St. David's Emergency Center will open July 21 in Cedar Park at 14016 N. US 183, behind the H-E-B Plus in Lakeline Market.

The new center will be open 24 hours a day. It will offer treatment to patients with serious or life-threatening medical needs similar to a hospital's emergency room, said Deborah Ryle, chief executive officer of St. David's Round Rock Medical Center. St. David's chose the new location based on nearby growth and proximity to Toll 183A, RR 620 and SH 45, Ryle said.

"The St. David's Emergency Center in Cedar Park will be accessible via [those] three major thoroughfares," she said. "Lakeline Market, the retail complex where the emergency center will be built, is anchored by well-established businesses such as H-E-B and the Alamo Drafthouse."

The new center is an extension of St. David's Round Rock Medical Center. Ryle said the Cedar Park facility will appoint its own medical director and hire about 25 employees, including doctors, physician assistants and nurses as well as staffers for the imaging department, a laboratory, and patient registration and support.

The Cedar Park location is the fourth freestanding emergency center for St. David's HealthCare.