The new Austin Regional Clinic South Specialty Clinic is located at 708 W. Ben White Blvd., Stes. 150 and 220 in Austin. (Courtesy Austin Regional Clinic)
A new clinic offering specialty, primary and surgical care services opened in South Austin on June 1.
The details
Austin Regional Clinic opened its new South Specialty Clinic, a 63,000-square-foot, two-story facility that offers 12 specialty services provided by 36 physicians and advanced practice clinicians, or APCs.
The first floor includes 45 exam rooms, six treatment rooms and lab and radiology services. The second floor offers 68 exam rooms, four treatment rooms and cardiology labs. This summer, ARC Surgery Center South will open, providing outpatient surgery services to patients, according to a news release.
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ARC Senior Operations Director Darlene Guynes told Community Impact that one of the motivations for opening the new facility was based on identifying the need for an outpatient surgical center in the South Austin area, where ARC can provide comprehensive care.
“The plan for the new building is to house all of our specialists and surgical specialties,” Guynes said. “We do have a surgical center—an outpatient surgical center on the first floor—where we will provide comprehensive care, everything all-inclusive on the campus. Our two existing buildings will stay as primary care.”
Patients at ARC South Specialty currently have access to on-site lab and radiology services, in addition to:
According to the news release, additional specialty appointments will be available to patients beginning June 8, including:
Allergy and Asthma
Audiology
Cardiology
Ear, Nose and Throat
General Surgery
Orthopedics
Sports and Musculoskeletal Medicine
The clinic provides specialty, primary and surgical care services to patients. (Courtesy Austin Regional Clinic)
Quote of note
“The opening of ARC South Specialty as part of ARC South Medical Campus is an important milestone for ARC, offering patients in South Austin access to more specialty, primary, and surgical care in one centralized location,” ARC President and CEO Dr. Anas Daghestani said in a news release. “The clinic furthers ARC’s mission to meet the growing need for coordinated, comprehensive, and accessible health care in South Austin and beyond.”
Some of the physicians at the new South campus were relocated from existing ARC campuses throughout the Austin area. New clinicians include a podiatrist, neurologist and three APCs with a focus on cardiology, ENT and orthopedics.
The background
The new facilities can be found at the ARC South Medical Campus, which currently encompasses:
ARC South Specialty
ARC Surgery Center South
ARC South 1st Pediatrics
ARC South 1st
The ARC South Specialty clinic is ARC’s 37th clinic in the Central Texas area and marks the medical care providers' most recent step toward expanding care in the region. This opening follows ARC Greenlawn Specialty's January opening in Round Rock. ARC’s first outpatient surgery center, ARC Surgery Center North, is anticipated to open at the Round Rock campus next, according to the release.
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