In an emergency, our Lakeway ER is nearby
The 23-bed emergency department at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Lakeway is equipped to treat critical and life-threatening conditions in patients of all ages.
The department's emergency room (ER) in Lakeway has the additional support of Baylor Scott & White's multidisciplinary team, providing access to specialists in a full range of care, ensuring you receive quality medical care during the times you need it most.
Our Lakeway emergency room physicians and trauma-trained nurses are board-certified, and we have specialty physicians on call 24 hours a day for general surgery, urology, nephrology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, neurology, cardiology, nuclear medicine, and internal medicine.
We are specially equipped and trained to handle the treatment of severe heart attacks, including STEMI (acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction). Through collaboration with area first responders and hospital personnel, we have the ability to rapidly provide patients with definitive heart muscle-saving treatment.
What sets us apart
- Primary stroke center
- Level IV Trauma Center equips us to care for most orthopedic injuries and certain head injuries
- Chest Pain Team (actively pursuing chest pain center status)
- Official STEMI designated center
When should I visit the emergency department in Lakeway?
An emergency is defined as a serious situation or symptom caused by an injury or sickness, or mental illness, which arises suddenly and requires immediate care and treatment to avoid death or disability. An emergency may include but is not limited to:
- A suspected stroke
- A suspected heart attack
- Deep wounds
- Poisoning
- Complicated fractures
- Vomiting/coughing up blood
- Severe burns
- Major head injury
- Extreme difficulty breathing
- Severe allergic reactions