What we reported In 2015, Cedar Park Regional Medical Center opened its Heart & Vascular Center, a 6,000-square-foot hospital expansion that included a dedicated cardiac catheterization laboratory as well as newer equipment for X-rays and analyzing images of a patient’s heart condition. CPRMC also partnered with Bluebonnet Trails Community Services to offer mental health care on-site in 2015. Austin Regional Clinic opened a new 20,000-square-foot clinic at 801 E. Whitestone Blvd., Bldg. C, Cedar Park, on Dec. 12. The new clinic offers family medicine, internal medicine and pediatric care. Read more about these options on Page 16.

The latest CPRMC offers joint and spine care, but the entity will open a dedicated joint and spine center on the fourth floor of its facilities sometime between October and December. The new center will include 12 beds, an exercise area and a community room for meals. The center will focus primarily on patients who need hip or knee replacement, according to Director of Marketing Laura Balla.

What’s next: Balla said CPRMC will explore expanding specialty services on its campus in the future with a concentration on creating a full continuum of care to meet the needs of patients and their families.