Baylor Scott & White Health today opened its newest primary care clinic in South Austin's Onion Creek area. Baylor Scott & White Clinic – Austin Onion Creek, at 11209 S. Interstate I-35, Austin, TX 78747, will offer area residents high-quality, convenient and coordinated care through family medicine, diagnostic X-rays and on-site laboratory services.
"We're thrilled to be opening doors in South Austin today, providing this growing community with our integrated and individualized health care," said Colleen Sundquist, regional vice president of clinical operations, Baylor Scott & White Austin/Round Rock. .
Baylor Scott & White built the clinic after extensive research on how best to serve the area. The clinic is just five miles north of the future location of Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Buda, scheduled to open in 2019.
"I look forward to encouraging families and residents to live active and healthy lifestyles by providing primary care and education to meet needs," said Elizabeth Just, MD, family medicine physician, Baylor Scott & White Clinic Austin – Onion Creek.
Through its network of clinics and hospitals, Baylor Scott & White provides greater care coordination through its single electronic medical record allowing medical teams to collaborative work together. This integrated approach to care helps improve the patient experience and prevent unnecessary medical tests while aiming to reduce the time a patient spends in the hospital.
Baylor Scott & White Clinic – Austin Onion Creek will be open Monday- Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The clinic joins more than 30 Baylor Scott & White facilities spanning Travis, Williamson, and Hays counties to provide care for Central Texans.
For more information on Baylor Scott & White's services in the Austin/Round Rock Region, visit
About Baylor Scott & White Health
As the largest not-for-profit health system in the state of Texas, Baylor Scott & White Health promotes the health and well-being of every individual, family and community it serves. An integrated care delivery network, the system includes the Scott and White Health Plan, Baylor Scott & White Research Institute and Baylor Scott & White Quality Alliance. Through 48 hospitals and more than 1,000 access points including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas and Temple, the system offers the full continuum of care, from primary to award-winning specialty care, throughout Texas, and via virtual touchpoints. If its service area were a state, it would be the eighth largest, providing care to a population larger than that of the state of Georgia. Founded as a Christian ministry of healing, Baylor Scott & White is proud to honor its century-long legacy through its commitment to improving accessibility, affordability and the customer experience for all. For more information, visit BSWHealth.com.
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