patient Amy Wright reviews math homework with her students.

THE SETON FUND NEWSLETTER is published twice each year for donors and friends of the Seton Fund. The newsletter is designed by Bucko Design. Photography by George Brainard, Ginny B, Jim Lincoln, David Rackley and Mark Swendner. Your feedback and suggestions are welcome at jhbiggart@seton.org. For more information about supporting Seton through a gift to the Seton Fund, call 512-324-1990 or visit www.setonfund.org.